May 1, 2008 Churches decry bishop’s murder

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of the northern Iraq city of Mosul, who was kidnapped in February by armed attackers, was found dead on March 13, church officials in Baghdad announced.

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February 1, 2008 Jerusalem bishop opposes ‘divisive’ meeting

The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem said he has not been informed of a Holy Land meeting planned for June by a group that opposes some Anglicans over their tolerance of homosexuality, adding that he believes it will be divisive for the Anglican Communion.

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September 4, 2007 Spy accusation forces vicar to flee Iraq

An Anglican vicar who was working to secure the release of five British hostages in Iraq fled the country on July 11 after being denounced as a spy.

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September 4, 2007 PWRDF aids flood victims in Bangladesh

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has contributed to relief efforts concerning the conflict in the Gaza Strip in the Middle East and in areas of Bangladesh that have seen widespread flooding. PWRDF sent...

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February 1, 2007 Joyful, hopeful

A young man from a vocational training program sponsored by the Lutheran World Federation and Action by Churches Together (of which the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is a member), harvests olives on the Mount of...

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December 1, 2006 Bishop pleads for Palestinian children to be allowed back to school

A Lutheran Holy Land leader who was shocked to encounter school children begging by the road side has pleaded for Palestinians, Israelis and the international community to get more than 700,000 Palestinian students back to school.

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October 1, 2006 New framework will define Anglican-Jewish dialogue

London The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and Israel’s two chief rabbis, Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger, have signed an agreement mapping out their future dialogue.  “What we’ve agreed today will provide a framework...

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October 1, 2006 Peace Vigil

Sacrifice

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October 1, 2006 Sanctuary

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, on his second visit with Amir Kazemian, 41, a Christian convert from Islam who sought sanctuary at St. Michael’s Anglican Church in East Vancouver in June, 2004, said he will plead the case of the Iranian refugee claimant with Immigration Minister Monte Solberg.

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August 30, 2006 Aid agencies enter fray in Lebanon

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), the relief and development arm of the Anglican Church of Canada, has sent $25,000 in response to an appeal made by a global alliance of churches sending relief to civilians uprooted by the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.

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