Anglican Communion News Service - Middle East

Joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing violence in Syria

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:14:00 GMT

Since the very first days of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, we have prayed as we watched in horror and sorrow the escalating violence that has rent this country apart. We have grieved with all Syrians - with the families of each and every human... [More]

Prayer urged after Syria massacre and kidnapping

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:53:00 GMT

Members of the Anglican Communion are being asked urgently to pray for an end to the violence in Syria.

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Egypt forms first ever Council of Churches

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:43:00 GMT

Five different churches in Egypt including the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, the Evangelical (Presbyterian) Church, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church have joined together to form the Egypt Council of Churches after on... [More]

Anglican exploration of Christian attitudes to the Holy Land available online

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:18:00 GMT

A document to help Anglicans around the world to engage more deeply with and become more informed about the issues surrounding the situation in the Holy Land, is online and will soon be available to buy as a book.

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Jerusalem bishop: "Syria sexual violence must end"

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT

Bishop in Jerusalem, Bp Suheil Dawani has spoken out against sexual violence affecting women and children escaping Syria. In a piece written for ACNS, the Bishop says the crisis "requires urgent action" and calls Christians do w... [More]

Interfaith website relaunched in Egypt in spirit of CMS pioneers

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:34:00 GMT

Orient and Occident online magazine seeks to promote not just coexistence but cooperation with Muslims.

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Iraqi Christian children survive double bomb blasts

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:23:00 GMT

Canon Andrew White, the vicar of the only Anglican church in Baghdad, said it was "a major miracle" that a bus load of children returning from their First Communion were not killed in a double bomb attack.

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Landmark Christian-Muslim Peace Summit opens in Beirut

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:25:00 GMT

The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, a former Episcopal bishop of Washington and four Iranian Shi’ite Muslims, two holding the rank of ayatollah, are among the religious leaders who’ve traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, for the second Christian-... [More]

Statement from the Diocese of Egypt on the death of Pope Shenouda III

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:54:00 GMT

Together with all Egyptians, the Episcopal / Anglican Church of Egypt mourns the loss of Pope Shenouda III, the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

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Anglican bishop in Jerusalem granted permission to remain in the city

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:06:00 GMT

The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem and his family are celebrating today after finally getting permission to remain in the city after many months of legal and diplomat appeals.

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Bishop of Egypt calls on Christians to lobby for 'spiritual democracy' in the Middle East

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:35:00 GMT

The Most Revd Mouneer Anis, Bishop of Egypt and President Bishop of the Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, told the annual conference of the Anglican mission agency USPG on Monday: "Christians - and Anglicans in particular - hav... [More]

Christians in the Middle East - Archbishop of Canterbury on BBC's World at One

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:10:00 GMT

In a BBC radio interview the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has expressed his deep anxiety for Christians in the Middle East, but also cautious optimism about possible outcomes of the Arab Spring.

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Bishop of Jerusalem to take court action over visa refusal

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:41:00 GMT

The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem and Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, the Rt. Revd Suheil Dawani has decided to take his case to court after months of unsuccessful efforts to have his residency visa renewed after it was revoked by the g... [More]

A letter from the Bishop of Egypt

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:23:00 GMT

First, I would like to thank you so much for your prayers, phone calls, and messages from around the world that you have sent in the last few days. I want you to know that these meant a lot to me personally and to your brothers and sisters in ... [More]

Egypt churches to have security barriers, cameras after New Year's Eve bombing.

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:18:00 GMT

The Anglican Bishop of Egypt has said all Anglican/Episcopal churches in the country are having to strengthen their security measures following the New Year’s Eve bombing that killed 19 and injured more than 90.

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