Anglican Communion News Service - ACO

Archbishop of Myanmar: "God kept me from committing suicide"

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Myanmar, Stephen Than Myint Oo has revealed that, during his time in prison, he planned to kill himself and that it was God's intervention that stopped him.

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2013 Standing Committee Bulletin - Day 1

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:02:00 GMT

Day 1 of the 2013 Standing Committee meeting

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Anglicans worldwide invited to pray for their spiritual leader

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT

As Archbishop Justin Welby prepares for his inauguration in Canterbury today, the 85 million members of the Anglican Communion are being invited to pray for him and his ministry.

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Communion delegation for inauguration of Pope Francis

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:28:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby, is to be represented by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, at the inauguration of the ministry of Pope Francis as Bishop of Rome.

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Archbishop of Canterbury faces "a challenge for the imagination"

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:38:00 GMT

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that in his new role he, with the rest of the Anglican Communion, is faced with “a challenge for the imagination.”

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Anglican-Catholic relations rest, in part, on Pope's successor

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:38:00 GMT

The future of Anglican-Roman Catholic relations is, in part, down to who will succeed Pope Benedict, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy See

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Zambian priest calls on Christians in Africa to fight corruption

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:55:00 GMT

A Zambian priest has called on Christians in Africa to fight corrupt practices that are "soiling the fabric" of too many African countries.

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Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon - 'join the human race this Christmas'

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:28:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is urging people to go and ‘join the human race’ this Christmas and become agents of transformation and renewal.

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A message to ACNS readers about Anglican World magazine

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:50:00 GMT

The Anglican Communion News Service has always been the digital half of package that aimed to deliver the best stories of Anglican life and ministry. The other half was Anglican World magazine.

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Rt Revd Kenneth Cragg 8 March 1913 - 13 November 2012

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:05:00 GMT

The death of Bishop Kenneth Cragg at the age of 99 on 13 November 2012 brings to a close an earthly life as priest, bishop and missionary scholar, through which his unique commitment to engagement between Christians and Muslims ran as a powerful th... [More]

Relaunched Anglican World magazine bids farewell to one Archbishop of Canterbury, welcomes the next

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:04:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has spoken about the ‘state of the Communion’ in the official magazine of the Anglican Communion, relaunched at the recent Anglican Consultative Council meeting in New Zealand.

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UPDATED 21/11: Statements on 105th Archbishop of Canterbury from across the Anglican Communion

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:05:00 GMT

Statements from around the Anglican Communion on the appointment of the Rt Revd Justin Welby as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury

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Secretary General on Bp Justin Welby's appointment as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:23:00 GMT

Secretary General: "I am sure the Anglican Communion will join me in warmly welcoming the Right Reverend Justin Welby's appointment as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Update on the Crown Nominations Commission of the Church of England

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:18:00 GMT

This week's meeting of the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) has been accompanied by much speculation about possible candidates and the likely timing of an announcement of the name of who will succeed Dr Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury ... [More]

Correction to The Telegraph article

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 08:34:00 GMT

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has responded to an article in today's The Telegraph newspaper that inaccurately stated: "The Anglican Church is drawing up plans... that would see the introduction of a 'presidential' figure to ... [More]