Tag: Anglican Communion

And it’s all discipline all the time.

The Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, Katharine Jefferts Schori, is currently on a three-day visit to the Church of Sweden. While in Europe she will deliver the Quasimodo Lecture.

At its General Synod which is underway, the Church of Ireland will vote on a motion to approve the Anglican Covenant. In his presidential address

Primates who did not attend the Dublin Primates meeting have issued a statement through Gafcon complaining about decisions made in their absence that underscored that

Of course, ‘proper justice’ is hard to come by internationally. America regularly casts the UN (and the International Criminal Court) as the hapless sheriff, and so continues to play the world’s undercover policeman. The UK has gone along for the ride. What will we do when new superpowers arise and try the same trick on us?

Attendance levels at regular weekly services in Church of England cathedrals have increased significantly again this year, by 7%, say the latest statistics from the Archbishops’ Council’s Research and Statistics Unit.

In his presidential address to the church’s governing body, Dr. Morgan laid out a plan for a thorough review of the Church in Wales, adding, “One thing that will help us as we embark on this process if we feel a bit threatened or beleaguered, is the knowledge that some of the issues we face are trivial in comparison with the problems faced by some of our sister churches in the Anglican Communion.” He also spoke about the Primates meeting in Dublin earlier in the year.

Dr Morgan is the latest senior UK figure to call for the rule, which stops the eldest daughter of a monarch from inheriting the British throne if she has a younger brother, to be scrapped.

The newly formed Anglican Alliance, the Anglican Communion’s version of “ERD”, just completed its first meeting in Nairobi. They’ve chosen their priorities based on the priorities of CAPA (Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa). The priorities should sound very familiar to Episcopalians who know Episcopal Relief and Development’s work.

Shinya Yawata, International Secretary of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Church in Japan), talks about the situation in Japan and how Anglicans across the country are responding.