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[World Council of Churches] The World Evangelical Alliance, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches, Christian Solidarity International and a coalition of global organizations, has issued a joint statement urging international attention on Azerbaijan’s actions in Nagorno-Karabakh as COP29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan. The statement expresses concern over Azerbaijan’s use of COP29 as a…

[Anglican Journal — Church of Canada] The church should stop to consider how the work done by General Synod or the ecclesiastical provinces would be replaced before it responds to a suggestion by a primatial commission to eliminate one of those levels of governance, Archbishop Anne Germond, acting primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, told…

[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Matthew Marino, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Augustine, Florida, described the Oct. 23 stabbing that left him badly injured in a video interview with Jacksonville-based First Coast News. Marino recounted how he and a friend were seated outside Coffee House Realty Café, waiting for it to open, when a…

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Nov. 12 he will resign after an investigative report found he did not do enough to respond to allegations of child sex abuse by a British lawyer at a Christian youth camp. Photo: Neil Turner/For the Lambeth Conference [Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will resign under…

[World Council of Churches] A consultation with young people from World Council of Churches member churches enabled discussion and sharing of youth perspectives on the climate emergency, gathering feedback for a handbook on legal action for intergenerational climate justice. The project, “Legal Action for Intergenerational Justice,” which is anchored in the Churches’ Commitments to Children…

[Anglican Taonga] The Diocese of Wellington’s ongoing focus on building homes is paying dividends, when the first two houses from its prefabrication factory were delivered to church land in Whanganui on Oct. 22. The new two-bedroom homes are sited next to the vicarage at St. Luke’s Castlecliff in Whanganui and are the first two transportable, energy-efficient…

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addresses the opening dinner for the 18th Anglican Consultative Council meeting in February 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Photo: Neil Turner for the ACO [Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is facing increasing pressure to resign after a review of the Church of England’s handling of a sprawling child…

Members of Executive Council, meeting Nov. 8 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, complete a brainstorming exercise led by representatives from the firm Compass to help refine The Episcopal Church’s vision for its future. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – New Brunswick, New Jersey] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe presented a more detailed vision…

Bishop Anthony Ball has been appointed the director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Photo: Anglican Communion Office. [Anglican Communion Office] The Board of Governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome on Nov. 11 announced the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Anthony Ball as its next executive director. Ball will take over when Archbishop Ian…

[The Melbourne Anglican] Melbourne Anglicans hope to signal to the community that churches can be part of the solution when it comes to preventing violence against women during an upcoming global initiative. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign aims to raise awareness about gendered violence and call for an end to it. Figures…