April 25, 2013
[Anglican Communion News Service] The Anglican Diocese of Southern Malawi has called on all the country’s politicians to avoid “the turncoat habit that is prevalent among them” saying it is “unhelpful for nation building and good governance.”
The sharp rebuke came in a statement following the Diocese’s 7th Holy Synod meeting in Blantyre from April 13 to 14.
“This [habit] exposes their lack of...
March 26, 2013
[Church of England -- Press Release] The consultation document on women bishops issued on 8 February generated 376 responses by the closing date of 28 February. Of these, 10 were from organisations and three from bishops. Of the remaining 363 submissions, 154 were from General Synod members and 209 from others.
The working group has met twice in March and has further meetings scheduled for April and May. It remains on track to report to the House of Bishops before the...
March 25, 2013
[Anglican Communion News Service] Women from around the Anglican Communion have called for clergy and laity to receive training to “recognize violence and to address it effectively.”
In a statement from the Anglican delegation to the U.N.’s Commission of the Status of Women, the international group urged the churches of the Anglican Communion to do whatever they could to address violence against women and girls in their communities.
“It is a...
March 19, 2013
An Anglican Communion News Service article about the women’s Indaba is available...
March 8, 2013
[Us Press Release] This International Women’s Day the Anglican Church in Zambia is launching a new initiative to tackle violence towards women and girls.
The statistics on gender-based violence in Zambia are shocking. According to one survey, 47 per cent of Zambian women have experienced some form of sexual or physical violence since the age of 15 [1]. This...
Anglican, Episcopal women pray for the Japanese representatives
Photo: ACNS[Anglican Communion News Service] Japanese Anglicans...
March 7, 2013
[Church of England] Mandy Marshall, the Church of England representative at this year’s U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), says that educating men and boys is key to preventing violence against women, adding that faith groups must lead the way.
The commission, which runs from March 4-15, is designed to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8.
Writing in her blog on “Men at a...
March 6, 2013
From left to right: Marnie Dawson Carr, Ambassador Chowdhury and ACOUN’s Rachel Chardon. Photo: ACNS
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March 5, 2013
[Anglican Communion News Service] The first three-day Indaba process specifically designed for women to discuss the issue of violence has been hailed a success by participants.
Women from North America and Africa said they were so impressed with the format, they plan to replicate the process in the future. Eleven women travelled to Manhattan, New York, from across Africa’s Great Lakes region and elsewhere in the U.S. to spend March 1-3 in deep conversation across...