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Report may lead to Women Bishops by 2009

The Church of England has admitted that the first women bishops could be ordained by the end of the decade if the proposals put forward by a new report are implemented. The report is the result of a three-year study headed by Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester....

  • WCC writes to US member Churches regarding Presidential Elections

    The WCC general secretary, Dr Samuel Kobia has written to the WCC members in their USA member churches in relation to the US presidential election race...

  • Archbishop Expresses Regret for the Warring Church

    In the midst of the current stormy mood within the Church, Dr. David Hope, Archbishop of York, yesterday reported his despair at the splitting Anglican Communion, he admitted his frustration over the warring church...

  • African Bishop Conference Concludes with Reconfirmation of Anglican Faith

    The first ever African Anglican Bishop Conference held from 26th October to 1st November with the theme “Africa comes of Age - an Anglican Self -Evaluation” has come to an end. The meeting seemed to be a great success and proved to be fruitful...

  • Report Expects to Move One Step Closer to Women Bishop Ordination

    As the schism of the Church over the issue of homosexual clergy ordination heats up after the release of the controversial Windsor Report two weeks ago, another influential report on women bishop ordination will be seen today...

  • Archbishop Backs Churches’ Attack on Gambling Proposal

    The Gambling Bill proposal put forward by the British government in mid-October is being condemned by churches for “failing to protect vulnerable people”. The critics have been backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan William. Criticism has been spearheaded by the Methodist Church and Salvation Army...

  • Catholics to Stand up to Extreme Spanish Government in Demonstration

    The Roman Catholic Church in Spain has projected itself into a position of political opposition to the country’s new Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The Church has called its first major demonstration to protest against its plans to introduce homosexual marriage...

  • WCC Launches Anti-Violence Campaign for Women and Children

    The World Council of Churches (WCC) yesterday announced an upcoming campaign to address violence against women and children, entitled “On the Wings of a Dove”. The campaign’s theme is from the Book of Psalms 55 which gives hope for God’s help in hopeless situations...

  • Statements and Reactions to the Windsor Report

    Since the Windsor Report was released last Monday 18 October, the Anglican Communion has been analysing the report in detail. These are the full initial reactions to the report from a number of top Anglican leaders...

  • Homosexual Bishop criticises Windsor Report

    Homosexual bishop, Gene Robinson, whose ordination was greatly criticised by many conservative Anglicans and recently condemned by the Windsor report, has denounced the report for its “deficiencies and unfairness”...

  • Global Fight against Poverty continues with meeting at WCC HQ

    On 22 October 2004 a meeting between the World Council of Churches (WCC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) took place to discuss global poverty eradication. Heads of the three global bodies issued a joint statement...

  • Nigerian Archbishop Rebukes the Windsor Report

    In the period of digesting and reflecting on the Windsor Report 2004 released on Monday, the leader of one of the world’s largest Anglican Churches showed his disappointment at the report...