Following the statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury announcing his resignation, this webpage provides information and updates. Read the personal statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury in ...

The world is facing a triple environmental crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution. In October and November 2024, two major UN COPs (Conference of the Parties) will address ...

Where there is clearly felt moral obligation to limit or avoid parenthood, the method must be decided on Christian principles. The primary and obvious method is complete abstinence from intercourse ...

(b) repudiates and condemns the use of violence for settling religious, economic, cultural or political disputes; (c) encourages the use of peacekeeping forces to prevent or forestall the escalation ...

The Anglican Episcopal family comprises tens of millions Christians who are members of 46 different Churches. These make up 42 member churches (also called provinces) and five other national or local ...

The Anglican Communion is one of the world’s largest Christian communities. It has tens of millions of members in more than 165 countries around the globe. Anglicanism is one of the traditions or ...

The Church covers Jerusalem, Iran, Cyprus and the Gulf. The Jerusalem bishopric was founded in 1841 and became an archbishopric in 1957. Reorganization in January 1976 ended the archbishopric and ...

In 1859, the American Episcopal Church sent two missionaries to Japan, followed some years later by representatives of the Church of England and the Church of Canada. The first Anglican Synod occurred ...

The Province includes Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The first Anglican missionary to Malawi was Bishop Charles Mackenzie, who arrived with David Livingstone in 1861. TheProvince was ...

Coming together for dialogue with other Christian world communions is one of the key ways that the Anglican Communion works towards Christian unity. These meetings are an opportunity to share ...

The ACO supports Anglicans to act globally and locally in advocating for justice, peace and equality. It represents a distinctive Anglican voice to civil society and engages with the United Nations ...

Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea off the north east corner of Australia. It is a land of high mountain ranges and tropical rain forests, with comparatively few ...