News Updates

News Updates

2009

• Palm Sunday Image Appears in Retrospective

  A photograph by an Episcopalian in New Orleans is among the hundreds of images in “Documenting the Decade,” an online feature by The New York Times.

  Posted on December 31, 2009

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• The Covenant and the Fullness of Time

  It would be strange to affirm as an Anglican that one was making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit while refusing to sign the Covenant. (By Peter Carrell)

  Posted on December 30, 2009

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• Archbishops Condemn Attacks in Zimbabwe

  The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have condemned state interference with Zimbabwean Anglicans’ freedom to worship on Christmas Day.

  Posted on December 30, 2009

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• Christian Unity Resource Available

  A 40-page document is available from the World Council of Churches for celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Jan. 18-25.

  Posted on December 29, 2009

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• Central Florida May Endorse Covenant

  The Diocese of Central Florida’s annual convention will have an opportunity in late January to affirm the now-completed Anglican Communion Covenant.

  Posted on December 28, 2009

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• Archbishop Preaches on Relationships

  In a series of public remarks, including his Christmas Eve sermon and brief reflections for Vatican Radio, the Archbishop of Canterbury has stressed healthy dependence on God and openness to other people.

  Posted on December 28, 2009

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• Catholic Voices: Four Responses to the Covenant

  Interdependence and mutual accountability have always been the key features of the earlier drafts of the Covenant. It is encouraging that these are still at the heart of the final text.

  Posted on December 22, 2009

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• The Covenant Arrives on Schedule

  The Archbishop of Canterbury had referred in May 2009 to delivering a completed Anglican Communion Covenant by mid-December. Yet the document’s arrival on Dec. 18, complete with a concise video commentary by Archbishop Rowan Williams, was a global news story.

  Posted on December 22, 2009

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• Essential Aspects

  The Anglican Communion Covenant in a five-point summary. (By Christopher Wells)

  Posted on December 21, 2009

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• Editorial: To Arrive Where We Started

  “The Covenant text sets out the basis on which the Anglican family works and prays and lives and hopes.” said the Archbishop of Canterbury on Dec. 18, and on reflection one might be struck by the present tense, sustained throughout the sentence.

  Posted on December 21, 2009

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