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“I am so looking forward to being with my friends and colleagues at the upcoming gathering of the primates,” Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry says in a brief video message.

The Primates of the Anglican Communion will meet October 2-6 at Canterbury Cathedral.“I do hope we have an opportunity to talk about migration and immigrations and refugees,” he said. “Most of our countries are impacted by people who are fleeing wars and violence and injustices.

“I do hope we have an opportunity to talk about migration and immigrations and refugees,” Curry said. “Most of our countries are impacted by people who are fleeing wars and violence and injustices.

“Refugees are our brothers and sisters.”

The video message is here.

Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.

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