On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the crew of the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber dropped the first wartime atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing between 90,000 and 146,000 people. Twelve days later, following the dropping of a second bomb on Nagasaki, the Japanese imperial government surrendered, bringing an end to World War II. The August 19, 1945 issue of The Living Church, the … [Read more...] about Archives: Atom Bomb & ‘Monstrous Capacity for Evil’
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Sudanese Bishop Pleads for Rescue
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Participants hopping from one hotel to the next for General Convention meetings got a sobering reality check July 7 as Bishop Samuel Enosa Peni of Nzara, South Sudan, briefed the World Mission Committee on the deteriorating situation in his country. “In only two years, the crisis came again — worse than it was before,” Bishop Peni said, referring … [Read more...] about Sudanese Bishop Pleads for Rescue
Abp. Welby on Sudan
The Archbishop of Canterbury writes on Facebook about his recent visit to Sudan and Uganda, on which he visited two refugee camps: I am left wondering whether the cause of this crisis can be resolved. Is it possible for peace to be achieved in South Sudan? This question formed the basis of my meetings with President Museveni and with Mrs Rebecca Garang, wife of the late Dr … [Read more...] about Abp. Welby on Sudan
Sudanese Bishops Seek Help
Adapted from Anglican Communion News Service Bishops from Equatoria, South Sudan, have given harrowing accounts of how recent conflict is affecting local communities. They urged the Anglican Alliance and Anglican partners to advocate for relief assistance. Recently the armed conflict that has severely affected the states of Unity, Upper Nile, and Jonglei for two years has … [Read more...] about Sudanese Bishops Seek Help
Canadians Help Syrians
Tali Folkins of Anglican Journal writes (via ACNS): More much-needed necessities will soon be on their way to families displaced by the war in Syria. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) on 20 January announced a $300,000 [CDN, approximately £148,000 GBP] grant for necessities of life such as food, water, shelter, clothing, schooling, blankets, livelihood … [Read more...] about Canadians Help Syrians