Anglican Communion News Service

05/06/2026

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, has led a debate in the House of Lords on the human impact of Artificial Intelligence.

Archbishop Sarah described AI as a ‘remarkable product of human creativity’, but warned that it also raises urgent questions about human relationships, the future of work, democracy, truth and the protection of human dignity.

In her speech, she said:

‘Technology this revolutionary must not simply be unleashed on our societies: it must be developed with us and for us - at a human pace, with human objectives.

‘Above all, we must put people - our common, glorious humanity - ahead of profit, convenience or technological progress at all costs.’

The debate follows wider Christian reflection on AI, including Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. AI is also one of the major themes being explored by the Anglican Communion Science Commission, as it seeks to equip Anglicans for thoughtful and courageous leadership in science.

Read the full article on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/4uSimVN


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05/06/2026

Today is World Environment Day. We give thanks for the appointment of the Most Revd Marinez Rosa dos Santos Bassotto, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of the Amazon, as Chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN).

Archbishop Marinez, who is well known for her advocacy for the natural world and for Indigenous peoples and traditional communities in the Amazon, will attend ACC-19 as both Primate of Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil and Chair of ACEN.

Reflecting on her appointment, Archbishop Marinez said:

‘Churches cannot be mere observers of the climate crisis; we must be bridges for dialogue and agents of change.’

Read the full story on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/4uQDqvP


Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil

04/06/2026

Church in Wales educators, community leaders and national partners have gathered at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for a landmark national schools conference focused on equity, inclusion and excellence.

The conference, 'Flourishing Together: Celebrating Equity and Excellence in Church in Wales Schools', brought together school leaders from across Wales to explore how every young person in the Church in Wales school family can be supported to reach their full potential.

The Rt Revd Dorrien Davies, Bishop of St Davids and Church in Wales Bishop with responsibility for education, said:

‘In every school across Wales there are committed, faithful staff nurturing, teaching and guiding the young people who will shape the future of their communities.’

Read more on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/4e2HTod



The Church in Wales / Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru

01/06/2026

The Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter has been installed as the 27th Bishop of Edinburgh at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral.

Bishop Dagmar is the second woman to become a bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. More than 700 people attended the service, including church leaders from Scotland and beyond.

The service was led by the Most Revd Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, with the sermon preached by the Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich.

Speaking after the service, Bishop Dagmar said:

‘The joy of the Lord is our strength! In this spirit I look forward to working with all the charges in the Diocese of Edinburgh and the wider communities and their leaders beyond as we seek the kingdom Jesus proclaimed.’

Read more: https://bit.ly/43EW65P


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01/06/2026

‘The Church is on the front line of the Ebola’ says Bishop of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Anglican churches, networks and organisations are working in collaboration to respond to the serious outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in DRC and neighbouring Uganda.

Anglican News shares perspectives from Anglican churches and agencies, acting to be the voice of truth amidst public uncertainty, to care for the sick and dying and to give hope to the affected communities, both on a local and international level.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43H1Iwq


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28/05/2026

The Desmond Tutu Programme to End Global Hunger has celebrated its expansion and development of the former home of Desmond Tutu as its new global headquarters.

On May 15, faith leaders, humanitarian partners, Rotary International representatives, municipal and provincial dignitaries, community leaders and international guests gathered at the historic home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Soweto, Johannesburg, to celebrate the continued expansion of the Programme.

The programme is a global humanitarian and climate-smart agribusiness initiative founded and stewarded by FreshMinistries, a Jubilee Ministry of The Episcopal Church. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a former South African Anglican bishop and human rights activist globally renowned for his fight against apartheid, personally endorsed the initiative after learning of its broad humanitarian goals, including hunger alleviation, gender equality, education, economic development and sustainability.

Learn more about the expansion of the Desmond Tutu Programme to End Global Hunger, stewarded by FreshMinistries at https://bit.ly/4uAC08C

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Image: Credit FreshMinsitries (FreshMinistries Board Member Prof. Oupa Seane with ABp. Tutu, Chief of Staff, Ms. Shelly Marino and Founding Chairman, the Rev. Dr. Robert Vernon Lee III at launch of the Tutu initiative in 2019.)

27/05/2026

The Most Revd and Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York and Primate of England, has visited the Episcopal Dioceses of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania in The Episcopal Church (TEC).

During the visit, Archbishop Stephen attended and preached at a service of Evensong at Christ Church in Westerly, Rhode Island, on Saturday, May 23 – the eve of Pentecost.

It was coordinated with The Compass Rose Society (CRS), a funding body that supports the life of the Anglican Communion.

Read Archbishop Stephen’s full sermon: https://bit.ly/4vibAbX

Find out more about the visit of the Archbishop of York to the Dioceses of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania at: https://bit.ly/3PGva2q

Photo credit: Duncan Lomax/ Ravage Productions

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22/05/2026

14 women were ordained on May 17, 2026, at a service at the Anglican Holy Cross Cathedral in Gaborone, Botswana.

They are the first women in the Province of the Church of Central Africa to be ordained.

‘History has been made,’ said the Most Revd Albert Chama (the Archbishop of Central Africa and Bishop of Lusaka).

The Rt Revd Vicentia Kgabe, Bishop of Pretoria in the Church of Southern Africa preached at the service and said: ‘Priesthood is not a reward, or a spiritual achievement... it is an invitation into servanthood… The world often associates leadership with power, status and visibility but the Church must never forget that its saviour washed feet before he carried the cross… May you, my sisters, become shepherds after the heart of Christ.’

Read more on Anglican News.

An historic service marking the first women to be ordained to the Priesthood has been held in the Province of the Church of Central Africa.

22/05/2026

On Thursday 21 and Friday 22 May 2026, informal talks took place at the Phanar in Istanbul between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Anglican Communion.

The delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consisted of Their Eminences Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium (co-chair of ICAOTD), Metropolitan Job of Pisidia, and Metropolitan Maximos of Silyvria, as well as the Very Revd Evlogios Tsatsas, the co-secretary of the dialogue.

The Anglican Communion was represented by the Rt Revd Michael Lewis (co-chair of ICAOTD), the Most Revd Mark Strange (Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church), Canon Dr Christopher Wells (Director for Unity, Faith and Order), and the Revd Neil Vigers (Programme Executive for Unity, Faith and Order).

Read more on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/49OrS3P

Credit: The Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Informal talks took place at the Phanar between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Anglican Communion as part of a long-standing dialogue, which serves to unite the Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Churches in a profound theological friendship.

21/05/2026

Anglicans from around the world will gather in Belfast this June for ACC-19, the 19th in-person meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.

Hosted by the Church of Ireland and facilitated by the Anglican Communion Office, ACC-19 will bring together bishops, clergy and lay representatives for worship, prayer, discussion and shared discernment.

Ahead of the gathering, some ACC members and representatives of Anglican Communion network and commissions have shared some reflections on the churches and communities they represent, and what they are looking forward to about ACC-19.

Read the article on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/4f010Bo

Find out more about ACC-19: https://bit.ly/4l401kQ


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