Lawrence was the Anglican Dean of Newcastle in 1991 when he lured his victim to his private accommodation next door to Newcastle's Christ Church Cathedral after a youth band concert.
The court heard how Lawrence led then 15-year-old Ben Giggins into a small room and showed him pictures of naked boys before forcing him to the ground and raping him.
Read more4. We were encouraged by the presence of ecumenical guests at our opening dinner. Amongst them were the representative of H.E.
Read moreSaid Goldstein, "This is a lie, and it insults the victims of real apartheid."
Second, he said the BDS movement had been declared by the United Nations as anti-Semitic, and therefore the resolution's support for BDS was anti-Semitic in terms of international law.
Read moreSince the passing of Bishop Peter Kalangula in 2008, REACH Namibia had been without a bishop for ten years. After a serious conversation with CESA about the state of affairs in the Global Anglican Communion, Ngubane Katenda (then a priest in the Diocese of Namibia) transferred his orders to REACH-SA Bishops, and became the leader of REACH-Namibia since 2017, leading to becoming its Second Bishop, this past Sunday.
Read moreAfter a process which has taken 20 years, begun by Dirk van Leeuwen and Robert Innes during their time as presidents of the Anglican Central Committee in Belgium, the current president, Jack McDonald, has managed to steer through the Belgian Parliament a clause in a bill which gives the Anglican Church a full-time salaried chaplain-president and a full-time salaried secretary.
Read moreThe Treaty ensures the full legal recognition of the chaplaincies and congregations in Italy. All the members of ACDI, i.e. chaplaincies and congregations in Italy of the Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta, Diocese in Europe, Church of England, will benefit from what is agreed in the Treaty (Intesa). Such benefits of the Treaty are numerous and include:
- The full legal recognition by the Republic of Italy of the Confessione Anglicana of the Church of England;
Read moreClergy and lay delegates from the 40 Kenyan dioceses along with members of the House of Bishops meeting Sept 25-26 at All Saints cathedral in Nairobi, adopted proposals to reform the episcopal election process and to clarify language allowing and encouraging women priests to stand for election to the episcopate. The resolutions will now be sent to the dioceses for review. They will be reviewed at the next meeting of Synod in 2021 for action.
Read moreLate last year, St. Paul's agreed to operate under government oversight for the next three to five years. The attorney general's office found evidence to support child endangerment charges against the school after a 14-month-long investigation but chose not to prosecute. Rather, both sides reached a settlement agreement that legal experts say will hold the school accountable and facilitate long-term change.
Read moreWe were thrilled to have Archbishop Ben Kwashi with us for the first day of our conference. In an interview, he humbly and humorously shared with us how he and his family have endured for Jesus in the face of much opposition and suffering. We are very thankful to be part of the wider GAFCON family, and very thankful him, for his example and his leadership.
Read moreThe region we represent has the largest indigenous membership in Latin America. For many groups of them to see their house catch fire, and the destruction of biodiversity they ask that this make us aware of our sin and in turn call us to repent before the King of Kings, the judge of all creation. We believe that without genuine regret from all of us, we will continue to pay the great price with worse disasters than those we have seen lately in our countries.
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