Patriarch dies: the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church,
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (left in photo, next to President
Bashar al-Assad of Syria in 2007), has died in Germany. Enthroned
in 1980, Patriarch Ignatius was 80 years old, and had been admitted
to a German hospital in February
Patriarch dies: the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church,
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (left in photo, next to President
Bashar al-Assad of Syria in 200...
Bishop Sengulane retires after 38 years
THE Bishop of Lebombo, in the Anglican Church of Southern
Africa, the Rt Revd Dinis Sengulane, retired this week, having been
consecrated in 1976. He is the longest-serving bishop in the
Anglican Communion.
Anglicans accuse Dr Jefferts Schori of
misconduct
THE Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United
States, Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, has been accused of
misconduct by a group of Anglicans who had seceded from the Church.
The American Anglican Fellowship has written to the Intake Officer
of the Church, alleging that Dr Jefferts Schori had violated
episcopal canon law in her pursuit of legal action to recover
property taken by Episcopalian congregations that had aligned with
other Anglican Churches.
'Let more Syrians in' says Lord Williams
THE former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has called on
the Government to work harder to provide for Syrian refugees.
Writing in The Independent on Tuesday,Lord Williams
welcomed the arrival of the first Syrian refugees this week. He
also urged the public to put pressure on the Government for more
humanitarian action on the Syrian refugee crisis.
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