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In memoriam: Pope Francis

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Right Reverend Anthony Poggo, has shared a message of condolence on the death of Pope Francis. 

Aotearoa & Fiji host Compass Rose

Anglican Communion enthusiasts and financial backers, the Compass Rose Society have made an eye-opening visit to the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia, hosted by Archbishop Don Tamihere and Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa.
• First published with photo & video story on Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa news
• Compass Rose Society celebrates new Indigenous chapters

Fono reflects on Taranaki stories

Anglican Primates and General Secretaries of the Anglican Churches of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia gathered together in Taranaki where they shared in a pilgrimage to the region's key sites of conflict and reconciliation between Māori and Pākehā. For some it was surprising journey into an unknown past whose echoes reverberate still in the present day.
• Read the full 2025 Oceania Primates' Communiqué

Gaza hospital offers 24/7 care

As the world reels at Israel's end to ceasefire in Gaza, the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East's Al Ahli Hospital is on the ground in Northern Gaza continuing to offer its ministries of healing 24 hours a day amidst the crisis.
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Oceania Primates' Fono reports

Anglican Primates and General Secretaries from across the Oceania region meeting in Ngā Motu | New Plymouth from 7 -10 March have released a communiqué laying out key aspects of their programme and discussions over their four-day Fono.

Hoani Tapu hosts seminary deans

St John’s Theological College in Auckland has hosted a landmark gathering of Anglican Seminary Deans from East Asia and Oceania to present the challenge of reshaping theological education through an indigenous lens.

Anglicans share climate solutions

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia's Tonga Episcopal Unit climate resilience mapping project (CIVA-QGIS) has gone global in a report that's headed to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2025.

Canterbury nominators ask for input

The Church of England and the Crown Nominations Commission have launched a Communion-wide public consultation inviting input on what's needed in the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

Communion plan diversifies leaders

A high-level Anglican doctrine research group has proposed the worldwide Anglican Communion diversify its global leadership beyond the Archbishop of Canterbury in a document released in December 2024.


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