Vulnerability a ‘really important starting point’ for those engaging in mission work
When mission agencies engage new candidates, they are aware that many may need care systems in place for managing ongoing health needs.
Australia is a crime scene where innocent lives were lost: Aboriginal leaders
“It’s no use going to church on a Sunday and saying ‘Lord, I’m sorry that I’ve done this to the Aboriginal people’,” Anglican minister and Indigenous elder the Reverend Ray Minniecon said. “What have you done or didn’t do? Repentance must be based upon the facts of crimes that have been committed.”
GAFCON group starts church in diocese opposed to same-sex marriage
The GAFCON-linked Diocese of the Southern Cross has established a congregation in the Diocese of North Queensland, despite North Queensland synod’s vote in 2021 to recognise marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Climate change to blame for widespread hunger and increased violence in Africa
Flooding, drought and a lack of food are afflicting African nations, and Anglican Overseas Aid is partnering with church representatives in affected communities to bring relief and solutions.
The ‘broken, resplendent’ church embracing diversity in Hoppers Crossing
Epiphany Anglican Church has congregants from over 15 countries across the world. So, what does this level of diversity look like?
How the humble Tim Tam shows care to women behind bars
Each year, Prison Network delivers Christmas parcels to incarcerated women in Victorian prisons. For one Anglican volunteer, the reason is a no-brainer.
Some Christians ‘anxious’, but Australian church remains politically diverse
Following recent concerns about issues of religious freedom, sexuality and gender, Christians in Australian churches demonstrate a wide range of differing views on politics.
‘Gentler, more inclusive church’: Female priests mark 30 years of ordination
Clergy from across the country have joined at St Paul’s Cathedral on 13 December to remember the first three priestly ordination services held for women ordinands at the cathedral in 1992.
‘God’s called me to stand up’: Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
“Everything you do in life you’ve gotta fight, you’ve gotta fight for every step that you take,” Professor Anne Pattel-Gray says of growing up Indigenous in Queensland.
Ordinations to the priesthood 2022, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne | In pictures
All the key images from the November 2022 Anglican Diocese of Melbourne ordinations to the priesthood.