NEWS
News from our member churches and the wider ecumenical movement, with our monthly roundup and a library of stories from ecumenical bodies around the world.
Anglicans and Orthodox meet in Alexandria
The International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in Alexandria, Egypt, from 19 to 24 September as guests of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
Catholic and Anglican bishops meet in Auckland
New Zealand’s Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops met in Auckland in September for their regular joint gathering, which takes place every year or two, and an Assistant Anglican Bishop from Polynesia joined them.
General Synod puts the ocean first
Meeting in Nukuʻalofa in August, General Synod Te Hīnota Whānui unanimously passed a motion on ocean wellbeing, placing the health of the ocean at the top of the church’s care for creation.
General Synod meets in Tonga for the first time
Opening the 67th General Synod Te Hīnota Whānui, the first to be held in the Kingdom of Tonga, Archbishops Don Tamihere, Justin Duckworth and Sione Ulu’ilakepa gave a joint charge on the theme “One Mission, One Ocean, One Vaka”.
A taste of unity at the Anglican Consultative Council
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Pentecostals and Anglicans work together on holiness
The International Pentecostal-Anglican Commission held the final annual meeting of its first mandate at Journey Church in Calgary, Canada, from 6 to 12 June, hosted by the Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Anglicans and Old Catholics compare notes
The Anglican-Old Catholic International Coordinating Council met in Vienna from 14 to 16 July, hosted by the Union of Utrecht at the Old Catholic parish of Vienna-East.
Bible Month in the Diocese of Polynesia
The Diocese of Polynesia kept its annual Bible Month in July under the theme “Anchoring Our Vaka on the Word”, inviting families to pray and study the Scriptures together each day.
The first Māori Dean of Waiapu
The Venerable Ruihana Paenga, Archdeacon for Leadership in Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, has been appointed Dean of Waiapu, the first Māori dean of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist in Napier.
Bishop Susan Wallace ordained for Te Waipounamu
Bishop Susan Hinemoa Wallace was ordained and installed as Bishop of Te Hui Amorangi ki te Waipounamu, the Māori Anglican church in the South Island, at the Transitional Cathedral in Christchurch on 6 June, with more than 500 people present.
Young Anglicans at the Asian Ecumenical Youth Assembly
Six young adults from all three tikanga of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia joined about 200 young Christians at the Christian Conference of Asia’s Asian Ecumenical Youth Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 17 to 21 April, sharing in Bible study, worship and seminars on the pressures facing their generation.
Anglicans pray with the National Dialogue in the Week of Prayer
Anglicans in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia joined other churches for the 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, kept here between Ascension and Pentecost, from 17 to 24 May.
The Archbishop of Canterbury meets Pope Leo
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on 27 April, their first meeting since her installation in March, and the two prayed together in the Urban VIII Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.
Sails of Hope sets out from Fiji
The Soko ni Nuinui (Sails of Hope) programme set out from Pacific Harbour in Fiji during Eastertide aboard the traditional voyaging canoe Uto Ni Yalo, aiming to train more than 1,400 people over 50 days at eight centres around Fiji before Pentecost.
Let love lead: the archbishops’ Easter message
In their joint Easter message for 2026, Archbishops Don Tamihere, Sione Ulu’ilakepa and Justin Duckworth reflected on Jesus’ command to love one another as he has loved us.
Our archbishops at Canterbury
The three Primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, Archbishops Don Tamihere, Sione Ulu’ilakepa and Justin Duckworth, took part in the installation of Dame Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral on the Feast of the Annunciation.
Sixty years since the Common Declaration
An ecumenical Morning Prayer in Canterbury Cathedral on 26 March marked sixty years since the Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey in 1966, which began formal relations between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church and led to the founding of the Anglican Centre in Rome.
A new Archbishop of Canterbury
Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to be appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, was installed as the 106th archbishop at Canterbury Cathedral on 25 March.
Anglicans and Lutherans review their journey towards full communion
The steering group of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission on Unity and Mission met at the Anglican Communion offices in London from 4 to 7 March.
A new Anglican and Methodist committee meets in London
The new Anglican-Methodist International Coordinating Committee, hosted by the World Methodist Council, met for the first time in London from 23 to 28 February.