IGREJA LUSITANA

Anglican Communion News Service - Digest

• Garment workers in Bangladesh in urgent need of help

  Rana Plaza, a multi-story building where five major factories employed more than 4000 people collapsed in Dhaka on the 24th April leaving over 1100 dead and around 1000 injured. [More]

• Media release from Adelaide Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver

  Adelaide’s Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has urged the Federal Government to ensure children are not housed at a new permanent detention facility on Manus Island. [More]

• Prayers, liturgical material for 60th anniversary of Queen's coronation

  From the Church of England Prayers and liturgical resources for the nationwide celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen are released online today, at http://www.coronation.churchofengland.org. [More]

• "Avoid politics of the belly, care for electorate," Zambian bishop urges politicians

  By Bellah Zulu, ACNS Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Zambia, the Rt Revd William Mchombo has challenged Zambian politicians to stop practicing “politics of the belly if they genuinely care for the electorate”. [More]

• Ghana storms affected 25,000, destroy churches, schools, clinics

  From the Anglican Alliance The Northern region of Ghana has been hit by several storms during March and April and the Government has declared the affected areas a disaster zone. [More]