Anglican Communion News Service

• Calls for unity in South Sudan

  The Primate of the Episcopal Church of Sudan has called on the people of South Sudan to be "united in order to achieve lasting national healing, peace and reconciliation".

• Zimbabwe: Anglicans return to shrine for martyr commemorations

  Thousands of pilgrims from Zimbabwe and beyond are expected to gather in Harare next week to commemorate the life of Bernard Mizeki, a lay African catechist and missionary martyred in 1896.

• Think Eat Save

  The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Thabo Makgoba, the chair of the Anglican Communion Environment Network (ACEN), is encouraging the 85 million Anglicans in 38 Provinces to use new ACEN prayers and resources from South Africa and England in church services on or around Environment Sunday on 2 June and World Environment Day on 5 June.

• Health and healing 'are a mission imperative'

  The Anglican Health Network (AHN) has released a communiqué following the International Conference on Faith in Health and Healing

• Archbishop of Canterbury attends enthronement of Tanzania's new Primate

  Around 3,000 people from Tanzania, other parts of Africa and beyond gathered at Dodoma's Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Saturday 18 May for the installation of the Anglican Church of Tanzania's new Primate.

• Anglicans told to get informed about fracking

  Anglicans and Episcopalians are being encouraged to inform themselves and join in the debate about the controversial and growing practice of drilling for natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

• Anglican Communion launches worldwide survey on reconciliation

  Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu commends the "exciting and promising initiative".

• Malawi Anglicans call for good governance from politicians

  Anglican Diocese of Southern Malawi tells its political leaders: "Being a politician is a calling from God"

• Christians meet to explore response to poor health

  The Faith in Health and Healing conference will look at how the church can support health services

• Young Anglicans make urgent call for training

  Young Anglicans from the Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) have called for urgent training of Sunday School and youth leaders to enhance leadership skills among youths in the Province.

• Rely on God, not people, says Archbishop

  Archbishop Justin Welby has said in his Easter sermon that pinning hopes on individuals in politics and public life is "always a mistake".

• Train clergy and laity to prevent violence, say Anglican women

  "Men and boys essential as partners in ending violence against women and girls"