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Church in Wales educators, community leaders and national partners have gathered at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for a landmark national schools conference focused on equity, inclusion and excellence.

The conference, 'Flourishing Together: Celebrating Equity and Excellence in Church in Wales Schools', brought together school leaders from across Wales to explore how every young person in the Church in Wales school family can be supported to reach their full potential.

The Rt Revd Dorrien Davies, Bishop of St Davids and Church in Wales Bishop with responsibility for education, said:

‘In every school across Wales there are committed, faithful staff nurturing, teaching and guiding the young people who will shape the future of their communities.’

Read more on Anglican News: https://t.co/RQqePPY3Um

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On Friday 5 June, Anglicans from around the world are invited to mark World Environment Day through an online prayer gathering hosted by the Anglican Peace and Justice Network and the Anglican Communion Environmental Network.

The gathering will include scripture, meditation, music and prayers of lament and hope, as we reflect on what it means to care for God’s creation. Participants will also hear from the Rt Revd Ernesto Manuel, Bishop of Nampula in the Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola, and Amal Sarah from the Renew Creation Project in Pakistan.

Two meeting times are available on 5 June.

Register for 08:00 BST: https://t.co/KtRLbs75oG
Register for 19:00 BST: https://t.co/c9C0fhhjQI

Find out more on the Anglican Communion events calendar: https://t.co/LZkknZJGKa

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Between 27 June - 5 July, Anglicans from around the world will gather in Belfast for ACC-19. We give thanks for the Church of Ireland who will host the gathering.

The theme of ACC-19 is ‘Called to One Hope’, inspired by Ephesians 4:4-6. As ACC Members make their preparations to attend later the event later this month, we invite you to pray for all who will take part.

From St Patrick’s Breastplate:

‘Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me.’

May Christ be with all who travel to Belfast, before every conversation, behind every act of preparation and at the heart of all that is shared.

Read more about ACC-19: https://t.co/gHMJgl7xkG

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

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The Revd Canon Reid B. O. Simon, from Antigua, is among those who will gather in Belfast this summer for the 19th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.

Canon Reid works in Anguilla, one of the twelve islands of the Diocese of the North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, in the Province of the West Indies. He is a parish priest, Director of Christian Education within the Diocese and Chair of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network.

Looking ahead to ACC-19, he said: ‘ACC meetings are an arena where there are differing voices, but where they must also be heard. I am hoping that we can walk together on an empathetic road as we listen to each other.’

His prayer is that there will be ‘intentional efforts to engage in seeking peace and reconciliation’, adding: ‘Though differences exist, working together to build this culture of peace and reconciliation must be our end game.’

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Abakaliki in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).

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From June 27 to July 5, Anglicans from across the world will gather in Belfast for ACC-19, the 19th in-person meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.

The council meeting will take place at the historic Assembly Buildings in Belfast city centre.
In this setting, ACC members will gather for worship, prayer, Bible study, conversation and shared discernment as they reflect on the theme ‘Called to One Hope’.

Read more about ACC-19: https://t.co/gHMJgl7xkG

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Aba Ngwa North in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).

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ACC-19 is the 19th in-person meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council. An international gathering, it invites representatives from every Member Church of the Anglican Communion around the world.

At ACC-19, members will hear updates from across the Communion, take part in conversations on mission and advocacy, and hear more from Anglican Commissions and Networks, and their areas of ministry.

Read more about ACC-19: https://t.co/gHMJgl7xkG

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The Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter has been installed as the 27th Bishop of Edinburgh at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral.

Bishop Dagmar is the second woman to become a bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. More than 700 people attended the service, including church leaders from Scotland and beyond.

The service was led by the Most Revd Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, with the sermon preached by the Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich.

Speaking after the service, Bishop Dagmar said:

‘The joy of the Lord is our strength! In this spirit I look forward to working with all the charges in the Diocese of Edinburgh and the wider communities and their leaders beyond as we seek the kingdom Jesus proclaimed.’

Read more: https://t.co/WGW2uc1ZH5

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‘The Church is on the front line of the Ebola’ says Bishop of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Anglican churches, networks and organisations are working in collaboration to respond to the serious outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in DRC and neighbouring Uganda.

Anglican News shares perspectives from Anglican churches and agencies, acting to be the voice of truth amidst public uncertainty, to care for the sick and dying and to give hope to the affected communities, both on a local and international level.

Read the full story: https://t.co/9dMpN7H9V5

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Aba in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).

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Today is Trinity Sunday, when the Church gives thanks for the mystery of the one God as three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

As we worship the Holy Trinity, we remember that the mission of the Church flows from the life of the triune God.

In the Gospel, the risen Christ sends his disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture reading: Matthew 28:18–20

‘And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”’

Prayer

Holy Trinity,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
draw us more deeply into your life of love.
Shape us as people of communion,
sent to witness to your grace among all nations.
Guide your Church in faith, hope and love,
and help us to trust the promise of Christ,
who is with us always.

Amen.

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Zululand in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

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ACC-19 will gather representatives from across the Anglican Communion.

Canon Louise Bougourd is from the Province of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.

She is the Honorary Lay Canon of St Christopher’s, Bahrain and worships at St Luke, Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, in the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.

Anticipating ACC-19, she said she is looking forward to ‘meeting Christians from diverse backgrounds’ and especially to ‘experiencing different types of services and worship.’

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Zonkwa in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).

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From June 27 to July 5, ACC-19 will take place in Belfast, hosted by the Church of Ireland and facilitated by the Anglican Communion Office.

During the week, council members will visit St Anne’s Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral. The Cathedral serves two dioceses in the Church of Ireland: Connor and Down and Dromore. It stands in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter and is a place of Christian faith, prayer and hope.

One of its most recognisable features is the Spire of Hope, a 40 metre stainless steel spire added in 2007. The Cathedral also contains the Titanic Pall, dedicated in 2012 in memory of the 1,517 people who died in the Titanic tragedy.

As ACC members gather in Belfast under the theme ‘Called to One Hope’, the visit to St Anne’s Cathedral will offer a moment to reflect on Christian witness, memory, prayer and hope.

Read more about ACC-19: https://t.co/gHMJgl7xkG

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Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Ziwa Rukwa in the Anglican Church of Tanzania.

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'Technology has the power to heal, connect, educate and protect our common home; but it can also divide, exclude and generate new forms of injustice.'

Published by the Holy See on 25 May 2026, *Magnifica Humanitas* is the first encyclical from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.

In *Magnifica Humanitas*, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV reflects on what artificial intelligence means for Christians and for the wider world.

It raises important questions about truth in public life, the dignity of work, the protection of vulnerable people, the dangers of misinformation and the use of AI in warfare.

It reminds the Church that technology must serve humanity, not reduce people to data or concentrate power in the hands of a few.

As AI becomes part of everyday life, Anglicans and other Christians are called to bring faith, wisdom and compassion into conversations about technology, justice and the common good.

To find out more about how Anglicans are exploring matters of science and faith, visit the web pages for The Anglican Communion Science Commission: https://t.co/30lo2Lx44v

Read the full encyclical, *Magnifica Humanitas*: https://t.co/Mth253DlpI

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