The first Sunday of Australian Christianity's new normal has seen hundreds of Sydney Anglican parishes go online, reminding members of the love of Jesus amid the pressures of COVID-19.

Increased restrictions on meeting due to COVID-19 have sent Sydney’s three Anglican theological colleges into cyberspace.

Archbishop Glenn Davies has spoken on video about the difficult days ahead because of the Coronavirus but said Christians should respond in trust and humility.

World-renowned Christian obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC has passed away at her home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the age of 96.

Archbishop Glenn Davies has issued a public statement on the future of church services because of the spread of COVID-19.

For the first time since the second world war, Anglican Cathedrals in Sydney, Parramatta and Wollongong will lead public prayer for their cities as the effects of the pandemic grow.

Archbishop Glenn Davies has warned of the seriousness of the situation facing Sydney Diocese in coming months, saying further advice will be forthcoming from the Diocese's COVID-19 Task Force.

The children are mainly Australian-born, but the parents and some of the youth came to Australia from the civil war turmoil of South Sudan, often via refugee camps in Kenya.