Beach horror as two nuns die in swimming accident; Priest’s funeral comments disgraceful: McCausland; MPs recall demand over Iraqi Christian ‘catastrophe’; Doctor with NI link heads to help combat Ebola; Vicky Beeching comes out; In South Korea, Pope calls for peace, democracy and social justice; Service at St Marks’ Dundela contrasts despair of war with message of hope; St Elizabeth’s Dundonald to launch Café Church in September; C of E hails the increase in numbers sitting Religious Studies; Nice Christians pave the way for extremists, says Dawkins; Press review
Pope likely to accept Cardinal Brady's letter of resignation; Cardinal Seán Brady calls for prayers for peace in Iraq; Mothers’ Union praying for Iraqi Christians; Judge walks out of Egypt mass trial; Belfast actor in Game of Thrones was active parishioner; C of I Committee On Human Sexuality invites Contributors To Its Discussions; Wales: US female bishops to attend conference as church law changes; Presbyterian Moderator launches special appeal for South Sudan; Press Review
Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State ‘barbarity’; Archbishop of Canterbury interviewed about Iraq crisis; 15 Shocking Numbers That Will Make You Pay Attention To What ISIS Is Doing In Iraq; Presbyterian Church Ireland Moderator appeals for prayer for persecuted Christians in Iraq; Forced Israel plaque removal ‘disgraceful’ ; 150,000 pilgrims expected to attend Annual Knock Novena ; Institution at Rathdrum and Derralossory ; Ballymena for WW1 centenary; Library interns active in Belfast Cathedral ; Press Review including Rowan Williams on Iraq persecution
Now UK must join bomb raids on Islamic fanatics, say MPs; Pope Francis to world leaders: ‘stop these crimes’ in Iraq; Pope to send envoy to Christians forced from their homes in Iraq; Irish teenager among prisoners set for mass trial in Egypt; Bishop Harold Miller urges parishioners to fully use, ‘the powerful and peaceful weapon of prayer’; Priest steps aside in Diocese of Dromore over complaint; New Connor Children’s Ministry web site; Canon Hubert Gough marks 60 years in ordained ministry; PRESS REVIEW
The West must face the evil that has revealed itself in the Iraq genocide by Michael Nazir-Ali; We cannot be silent in the face of the slaughter in Iraq - Douglas Alexander, Shadow Foreign Secretary; Vicar of Baghdad: We need military action NOW - Canon Andrew White; Statement from Archbishop of Canterbury on Iraq; Omagh Bomb victim’s father hails ‘therapy’ of remembrance event; Churches in West Africa call for prayer as Ebola virus spreads
DUP welcome for archbishop’s stance against ‘assisted suicide’; ‘Fit for Purpose' Resource launched for Presbyterian churches; Ballywalter welcomes its new vicar; C of I events this week; Anglican Vicar of Baghdad: “Child I baptised cut in half by ISIS”; Press Review
Dromore Cathedral Has A New Rector And Dean; New adult choir at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast; Tribute - Armagh Diocesan Lay Reader Richard Ruddell; Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese approves same-sex marriages; Pope appeals for international action to help Iraq’s persecuted Christians; Christian Aid scales up its response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone; WCC expresses deep and shared concern at Ebola outbreak in West Africa; Book Review - Rowan's Rule: the biography of the archbishop; Press Review
Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red; Connor youth’s Take the Castle weekend; Mediaeval churches, motorbikes and mission; The Mission bikers - 5 days, 16 cathedrals to go; Presentation of leaving gifts in Whiterock; Police question Bishop over two allegations of indecent assault; Christian Aid Gives Qualified Welcome To MPs' New Report On Gaza & West Bank; New map links cycle routes with Wales' sacred heritage; C of I conduit to Gaza and Iraq; Gaza ceasefire: Chance to reach out to a population at breaking point; Press Review
Duke of York at War centenary service at Belfast cathedral; Bishop of Cork and Dean of Cork Mark Centenary of Start of First World War with Appeal for Photos; Ex-Ardoyne priest Fr Aidan Troy does a U-turn over call to let Orangemen parade; Presbyterian Moderator calls for prayer for Middle East; Church plant -Newtownards Glen Community Week ends with a get–together
Dean Lynda Patterson - NZ Bishop’s touching tribute in Dromore; Israel denounced by senior C of I cleric; War is a one-way street - Archbishop Diarmuid Martin on 100th anniversary of the opening of World War One; Tandragee Parish Church War memorial window dedicated; Gay wedding canon has NHS job offer withdrawn; ‘Islam is reviving British values’, says former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams; Vatican urges faithful to cool it during passing of the peace
World War I Remembrance services; Funeral in Dromore tomorrow of Very Rev Lynda Patterson, Dean of Christchurch NZ; New NIO man: bakery has to obey law; Church to blame for Northern Ireland's anti-gay attitudes, drag queen Panti Bliss tells Belfast Pride; Bishop MacDaid urges all road users to be safe and recommends prayer for motorists; Review of Church events; Down & Dromore renew links with Albany diocese; Mothers’ Union acts to improve maternal health in Zimbabwe; Cardinal to Hamas and Israel: pick up binoculars to see your innocent victims; Press Review
Portadown inter-church group backs People’s Park project; Eco Congregation Ireland Says It’s Time to Celebrate Creation; Midleton College Principal Appointed Principal of Kilkenny College; Black Santa funding for humanitarian relief in Gaza; Church leaders in Wales call for Gaza ceasefire; Gaza crisis: unimaginable suffering - Christian Aid; FCO Minister concerned by persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria; Press review
Cross of Sacrifice for Irish war dead unveiled in Dublin; Irish president’s sorrow over shunned Irish soldiers; The fight to honour Ireland’s heroes of the First World War - Kevin Myers; Worship resources for World War One commemorations
Cross of Sacrifice for Republic’s war dead to be unveiled today; NZ funeral for Irish Dean told that she always remained humble; NZ Church leader in tribute to Irish Aukland dean; C of I bishop calls for end to racist attacks; Only two spaces left on PCI -YAC's Volunteers and Interns Programme 2014; Actions are creating more conflict - Statement from Archbishop of Canterbury on Gaza; Archbishop of Canterbury’s message for the end of Ramadan; Press Review
Belfast Cathedral WW1 commemoration; Remembrance tree reminds us of futility of war; Night of nostalgia, tinged with sadness, as community marks closure of school; Fr Brian D'Arcy: My battle with cancer, the Catholic Church and how my faith survived trauma of being abused as a boy of 10; Gaza Statement by the President and Vice-President Methodist GB; France ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians; Deadly Ebola outbreak continues to spread across West Africa; Press Review
C of E resources; St Patrick’s Cathedral new exhibit
Body of tragic Ulster-born cleric to be brought back from New Zealand; Archbishop’s Call to Pray for the People of Mosul, Iraq; Scotch-Irish pioneer cleric marked by Blue Plaque; Christian Aid publishes new paper examining the theology of gender; Pope acknowledges Catholic complicity in persecution of Italian Pentecostals; Press Review
Biography of Archbishop Dr Donald Caird launched; Iraqi Christians in grave danger, warns cleric in Bagdad; Archbishop publishes Prayers for Mosul as CofE highlights eradication of Christians in Iraq; Prayers for the People of Mosul; Cork Christians Accept Muslim Invitation to Mark the Last Friday of Ramadan; Pub chain JD Wetherspoon vows in Irish court to tackle public drunkenness
Bikers on a mission; Biography of Donald Caird published; Church events this week; Presbyterian Moderator visits Belfast Synagogue; Methodists and Anglicans united in shared witness; Feed the Minds - Autumn Irish visit; Archbishop calls on Christians to join Iraq protest; Former UK ambassador condemns Government's 'silence' over Mosul
Award winning Scottish choir on Irish tour; Wales hosts international GFS conference’; Pope 'updated' on church in Ireland; Meriam meets Pope Francis after arriving in Italy; Peter Tatchell: I am considering outing bishops who discipline married gay clergy; Christian Aid welcomes government ambition to tackle fgm and child marriage; Uganda Anglican Church seeks support to build martyrs museum; Press review
Tributes to Ulster-born NZ cleric; What is it really like to be a female bishop? - Yorkshire Post interview with Bishop Pat Storey; Pray for an end to the conflicts - Bishop McAreavey; Dublin church Book of Condolence for Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17; New Chair for C of E Board of Education; Pope calls for prayers as militants chase all Christians out of Mosul; Press Review with links
Shock as Dromore dean of New Zealand’s ‘cardboard cathedral’ dies; Born-again Christian awarded €70,000 in Tipperary Council discrimination case; Flower festival and App mark 150 years worship in Greystones; North Belfast synagogue windows smashed; Connor parish funds well in Uganda; Mosul empty of Christians 'for the first time in history’; Iraqi Christians are raped, murdered and driven from their homes – and the West is silent; Pope to visit Caserta twice: once for Mass, then to meet Pentecostals; Press review
Malaysia Airlines crash: across globe, prayers said as grief turns to despair; Archbishop writes to ecumenical partners about women bishops; NZ: Church mourns death of Christchurch dean; Update on clergy entering same-sex marriages; Another attack on North Belfast church; Diocese commends new guidebook and ideas for preparing and running prayer stations; Equality Commission a 21st century Nero for persecuting Ashers Bakery - Sammy Wilson
WCC expresses sorrow over Malaysia Airlines disaster; Iraqi Christians flee after issue Mosul ultimatum; Kilkenny Conference on Swift & Berkeley; Church musical events; Range of emphases in church services tomorrow; Passing of two clergy stalwarts; Anglican Communion appoints director for women in church and society; Press Coverage Review - emphasis on assisted dying debate
Jennifer Johnston to open ‘Lives Remembered’ Exhibition at St Patrick’s Cathedral; Thanksgiving service for the life of Rev. Dr. Stewart Jones; Archbishop Jackson welcomes Commission of Investigation; Engage Connor Youth cook up a treat; The Twelfth: ‘it ain’t all burger vans and bouncy castles’
Kincora victim: 'NI home should be part of UK child abuse inquiry’; Magdalene Laundry survivors paid £29,000; Equality Commission gives Ashers Bakery extra time; Who will be the first female bishop in the Church of England?; Ordinariate reaches out to Anglicans after women bishops vote; Catholic Church reaffirms goal of unity with Anglican world; Vote for women bishops does not create ‘new reality’ for ecumenism, says Vatican official; Gaza’s Al Ahli Hospital appeals for urgent help
Church of England to have women bishops; Summer School on Understanding Protestantism, Unionism and Loyalism; Trio to drive from Dublin to Mongolia in ‘99 Nissan Micra for charity; Down and Dromore C of I is looking for more diocesan evangelists; Inquiry 'would have led to Kincora’; Mental health charity to start up support group in Rathcoole; Being a priest comes first, says YouTube star
Sr Stan: 39 families lost their homes in capital last month; Tyrone clergyman dies in diving incident; Profile: Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan; Church that sells bleach as HIV ‘cure’ holds event in Dublin; St Barrahane’s Church Festival of Music 2014: beautiful music in a beautiful setting; Amnesty International McGraw Memorial Concert, Clonakilty; Methodist Church remembers 20th anniversary of Rwanda genocide; Press Coverage
Royal British Legion’s Commemorations in Dublin; Lord Carey backs assisted dying; Stormont education chair will wait for Sands awards response; Athlone priest to deliver homily at bishop’s ordination; Church’s welcome for new Irish Minister of Education; Boobs aren’t news, says Methodist Conference; Press Coverage Review
News – July 24