Children’s Ministry Training Day

For the last 18 years Teaching & Training (TnT) Ministries has been resourcing and equipping people to teach the Bible to children more faithfully, more creatively and more effectively.

The Anglican rift 1 – Retired bishop to assist in dispute over same-sex marriage

A disagreement over the issue of blessing same-sex marriages in the Anglican diocese of Montreal has led some of its parishes to request the help of a retired bishop from western Newfoundland.

The Anglican rift 2 – Pittsburgh Cathedral opts to be solely Episcopal

Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh, whose shared governance by the rival Episcopal and Anglican dioceses of Pittsburgh had been a symbol of civility amid strife, has chosen to move forward as solely an Episcopal cathedral.

Europe’s crisis of faith

In hard times, Europe could learn much from Africa's joyful passion for faith -  Pope Benedict XVI

Clogher venue for an outing

Rossorry Parish Church, Enniskillen, are holding a flower festival over the weekend Friday 4th May to Monday 7th May 2012.

Total ban on smacking children under consideration by Irish Government

The Irish Government considering an outright ban on parents smacking their children, Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has confirmed, the Journal.ie states.

Epiphany Carol Service in St Mary’s, Limerick

Music and readings for Epiphany, Sunday 8th January at7:00 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral’s ‘Adeste Fidelis’

Thanks to the endeavour of “Mark from Ireland” there is now a U Tube clip of Christ Church Dublin’s recent Christmas performance of this well known carol on the Saturday Chorale site.

The Eskimo Hallelujah Chorus

The school in the small Yupiq Eskimo village of Quinhagak, Alaska, certainly involved the entire community in their presentation of the Hallelujah Chorus.

Josh Johnston, musical director of the Unitarian Church on St Stephen’s Green

Josh was interviewed recently by The Irish Times for the “True Characters” feature.

The man who finished St Paul’s Cathedral

Sacred mysteries: Stephen Dykes Bower, the architect who should be a household name.

Sunday school children detained in Iran

Children were among a group of Christians reportedly rounded up by the Iranian authorities when they raided a church just before Christmas.

Berlin welcomes 30,000 young adults led by Taizé Community

Some 30,000 young adults have gathered in Berlin from 28 December to 1 January for the 34th stage of the "pilgrimage of trust" led by the Taizé Community.



Abortions to reduce multiple births on the rise

More than 100 unborn babies were aborted last year by women in the UK expecting twins, triplets or even quintuplets but who wanted to give birth to fewer children, official figures disclosed to The Telegraph show.

Shocking figures show teenagers have a quarter of abortions in Britain

Nearly a quarter of all abortions in Britain are carried out on girls under the age of 20, a major report EU has revealed.

Single-parent Britain: one in five children lives with just mum or dad – more than in most of Europe

A higher proportion of children are being brought up in one-parent families in Britain than in any other major European country.

Anúna visit Iwaki, Fukushima and record in St Bartholomew’s, Dublin

Just before their recent tour of Japan began, Anuna paid a visit to an elementary school located less than 40km for the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Iwaki city

Irish hymn writers strike right note in USA

An Ulster couple have struck a chord across the Atlantic – taking America by storm with their musical exploits.

Moving forward in faith, whatever the season

‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ Luke 2:15

USA – Mormon Romney struggles to win over evangelical Christians

He has had one marriage, five kids, no hint of personal or financial scandal, a position of responsibility in his church, and he doesn't drink, smoke or chew. By some standards, Republican Mitt Romney, a Mormon, and Christian conservative voters in Iowa are right on the same page.

In Kenya camp at Christmas, refugees see Jesus as one of them

In the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya, the concept of Jesus as a refugee is gaining relevance, as Christians and refugee churches celebrated Christmas.

Bavarians open church made of snow

A church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria, a century after villagers first built a snow church in an act of protest.

Alcohol is blamed for rise in violent clashes in north

Emergency services across Northern Ireland have reported another busy festive season, with an alarming rise in the number of street fights and people injured.

The mothers who spend just 19 minutes a day with their children

New statistics reveal the pressure work puts on family life

Dublin Gospel Choir inspired by Sister Act

They've sung before the Queen, backed Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder and in their 15 years of existence have been celebrated ambassadors for the sound of gospel.  They will sing at The Dublin New Year’s Eve Festival beginning at 8.45 on 31 December 2011 at Christ Church cathedral followed by the ringing in of the New Year on the cathedral bells.

Military Wives ‘Will Record Album’

Chart-topping choir set to record a whole album following No. 1 single...

Only Men Aloud choir director warns on school music ‘basics’

The musical director of one of Wales' most high profile choirs has signalled a sharp warning note over the future of choral music, and how it is approached in schools, as three male choirs fold.

Review: Beyond All Mortal Dreams

CD by The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

The story of Jesus is the ultimate political drama

I shouldn't be interested in the life of Jesus, but I can't help it – his story makes for gripping entertainment, Jonathan Freedland writes in The Guardian

International condemnation after Nigeria church attacks

There has been widespread condemnation in the international community of a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in Nigeria that killed almost 40 people.