During what I think may be the 45th interpretation of Juno and the Paycock at The Abbey, one London based critic seemed to be under pressure, and to the extent that he was reduced to comment that the scenery was too up-market and did not reflect the poverty or conditions which the playwright originally envisaged. The production moves shortly at the end of its Dublin run to London.
A service of thanksgiving for 60 years of Magheracross Mothers Union was held in Magheracross Parish Church in June last.
Ian Keatley has been appointed as the Director of Music for Christ Church Cathedral, a post he will take up on 1 February 2012. Ian is currently Director of Music at Westminster Abbey Choir School and was previously Deputy Master of Music at the Chapels Royal, H M Tower of London.
Iraq’s Kurdish minority is offering homes to refugee Christians who have been driven out of southern Iraq and Baghdad by Islamist extremists.
President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the entertainers at this weekend's dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, DC, on Sunday.
As had been widely expected, the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney today moved to oppose the adoption of the Anglican Communion Covenant.
Rosemary Kempsell, Worldwide President of Mothers' Union, writes on progress on the Bailey review and related areas.
Christ Church Waterford will host a programme of Music, Film and Visual Art during the Imagine Festival 2011
Michael Sata, the new Zambian president, has appealed to the visiting Archbishop of Canterbury to send "more missionaries" to cleanse his country.
Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) must urgently explain how a protest against religious discrimination against Christian minorities turned into a bloodbath, Amnesty International has said, after deadly protests in Cairo on Sunday left at least 25 dead - see earlier report on this site.
Exclude me out of the C of I’s current fascination with same sex relationships - at least for a while.
More than 300 Girl Guides and leaders spent the night in Lichfield Cathedral recently in aid of a major restoration appeal.
Scorch lets you use your iPad to purchase, practise and perform sheet music that’s been created using the Sibelius music software.
It's a busy season for the Brighton-based Christian band, Phatfish. Their latest album, Higher, is out on October 31 and to coincide with its release, they are currently travelling around the UK on a 10-date tour.
The Mothers’ Union has congratulated the UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Sarah Teather, Minister for Children for their achievements so far in securing greater protection for children from the pressures of a consumerist and sexualised culture.
Following their meeting with President Robert Mugabe, the Archbishops of Canterbury, Central Africa, Southern Africa and Tanzania issued the following statement at their press conference.
Archbishop of Canterbury risks riling president before meeting aimed at ending violent Anglican rift, The Guardian reported. Link to Archbishop's sermon below
Thousands of worshippers cheered the Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday in a Harare stadium, after a renegade bishop aligned with President Robert Mugabe organised a protest outside the Anglican Cathedral which he usurped some time ago. Daily Telegraph report
The Past Choristers’ Association of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin and the Pupils’ Association are holding several events this coming week-end 15/16 October 2011.
An exhibition by Peter Neill of his photographs musical events will take place in the crypt of Christ Church cathedral in Dublin from 2–9 November 2011.
The rescheduled RSCM (Republic of Ireland) committee’s forthcoming “Come and Sing” event will be held on Saturday 12 November 2011 at St Bartholomew’s Church, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, arrived on Thursday afternoon in Blantyre, Malawi at the start of his visit to the Church of the Province of Central Africa. He was greeted by a Mothers’ Union Choir and later visited a MU Literacy Project and sustainable farming programme.
Violence in Cairo has left up to 23 people dead after Christians protested against an attack on a church in the Egyptian capital.
Same-sex blessings are now available at seven churches in the diocese.
Rosemary Kempsell, Worldwide President of Mothers' Union writing yesterday….
“My Irish Catholic grandmother may turn in her grave,” writes Jill Duchess of Hamilton for the Catholic Herald. ”In the Diocese of Brisbane there are 142 active priests of whom 13 from Africa or India have arrived in the past five years. They joined dozens of other foreign priests: 14 from Poland and Vietnam and an unspecified number from Italy, the Philippines, Korea, Lebanon, Ukraine, Croatia, Mexico, China and Samoa."
The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 30 October to 8 November 2013 under the theme 'God of life, lead us to justice and peace'.
An alliance of high-level mainline Christian leaders and faith groups released a statement earlier this week calling on "the Church Universal to join us in working to end the violence and hatred against our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender brothers and sisters."
The lawsuit alleges that family members, including founder Robert H. Schuller, borrowed money from an endowment fund and continued to receive generous salaries and perks even as the church struggled financially - The Los Angeles Times reports.
Parenting: a Journey of Love - A new book from the World Council of Churches offers fresh perspectives on parenting, especially in context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
