News – 18th August

Charles Wood Summer school; Broadcast Sung Eucharist; Recitals; New release

18th August

Archbishop condemns South Africa mine deaths; Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism after cathedral protest; Killings: Nigeria on brink of anarchy; Sudanese refugees face 'disaster; Ethiopian church patriarch dies; South Carolina mulls secession 

17th August

Malawi churches unite to promote better management; Canada: Let’s help aboriginal families heal; Indian churches try to broker peace in Assam; Billy Graham returns home after hospital stay;  Aretha Franklin inducted into Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Choral Evensong – BBC3 August 15/19 and 22/26

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh and Edington Priory including the first broadcast of a new composition commissioned for the Choirbook for the Queen, a collection of contemporary anthems, published to celebrate Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. 


15th August

Episcopalians becoming more engaged in Anglican Communion; Vacancy - Anglican post in Rome; Kenyan Anglican youth to mobilise a million voters; Archbishop of York on Zimbabwe: "Don't Give Up Now”; Congolese churches issue a 'cry of distress' over war;  Christian communicators support better radio service for indigenous people; Opposing gay marriage is not discrimination says Church leader; Evangelist Billy Graham Hospitalized 

News – 10th August

Jonathan Veira Tour comes to St Patrick’s, Ballymoney; Jared Anderson to release The Narrow Road; Francesca Battistelli to release Christmas album

9th August

National Council of Churches leaders express heartache at shootings in Sikh temple; NZ Cathedral could be restored at a price - bishop; Nuclear disasters are lessons for the generations, says Japanese theologian; Nigerian Christians vent frustration after another church attack

8th August

African communicator sought for regional and Provincial role; Call for new strategy for Africa; Restoring trust in Africa; Thousands helped in drought hit East Africa; Post war Sri Lanka needs trust for peace and reconciliation; Thousands without clean water in Assam; WCC affirms appeal for peace in Syria from Patriarch Ignatius

4th August

New US National Cathedral dean: We are a 'pragmatic, evolving tradition'; Norway called beacon of hope one year after massacre; Mixing Bibles, bars and beer, missionaries head for the pubs

News – 4th August

Irish winner of the Choir & Organ Composition Competition 2012; New Communion anthems

World news – 3rd August

Syria violence spreads into Christian areas; First woman bishop in Virginia;  National gathering to explore ways to start and strengthen Latino, Hispanic ministry;  Sectarian violence in Nigeria "goes beyond just religious tensions"

2nd August

Iraqi cathedral children survive double bomb blasts; Anglicans in Zimbabwe threatened with arrest, barred from shrine once again; US National Cathedral names new dean; Hong Kong churches protest Beijing-sponsored school curriculum

News – 1st August

Kids Choir gives pitch perfect performance with just 10 days notice; Youth choir from Northern Ireland is stopping by New Orleans; Composers who put British music on the map ; Megan joins Ulster Youth Training Choir

31st July

Annual Lecture in honour of Dr Rowan Williams; Zambians with HIV learning to live "a positive life”; Faith leaders at White House AIDS forum emphasize need for partnerships; New international society to support scholars of media, religion and culture; Korean missionaries worldwide reach 20000; Pakistani Christians praying for their Olympic team  

Worship on the web

Currently includes Truro, Hereford, St John's, and New College

Praise ye! – Bach, Handel and Purcell

Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell

25th July

Syria's Christians fear being attacked; Global South Primates issue a Communiqué from Bangkok; Arms Trade Treaty must regulate ammunition say religious leaders; Faith-based groups 'strong allies' in AIDS fight; Saskatchewan to elect indigenous bishop; French town creates 'Esplanade of Religions' for greater understanding; Tutu supports decriminalisation of homosexuality worldwide

Worship online

On the internet at present.

World news – 21st July

Anglican Communion weekly news review; Anglicans to host major conference on health and healing; Korean church group proposes peace projects for WCC's 10th Assembly

Music news – 20th July

Conductor and Organ Scholar appointed at Trinity College Dublin Chapel; Fifty Shades of Grey helps The Tallis Scholars rise up classical music charts; Cookstown Youth Choir set to perform at Olympic festival event in Belfast; Greater Harmony Chorus to Tour Ireland; Owl City announces world tour dates; Live performance video from MercyMe 

World news – 19th July

 American Nun Responds To Vatican Condemnation; Russian patriarch calls for reconciliation in ceremony at massacre site; UN chief urges Iraq and Iranian opposition group to work together to finish group's relocation; Nigeria: Interfaith Delegation Releases Report on Violence; Arab Spring a mixed blessing for Christians; Berlin art show explores tradition and taboo in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 

Worship online

On the internet at present. Plus video reports on Westminster Abbey Choir’s visit to St Peter’s.

World news – 17th July

Sudan refugee crisis 'worsening’; Church leader hopeful about Egypt's future; Million+ Brazilians march for Jesus; Anglican Church assisting amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

World news – 16th July

Anglican weekly review; Responses in the USA to the Episcopal Church's decision on same-sex blessings

News – 13th July

A gliding Pope and comfort breaks;  Bargain CD Psalm Collection;  Snapshot of Stephen Cleobury

World news – 12th July

Episcopal Church OKs Same-Sex Blessings; NZ Church: We Need to Talk About Marriage;  Episcopal Church Convention 'declines to take a position' on Anglican Covenant; NZ Cathedral deconstruction on hold, PM says; Church charities rush aid to flood-damaged Assam state in India; Kenya: Churches Security Tightened After Attacks

World news – 11th July

 Australian Anglicans visit Japan, hear stories of surviving the tsunami;  Archbishop of Canterbury to publish new book;  Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at several Honolulu events in August;  Faith leaders assess South Sudan's progress on nation's anniversary;   Brazil's census shows more evangelicals, fewer Roman Catholics;   Resolution on same-sex blessings The Episcopal Church

World news – 10th July

Canterbury - "Peace is the only option" for Sudan and South Sudan; Refugee Children Dying at Alarming Rate in South Sudan, Aid Groups Say; Evangelicals Fight Over Therapy To 'Cure' Gays; Monsoon rains cause havoc in Bangladesh; Pakistani Christian group demands exclusive province for minorities

World news – 5th July

Dioceses in U.S., U.K. and Africa hope for ‘continuing Indaba’;  Global pressure on Brazil over 'Earth's most threatened tribe’; Christian communicators support indigenous radio project in Peru; Christian, Muslim leaders condemn church attacks in Kenya   

World news – 4th July

Church in Sudan makes new appeal for people in conflict-torn Malakal area;   Malawi needs support for flood affected households;  Nazir-Ali: How Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first Islamist president, interprets Sharia law will be a crucial test;  President of Egypt, Dr. Mohammed Mursi meets with Christian leaders;  At least 15 die in grenade attacks on Kenya churche;  Church of Nativity becomes World Heritage Site