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Archbishop of Wales’ high regard for MU’s efforts.

May – Services and music events

A review - last updated May 4.

Zimbabwean Roman Catholic bishops are among Mugabe’s staunchest critics

Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe's latest attack on Catholic bishops, in which he accused them of lying about the nation's dire social and economic situation, was a sign that the relationship between the two will continue to be difficult, observers have said.

Youth and Childrens posts vacant

Opportunities with the Methodist Church in Belfast and Yorkshire

US and Canadian Anglican and Lutheran leaders mark 10th anniversary of full communion

Anglican, Episcopal and Lutheran leaders in the USA and Canada have issued a joint pastoral letter to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the churches' full-communion relationships saying that they "look forward to the development of fuller relationships that will lead to a common mission, ministry, and witness in the world."

Doctors Speak Up About Teen Social Media Use

What is digital connectivity doing to kids’ emotions, brains, identity formation, and relationships? And is that connected to their physical health? Insight from America’s experience

Focus on MU in Oxford Diocese

Oxford is a large diocese as it covers three counties - Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

China seizes Christians in Easter raid

Dozens of Chinese Christians were arrested on Sunday when police prevented an evangelical Protestant church from holding its Easter Sunday service, as the state continued its attack on protests against one-party rule

Christians and Muslims respond to outbreaks of violence in Nigeria

At least ten churches have been burned in Nigeria, where violence has broken out following the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan, according to Barnabas Fund, a UK Christian charity

A Big Easter Family Event at Magheralin

The Big Easter Family Night saw a 'Messy Church' style community event at St. Saviour’s Dollingstown on the eve of Palm Sunday.  Around 300 adults and children packed the church and enjoyed a lively all age worship event followed by delicious food and a creative craft time in the hall.

Satya Sai Baba, Indian guru, dies at 84

One of India's most revered spiritual leaders, Sri Satya Sai Baba, has died in hospital at the age of 84.

Protests mount over fast track for John Paul's beatification

Sex abuse controversy refuses to go away as Roman Catholics prepare for ceremony in Rome

Holy week in Sing Sing prison, New York

Holy Week stories resonate with prisoners and those who minister to them

Presiding Bishop’s visit to tornado hit US diocese

Presiding bishop visits East Carolina diocese, and calls church to action after deadly tornadoes... in Colerain

MU worldwide project focus

Machakos, in Kenya is one of Swansea and Brecon’s link dioceses where The Daystar Hostel provides basic accommodation for young women who attend the nearby university, at a reasonable charge.

Jesus crucifixion nails ‘found’

Two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb, according to a new film.

Murphy’s donkey business at Mount Merrion!

Holy Week began with a special visitor to the east Belfast parish of Mount Merrion.

‘Going Bananas’ at Knockbreda

Eighty children have been enjoying 'Going Bananas', the annual holiday bible club at Knockbreda Parish Church.

‘Cross of comfort’ erected at devastated Japan church site

A 'cross of comfort' has been erected at a church site about one month after its building was washed away by the tsunami that followed the magnitude-9 earthquake on 11 March, a Christian relief organisation has reported

The hidden exodus: US Catholics becoming Protestants

Any other institution that lost one-third of its members would want to know why writes prominent US Jesuit author

Fast-Track Saint

A senior Vatican observer  asks in Newsweek  - Why is the Vatican rushing the beatification of a pope who oversaw its worst scandal in centuries?

Evangelical shift on gays

Young evangelicals are increasingly warming to gay rights, questioning the traditionally harsh condemnation of gays as sinners. If the Christian establishment fails to adjust its rhetoric about gays, leaders may find their young congregants departing, not defending, evangelical churches.

Obama: Christ’s travails put others in perspective

Pausing to observe Holy Week amid war and policy struggles, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday April 19 that the agony of Jesus Christ through death and resurrection puts mere political struggle "in perspective."

Ivory Coast churches gearing up for humanitarian challenge

Church leaders in Ivory Coast say they are preparing to respond to urgent humanitarian needs as the country adjusts to the deposition of former dictator Laurent Gbagbo on 11 April 2011, and the accession of democratically-elected president Alassane Ouattara.

No Eucharist before baptism, Canadian bishops affirm

Meeting in Niagara Falls, Ontario, last week, the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada unanimously reaffirmed that the sacrament of the holy Eucharist is to be given only to those baptized in the Christian faith.

New Zealand: Religious leaders call nation to prayer for natural disasters

Leaders of New Zealand's mainline Christian denominations have agreed to call a National Day of Prayer on April 30.

Ecumenical Chrism Mass makes full-communion history in USA

A traditional annual Chrism Mass, in which clergy renew their ordination vows and anointing oils are blessed, took on a historic note in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Episcopal Church aging and out of touch – survey states

The leadership of the Episcopal Church is out of touch and unrepresentative of its membership, a report published by the US national church’s statistics office reveals.

The Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

The Saint Georges Singers will be present the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 on Tuesday 19th April 2011 at 7.30pm at Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Malone Road , Belfast.

Youth work post in USA

Interim campus minister/administrator, United Campus Ministries, Terre Haute, IN.