Former President of Ireland fears upcoming World Meeting of Families will marginalise LGBTS - New leaders appointed for Salvation Army in UK and Ireland - Cork shelter founder Sister Colette honoured on 100th birthday - Lifting of Ireland’s Good Friday alcohol ban criticised - New Patron of Charles Wood Festival of Music Girls' Choir - Irish Huguenot archive now on line - UK March for Life moves to London. Click here - CNI -news - February 2
Derry sisters at opening of heritage centre honouring missionary aunt who died at Auschwitz - ‘Hear Us Now’ Festival of Choirs at Belfast Cathedral this Saturday - Bishop John Fleming launches new listening process in the Diocese of Killala - Lent Bible reading resource for young adults - Captured nun pleads for Pope's help in new video. Click here - CNI -news - February 1
Ireland to hold abortion referendum in May - C of I Fuel seeks to help young people to read the Bible regularly over Lent - Chaplain commissioned for University College Cork - C of I appointments to boards and inter-church bodies - Derry bishops address reconciliation event in Omagh - New Rector Appointed to Holy Trinity, Killiney. Click here - CNI -news - January 31
Shankill church venue for first event of 4Corners Festival on political Loyalism 20 years on - Removing Eighth Amendment paves way for euthanasia, says bishop - New edition of Eco–Congregation Ireland newsletter - Limerick Cathedral’s 850th anniversary celebrations start tonight - Rector from Florida begins ministry in Ballybeen, Dundonald - Steve Chalke says 'juvenile' interpretations of Bible endanger gay people - Bishop calls for ban on gambling adverts before watershed - Bishop begins bid to change law on marriage registration in England and Wales - “The World Meeting of Families is an important moment in the life of the Church”, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Click here - CNI -news - January 30
Belfast presentation of research into faith among young adults and young people in Ireland - #Jars4Journeys Lenten initiative supports communities affected by climate change - Methodist Church ALL IN mission conference - Dr Rowan Williams sends strong message to leaders at WEF Davos summit - Magheralin to celebrate major church refurbishment tomorrow - Festival bilingual Choral Evensong on St Brigid’s Day - Messy Church Christingle service in Ballymena. Click here - CNI -news - January 27
Three candidates for next Presbyterian Moderator - 4 Corners Feast fund raising for lives transformed by organ donations - Taoiseach to give main address at Holocaust commemoration - Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes Pope Francis’ message for World Communications Day 2018 - Conversation café feature of first ever Church of Ireland Youth Forum - Diocesan Youth Officer for Cork commissioned - C of I Biblical Association launched its Bible studies for Lent 2018 - The Great British (Antrim) Bake off between the curate and the Vicar! Click here - CNI -news - January 26
Equality over terror ‘real test’ for new SF leadership, C of I cleric - Bishop Donal McKeown welcomes Óglaigh na hÉireann ceasefire announcement - Protestant churches meet Dublin government on abortion - St Patrick’s C of I Ballymacarrett wrecked by vandals who threw bibles around building - Connor organist to feature in BBC’s Burns’ Night TV show - Tributes paid to Christian football legend Jimmy Armfield - Aled Jones returning to Songs of Praise but 'deeply regrets' his behaviour - More bishops with higher theological degrees needed C of E review finds. Click here - CNI -news - January 24
NI Jews using Israeli contacts in search for missing Co Down man Oliver McAfee - Former British Ambassador to the Vatican to speak in Lurgan at Christian Unity service - Big Blue Bus begins outreach in Ballina - Commemorate, celebrate, or …theme of Credo seminar in Belfast - Pope Francis apologises for demanding proof from victims of abuse allegations - Trump vows to push anti-abortion agenda - Putin takes subzero dip in icy lake to mark Orthodox Christian feast - Threat of nuclear war “is a sin”, World Council of Churches’ chief tells economic leaders. Click here - CNI -news - January 23
Thousands gather at church to remember Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan - Churches not suitable to hold wakes, says bishop - Mountmellick young Methodists transform worship - President of Irish Presbyterian Women visits partner churches in Lebanon - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity all Ireland review - Church criticises Down’s abortion rate - C of E to debate sharing ordained ministry with Methodists - Cardinal rebukes Pope over Chile ‘slander’ abuse comments. Click here - CNI -news - January 22
Demand for exorcisms rising ‘exponentially’ in Ireland, priest warns - Presbyterian Church welcomes fresh NI political talks - Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity underway - Unity week services - Break down enmity of sectarian divisions urges Lay Leader of the Methodist Church - Need to build quality governance in NI, 4Corners prayer breakfast told - Pope Francis clashes with abuse survivors over bishop - Valuing people with Down's Syndrome on Church of England's General Synod agenda - Review proposes law change to improve governance of English Cathedrals. Click here - CNI -news - January 20
Dolores O’Riordan ‘took a lot of influence from her spirituality’, bishop says - Clontarf Choral Competition to promote performance of religious songs - Dublin service for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Belfast lecture by Bishop Nazir–Ali on confidence in Christ in multi-faith world - Bishop accuses BBC of ‘pro-abortion bias’ - Pope Francis meets survivors of clerical sexual abuse. Click here - CNI -news - January 18
Pope Francis asks forgiveness from victims of clerical sex abuse in Chile - Missing Irish tourist may believe he's a Biblical figure - Archbishop Jackson visits linked diocese in Beirut to share Dublin’s Marks of Mission - Celebration of Family’ conference in Derry - Sister of Bobby Sands denounces former comrades at mother's funeral - Irish priests clash over ‘sinister’ advice for meeting bishops - Anglican Bishop of California responds to President’s remarks on Haiti and other nations. Click here - CNI -news - January 17
Jordanstown musician releases CD for Tanzania - Presbyterian Church welcomes McElduff resignation - NI Attorney general challenges court humanist wedding verdict - Impact Roadshow launch of childrens’ mission project in Down & Dromore - Dublin seminar on Religion, Law and Rights - Christian footballer Cyrille Regis dies aged 59 - Half of Brits say that they pray, including 20 percent with no faith - Message of hope expected as Pope arrives in Chile - World Communications Day to be held on May 13. Click here - CNI -news - January 16
Queen attends Songs of Praise marking 150 years of the Scripture Union - Televised Mass for Catholic Schools Week 2018 - 4 Corners Festival programme revealed - Two-thirds of Catholic dioceses do not publish accounts online - Cleric with key role in furthering of community relations to retire - Pope Francis on World Day of Migrants and Refugees: ‘Overcome fears’ - Benefits of being the ‘gay church’ in village - New Rector for Conwal and Gartan invited to come dancing. Click here - CNI -news - January 15
Alan Titchmarsh recommends listening to 'magical language' of traditional Anglican prayer book - Changes in C of I parish ministry - New Diocesan Chaplain of the Mothers’ Union - New monthly youth services in Dublin & Glendalough - RTÉ Radio 1 broadcast of C of I Communion Service - Televised service to celebrate 125 years of Girls’ Brigade - Pope Francis plans talks with Pinochet dictatorship victims during Chile visit. Click here - CNI -news - January 13
Archbishops of Armagh support Safe Church Initiative pledge against domestic violence - Living Worship workshops in Dublin - Carnegie Hall date for Cork rector with West Cork Choral Singers - Victims’ commissioner under fire for ‘silence’ over video - Humanists say Catholic donations to new education secretary 'represents inappropriate influence' - Mothers’ Union offers liturgy to help churches mark Mothering Sunday - Archbishop urges churches to commemorate the “vile and shameful” holocaust - Denial film a focus of Holocaust Memorial Day in N Ireland - Resources for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2018. Click here - CNI -news - January 11
C of I Orange Chaplain condemns silence of church leaders on Kingsmill’s tweet - Kingsmill’s tweet ‘deeply wrong’, Presbyterian Church - Orly Watson to give first 2018 Armagh organ recital - New C of I book on Perspectives on Preaching - Church school supporter is new Westminster Education Secretary - Transmit the faith with language of the family, Pope Francis. Click here - CNI -news - January 10
Bishop Treanor urges Northern Ireland 'to abandon crippling forces of fear and suspicion' - C of I bishop’s tribute to Paddy Harte - Islamic dress code should be accommodated in schools : group - Scottish Episcopal leader hits back after open letter criticises the appointment of Scotland’s first female bishop - Church of Scotland appoints 'minister for farming' - World peace depends on right to life, Pope tells diplomats. Click here - CNI -news - January 9
C of I bishop’s radio appeal to the main NI political parties to find a way forward - Diocese bans the ‘sign of peace’ amid Australian flu fears - Council order halts Straid Congregational Church demolition - Archbishop Martin urges Catholics to speak out on repeal of Eighth Amendment - Historic issues of the C of I Gazette online - Sister Francis, the Irish nun who left a €10m fortune in her will - Four C of E parish clergy feature in new BBC TV series. Click here - CNI -news - January 8
‘Paramilitaries have had their day’: Shankill pastor - Bishop sends letters to parishes and schools warning them of 'dangerous paedophile priest' living in the area - Muslims are as much a part of community as I am, says DUP MP - Open day before Derriaghy’s historic spire is dismantled and re-built - UK government begins bell-ringer recruitment drive ahead of Armistice Centenary - ‘Power of words’ theme for Holocaust Memorial Day - Derry Central Library to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 with poetry reading - Foyle College preppies for move to Waterside - Shankill Presbyterian mission building to be hotel - Brexit and the border: Views of Donegal Protestants - Tuam survivors want site fully excavated. Click here - CNI -news - January 6
Irish Christian leaders mum on abortion referendum in New Year's message - Presbyterian Youth assembly to re-imagine the church - Down & Connor Living Youth Summer Pilgrimage 2018 to Taizé & Paris - Archbishop Martin of Armagh pledges help for abuse sufferers - C of E to invest £24 million in new churches and evangelism - Media review of faith in the news. Click here - CNI -news - January 5
New Bishop of Ossory - Omagh church 'safeguarding' row silences children's choir - This Waterford church fundraiser from 2014 is going viral for all the right reasons - British Teilhard Association dissolves due to lack of members - CMS appoints Lima mission partner as new Latin America development manager. Click here - CNI -news - January 4
Bible Comes to Life exhibition coming to Enniskillen - All Ireland C of I Youth Forum in north Dublin - New Assistant Organist in Belfast cathedral - New rector of Dunboyne - Dungiven congregation has UK's 'only bomb-proof Sunday School'. Click here - CNI -news - January 3
Down Cathedral preparing for 200th anniversary of restoration of present building - Archbishop of Canterbury : use new year to focus on compassion, not horror - Pope Francis offers advice on how to start 2018 - Church minister rendered “speechless” on knighthood award - ‘Prayer answered’ as priest wins €0.5 million on lottery - Government report acknowledges the importance of English cathedrals - Morning Service from Helen’s Bay. Click here - CNI -news - January 2
Church slams Belfast's £400m scheme to redevelop Royal Exchange area close to cathedral - New Year recommendation of recent Irish books - At least 23 missionaries killed in 2017, says Vatican - Callista Gingrich formally begins service as U.S. ambassador to Holy See - Court upholds $135,000 fine against Christian bakers in gay wedding cake case - Irish Church Leaders’ New Year Message. Click here - CNI -news - January 1