Next Presbyterian Moderator: Names unveiled - Leading US expert keynote speaker at Sacred Art and Architecture Seminar - Cashel conference on reducing church energy costs - New Dean for Diocese of Edinburgh - Order of Malta to hold emergency meeting following resignation of leader - C of E’s European diocese explores implications of “post-Brexit Britain” - News briefs - Free parish resources - News links to reports on faith, politics and education
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C of I group’s view on Brexit in response to Conference of European Churches - Caring for our common home theme of Catholic Schools Week 2017 - Saturday’s Presbyterian Youth Assembly will enable young peoples’ voices to be heard - Young people sought for “Living & Leading in Contested Spaces” in West Bank, Ireland and Israel - Catalyst Group cancels summer festival - Lisburn’s Christ Church parish team to revisit Ugandan school
Contemplative Prayer retreats - Knights of Malta chief resigns in condoms row with Pope - News links to reports on faith, politics and education
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Historians are still finding new things to say about Martin Luther and his movement. A review of recent publications.
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Methodist Church applauds Martin McGuinness’ ‘unstinting work for peace’ - Warring Anglican Primates summoned to new meeting In October - All-Ireland Hurling champions to pay special tribute to Fr Alec Reid - Clogher archdeacon and canon installed - New Secretary and Finance officer for Down and Dromore diocese - Come&C Songs of Praise Service in Greystones - Opus Dei elects new leader - News briefs Armagh and Dublin - News links to reports on faith, politics and education
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Pope Francis meets with Irish Bishops on ad limina visit to Rome - Belfast cathedrals’ Christian Unity service - Maynooth professor’s insight on Luther at Dublin Christian Unity service - Cork conference on residential care - ‘Good News for the countryside’ in new Presbyterian farming column - Dethroning Mammon: The Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2017 Lent Book - Pope offers prayers for Trump as he is sworn in as US president - News briefs from Castledermott , Limerick, Lisburn and Seagoe - News links to reports on faith, politics and education
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Belfast’s 4 Corners Festival launched - Luther 500 : major conference interpreting the man & his legacy - The Priests US concert to benefit Kylemore Abbey community - It’s time to reflect on what we understand by church says Irish Methodist President - Survivors showed courage and dignity, Archbishop Martin’s response to historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland - Irish Church Missions’ apology for child abuse at Manor House Home, Lisburn - Wales consecrates first woman bishop today - C of E needs to undergo a major cultural shift states synod report - Papal nuncio to Britain is transferred to Rome - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 21
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s hopes for World Meeting of Families 2018 as Pope Francis meets with Irish bishops today - Pope Francis: Martin Luther wanted to ‘renew the Church, not divide her - Christian Unity Week joint message from presidents of European Church conferences - Edinburgh University’s first ever Campus Minister - Second Cathedral embroiled In Muslim prayer controversy - Opus Dei prepare for process to choose new prelate - News briefs from Clogher, Waterford and USA - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 20
Filipino Christian women resource Women’s World Day of Prayer - NI Election: ‘Offer compromise and build bridges’, Archbishop Martin urges Northern Irish politicians - Reformation Anniversary: Statement from the archbishops of Canterbury and York - Free Monks’ Tours of Dublin Cathedral for diocesan schools - Mothers’ Union breakfast meeting on empowering busy women - School Choir of the Year competition at Belfast Cathedral - Methodist Church’s Cliff College in new partnership with the Bible Reading Fellowship - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 19
The involvement of Washington National Cathedral and its choir in the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump has stirred concern in parts of the US-based Episcopal Church. Click here - CNI -News Focus 180117
Archbishop Of Canterbury to express remorse today over Reformation violence - Judicial review sought of merger of Belfast Catholic schools - 60K grant for C of I’s Long Term Church initiative - C of I responds to school admissions debate in R of I - Archbishop Clarke writes to leaders of main NI political parties - Return of Retreat in the City - Crossing Barriers in Christian Unity week in Belfast, Armagh and Dublin - Irish bishops meet for Mass at the tomb of Saint Peter - Lay Canons installed in Belfast Cathedral - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 17
Banned "silenced" Irish priest defies Church to celebrate mass - Parish Resource Pack for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2017 - Launches of Growing in God: CMSI Children’s Resource 2017 - God’s Heart for Migrants – C of I 2017 Lent Bible Study - Church Must Have ‘Central Role’ In PM’s ‘Shared Society’, Says Evangelical Alliance - Restoring Church of the Nativity is like ‘touching heaven’, say workers - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 11
Leading journalist questions bias in Irish state papers on Eames, Daly and O’Faich - Programme published for Belfast’s 4 Corner’s Festival - Petition launched to reinstate Irish-born nun featured in BBC documentary - Get a free copy of Premier Youth and Children’s Work - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 9
Bishop of Cashel reflects on his past 10 years - Death of last Spiritan from Irish Province to minister in Nigeria - Thanksgiving for Hazel Treadgold former Central President of Mothers’ Union - Connor’s new resources for youth and children’s groups - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 7
In this week’s gospel (Matthew 3:13 -17), John tells Jesus: I need to be baptised by you. Jesus replies: No, I need to be baptized by you. From a cynical twenty-first century perch this could be seen as just so much polite posturing between a couple of preachers… after you… no, after you… a lot of fuss over nothing. Click here - CNI -FaithFocus 0617
Queen Victoria’s gift to chorister returns to St Patrick’s Cathedral - 40th anniversary sit-out has raised £215,000 to date - Commandments are focus of Clogher RE competitions - ‘Pope Francis may soon allow Brazil to have married priests’, Leonardo Boff, theologian - Order of Malta leader professes loyalty to Pope amid Vatican investigation - Abp Welby backs Abp Thabo of Cape Town in church v state row - A thought to carry with you - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 5
State papers suggest Ian Paisley was more moderate than it seemed - Reverse Advent success at The Larder food bank in East Belfast church - Children ‘at risk’ in Christian fundamentalist schools in the UK, warns government watchdog - Vicar burnt helping parishioner set on fire by Christmas candle - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -January 4