40 years of Knock Basilica remembered with re-dedication ceremony on 16 July - Bishop’s Orange collarette presented to heritage centre - Working together to protect children - Ecumenical body consults on new vision for Europe - Armenia has genius in rising above suffering, Pope Francis - Church in Sri Lanka responds to devastating floods - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 24
C of I Bishop highlights God’s sovereignty in referendum - Prayers in Parliament Square tonight - Northern Ireland supporters attend service at Somme - Noted evangelical makes case for inclusion - Church in crisis as attendance plummets, Methodist Conference lay leader - Lisburn cathedral warden treks 192 fund raising miles - C of E to ordain 950 men and women - English martyrs’ relics to tour America - GAFCON 3 to take place in Jerusalem - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 23
Welcomefest of World Music to fill St Anne"s Cathedral, Belfast - Drogheda Mass for the Festival of Saint Oliver Plunkett - Whitehead’s new Methodist church hall is a ‘truly local enterprise’ - New LGBTI congregation in Lichfield Diocese - C of E sponsors play highlighting plight of Calais refugee - Vatican marks ‘Laudato Si’ anniversary with new website - News briefs: Lecale Family Day, Saul pilgrimage, New Roscommon school - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 22
Archbishops of Armagh lead pilgrimage to Somme battlefield - Archbishop Diarmuid Martin unveils ambitious new plan for Dublin’s University Church - The Mingy Prayerbook lets Irish soldiers pray around the world - C of E split over gay marriage may be unavoidable, admits Irishman, Welby’s chief of staff - UK must do much more to respond to refugee crisis, Rowan Williams - Martyrs are witnesses of faith, not just victims of genocide, Pope says - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 21
Busy Saturday on mission and ministry at Irish Methodist Conference - First lay Methodist Youth Secretary - Derry Scouting Stalwart Honoured - Maynooth president takes leave of absence - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 20
Resourcing mission and restructuring at Irish Methodist Conference - 5 churches host ‘Moira’s Big Weekend’ of family–friendly events - Little institutional support for intellectual debate in the Catholic Church claim - C of E synod closed doors discussion on sexuality - Cathedral, choral and musical : Armagh’s three events - News briefs : St Clements & St Katharine’s Belfast - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 18
Methodist President calls church to fresh spiritual transformation - Installation of lay Methodist leader - Thousands flock to Clonard Novena - St Anthony’s relics in Derry and Armagh - Leading evangelical bishops call for Church to change on gays - C of E seeks digital evangelist to proclaim the Gospel afresh in the digital space - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 17
Green and white army outreach tonight by Derry parish - Ecumenical celebration of 50th anniversary of the Anglican Centre in Rome - Presbyterian Church increases its services to people with a learning disability - C of I Global-shaping mission conferences - Pocket History and Heritage Trail of Presbyterians in Ulster - Ecumenical devotional to mark Reformation anniversary - 100 year old West Belfast man honoured for services to the Catholic Church - Antrim Presbyterian minister ‘sensationally sacked’ - Cathedral, choral and musical - Armagh Pastoral visitors commissioned - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 16
Primate leads 20km pilgrimage in Rome for peace and reconciliation - Armagh Diocese Annual Hospice Sunday passes £42,000 - Gay marriage here to stay, says Anglican bishop - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 15
Irish cathedrals’ empathy with Orlando victims - Church leaders respond to Orlando - Irish Presbyterian Moderator to snub Scots General Assembly over same-sex relationships - Cookstown Presbyterian Somme Centenary Commemorations - Cathedral, choral and musical: Stanford Festival Weekend - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 14
Challenges to church in Cork diocese identified - Belfast priest’s key role for World Meeting of Families - 90-year-old Mothers' Union member helps celebrate The Queen's birthday - Compulsory school assemblies undermines human rights, UN report - Two years on Christian Aid still helping those in the Iraq crossfire - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 13
Bishop Chillingworth to be sanctioned after Scottish Episcopal Church votes for marriage equality - Irish Catholic bishops to visit Iraq - Assembly focus on Training and Ministry - Father Timothy Bartlett to be Secretary General for the World Meeting of Families - C of I discussion resources on organ donation and rural isolation - Methodist challenge on community outreach - Belfast’s Flying Angel volunteers honoured - Pope Francis will meet Auschwitz survivors during visit to Poland - Cathedral, choral and musical - News links to reports on faith, politics and education
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Scottish Episcopal Church to vote on same sex marriage - Dunboyne School presents the “€20,000 Drop” - Retirement of long-serving Lay Treasurer of Methodist church - Cathedral, choral and musical: Belfast, Armagh, Dublin - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - JUNE 10
Presbyterian Church seeks to build a vision for society - Threats to north Belfast priest ‘intolerable’, Bishop Treanor - Major Assembly on Presbytery planned for Irish Presbyterians - Archbishop Jackson highlights Care for Creation at Arklow Festival of Faith - Irish Methodists to link up with Kwazulu-Natal churches - Cleared priest warns bishops over anonymous accusations - Assembly preserves conservative stance on abortion - New Vatican department for laity and family to open in September - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - JUNE 9
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin bemoans lack of Catholic intellectuals in Ireland - Belfast C of I parish celebrates 120th anniversary - Scottish Church celebrates Storytelling Centre's first decade - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 8
When it comes to priorities for a new Education Minister, one would have thought a law that discriminates against children on religious grounds would be first on the agenda. Apparently not, writes Colette Brown.
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New Presbyterian Moderator calls Church to be a ‘Community of global concern’ - New priest ordained for Cork and Ross - Moderator addresses RUC GC Service in Enniskillen - Trócaire/Poetry Ireland poem winners announced - Ethiopia Drought Christian Aid Ireland Appeal - Cathedral, choral and musical - News brief - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 7
President-elect of Irish Methodist Church from Zimbabwe - Summer Issue of C of I journal Search published - 8 permanent deacons ordained for Dublin - Review of June issue of Presbyterian Herald - 200,000 assemble to honour Ugandan martyrs - Pope approves new measure to remove bishops who mishandled abuse cases - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 6
A Community of Global Concern: General Assembly theme - C of I approach Handling Conflict in the Parish - Clonard Novena to take place from 15 – 23 June - NI Conference on Churches role in safeguarding children - C of I Somme Centenary Event - Catholic charity that feeds a million children wins Queen’s Award - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 4
Archbishop Clarke’s tribute to Belfast hospice - Methodist President commends Rural Support - Roadmap for European Reformation 500th anniversary - Bring ‘order and honesty’ back to football, Pope tells Fifa president - US archdiocese offers $65 million in compensation for sex abuse victims - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 3
Has the time finally come for the Christian Churches in Ireland to fully engage with the political process? And if they did get organised, what impact could they make on society? Asks John Hughes. Click here - CNI - NEWS FOCUS JUNE 3
Clerk’s overview of Irish Presbyterian General Assembly - New book on Lough Derg to be launched on opening weekend of Three Day Pilgrimage - Anglican World magazine showcases global church family - Cathedral, choral and musical: Nashville Presbyterian choir at Armagh Cathedral - 5 News briefs - 8 News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 2
Belfast commemoration of Irish Sailor on Jutland centenary - Catholic and Anglican in tandem at new Dublin Port Seafarers’ Centre - Presbyterian Church’s steady and passionate work, outgoing Moderator reflects on year - Thomas Becket ‘a sign of eternal hope’ says Archbishop Welby - Mothers' Union meets Parliamentary Group on Strengthening Couple Relationships - Cathedral, choral and musical - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - June 1
Global concern theme for Irish Presbyterian General Assembly - Nine seminarians ordained deacons in Maynooth - Challenge to Cork of young adults disengaging from church - Cathedral, choral and musical: Christ Church workshops - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education: northern brain drain, Drumcree talks spurned. Click here - CNI - May 31
Youth festival to give away 20,000 pounds - More dialogue between state & faiths urges head of RC church in England - 30+ events at Bangor Worldwide Missionary Convention - Growing Dublin C of I primary school extended - Cathedral, choral and musical - News briefs - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - May 30
Reaction to Archbishop Martin’s view on united Ireland - Swatragh cross-community schools service marks joint project - Irish Churches and the EU Referendum - Refugee challenge is to generosity of spirit, Archbishop Clarke - Church of Scotland celebrates 50 years of women elders - Death of 'champion’ of victims at Protestant residential homes - News briefs - Cathedral, choral and musical - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - May 28
Dublin pilot project 5 Marks Challenge Awards presented - Easter Rising: Moderator remembers the least remembered of 1916 - New ministry for lay people in the Diocese of Elphin - Proposed closure of Presbyterian care home in Londonderry causing ’serious concern’ - More homeless as thousands of homes lie empty in Ireland - Vatican liturgy chief urges priests to celebrate Mass facing east - News briefs - Cathedral, choral and musical - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - May 27
Why did the primary schools accept that the Westbank children all had the surname, ‘Mathers’? asks Victoria White, in yesterday’s Irish Examiner. Click here - CNI - Focus May 27
Historic ecumenical agreement between Scots Presbyterians and C of E - Iona Community 'at significant risk' if funds not urgently raised - New general secretary Catholic Primary Schools Management Association - A children’s diocesan Praise Party ‘Out of the Box!’ - US Methodist LGBT row continues as thousands call on Church to allow same-sex marriages - Cathedral, choral and musical - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - May 26
Vatican confirms World Meeting of Families in Dublin - C of I Archbishop of Dublin welcomes World Meeting of Families - PCI couple move from Omagh to Jordan - Desmond Tutu's daughter gives up Church ministry after same-sex marriage - New St Patrick’s Parish Hall, Drumbeg officially opened - Orange Order fills Armagh Cathedral for Somme service - Pilgrimage of His Grace: Archbishop of York walks 1500 miles - News briefs - Cathedral, choral and musical - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. Click here - CNI - May 25