Church leaders meet new PSNI Chief Constable; Leadership Course to Equip Young Adults to Participate in Church Life; Presbyterian concern for bonfires and parades; People are my strength - retiring bishop; Vandals attack Catholic church; Scottish Episcopal Institute Appointment; Church of England women bishops: archbishops will overrule synod; Chaplain accuses Church of England of homophobia; “Christians at risk”, the Pope’s alarm; WCC strongly condemns violence in Gaza; Press Coverage
Lord Mayor helps launch Tea at Sea!; Diocese plans big adventure days for children; Abuse crisis is not a thing of the past,’ says Irish archbishop; Pope appoints Dublin Priest to new Vatican Media Committee; Churches to continue their "pilgrimage of justice and peace" in the world; Acclaim for Archbishop Welby and Pope in tackling international problems; Religious leaders in GB believe institutionalised abuse is a real problem; Choice of judge for child abuse enquiry criticised; C of E child abuse report published ten years after writing; Church in Wales claims oldest tree in Britain; Hull City of Culture renews church; Belfast’s Gay cake row goes global; Controversial book on Jesus to be adapted for film
Bert and Ernie, gay marriage, and feeding sectarian tensions with cake; Legal action: Christian bakers in gay campaign cake row; Can we have our cake and eat it when it comes to equality and diversity?; Church response to Belfast school incident; St Luke’s Home Presents Final Instalment of €1 million to Marymount Hospice in Cork; A full public inquiry into institutional sex abuse needed - Bishop of Durham; Kincora: Time we knew full truth of Belfast's house of horrors; Expert Group on Provision of Hospital Chaplaincy in Dublin and Glendalough; Compulsory Christian school assembly should be scrapped – Church of England education chief
Bishops will be held accountable on abuse, Pope Francis tells survivors; Hungry for Reconciliation - Northern Ireland CRC; Historic insights for today’s Irish Methodists; Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise Annual Pilgrimage; ‘Exploring the needs of Generation Y’ - Seminar; Prayer, reconciliation, witness - Archbishop Welby visits the Province of the Indian Ocean; WCC: Central Committee listens to perspectives on economic justice; Fresh ways of being Church excite, inspire Anglicans; Press Coverage
Church Nursery Voted One of the Best; Scale of alcohol misuse in Ireland heading to a national emergency - Catholic bishops; United Reformed Church fails to agree on same-sex marriage; A second look at Summer Issue of Search; Summer Music at Sandford; Lunchtime Recitals at St Ann’s, Dawson Street; Concerts in St Mary’s Limerick; Irish classes in Church of the Good Shepherd, Monkstown; Phyllis Hamilton had third child after being raped by a priest; C of E Bishops consecrated; BMJ supports choice in assisted dying; Official Logo and Prayer for World Youth Day 2016 Revealed
Annual gathering of Focolare is taking place in Ballycastle; PCI Team help lead English Camp in Romania; Biography of Former Archbishop of Dublin to be Launched This Month; Twekesbury Abbey Schola at CCCD today; St Paul’s Parish Choir, Glenageary, in CCCD tomorrow; Irish Youth Choir presents "Heavenly Bodies”; Chapel Choir Of Oriel College, Oxford In Belfast; Cathedrals’ Farewell To Lord Lieutenant; Friar Alessandro & Guests in Derry; Day of Prayer for a peaceful July 12; Christian Aid’s Laganside walk; ‘Ethics Of War’ - Dublin Event; C of I school closes through lack of space after 171 years; The WCC: Seventy-five years in Geneva, 1939-2014
Corpus Christi, Trinity Sunday, Pentecost… the big celebrations are over. In tomorrow's gospel reading (Matthew 10:40-42) Jesus is back to teaching the basics. And what could be more basic than Christian hospitality. This lesson is not so much about what to do as it is about who and why we welcome.
Last weekend the General Meeting of the MU - the world's largest womens Christian organisation - met in Belfast. CNI News focus presents the events of the weekend, a feature on the MU's worldwide work today, and the address given by the Archbishop of Armagh in Belfast Cathedral which was filled to an enlarged capacity by the delegates and local members of the MU.
President Higgins praises C of I Irish language group; PCI Minister candidate withdraws; Variety in first Belfast cathedral music festival; Former chorister brings Lisburn school choir to St Patrick’s, Dublin; Exploring new ways of being church in a rural setting; Relationship between religion and science focus of Boyle Summer School; Annual Reek Sunday Pilgrimage; C of E Statement on Supreme Court judgement; Cardinal backs call by judge for re-think on religious liberty; Huge response for British Quakers' Yearly Meeting Gathering; Diplomatic row over second detention of Christian woman by Sudan; Living wage essential - Archbishop; Vigilance essential, Bishop of London on Syria and Iraq; Archbishop Carey was character witness for News of World editor; £330,000 rescue package for 21 UK churches; UK Sunday trading laws out of date and absurd - MP
Year of Working for reconciliation and peace building marked; Director of Veritas, Maura Hyland, to meet Pope Francis today; Clergy Hear of Exciting New Dublin Missional Initiative; Intercontinental Church Society Launches New Website; Healing service with Archbishop Eames; Waringstown couple working with church in Kenya since 1989; New rector in Dummurry; Connor Council member recognised; England’s Synod agenda built around women bishop question; Date set for Anglican-Roman Catholic cricket match; Commission chaired by Archbishop Sentamu champions living wage; Britain is becoming a more religious country; New edition of biography, Rowan's Rule; Diocese achieves Fair Trade status - The Diocese of St. Asaph; Disdainful Peter Hain won't be missed when he's gone; Mormons oust 'women priest' backer
New vision for teacher training and development in Republic; Diamond Jubilee of ordination of leading Catholic educationalist in Northern Ireland; C of I group meets with Orange Order leaders; Unionist councillor reports Telegraph journalist to PCC for 'insult' to Orange Order; Mission Global Partners Preparation begin; Inter faith concern on welfare, deprivation and desperation in Northern Ireland; Dublin’s Lord Mayor recalls finding 17-year-old pregnant girl in bin; No devil in detail of Church of England's new baptism service
Iraq - Canon Andrew White writes from Baghdad; ISIS makes Mosul's Christians pay $250 poll tax amid economic hardships; Persecution of Christians worse than in early Church, says Pope Francis
Therapists open Belfast consulting rooms for unwanted same-sex attraction; “We’re called to be a blessing,” Bishop tells Down and Dromore Synod; Irish Gospel Manuscripts to undergo preservation; New C of I Central Director Of Ordinands; Retirement of Bishop of Limerick; Outrage at lewd church altar scene; Christmas stories and the Great War competition; Gay wedding canon in service ban; Women bishops and church unity; Judge suggests conscience clause on issues like homosexuality; Mentored by Eric Liddell
A gathering of hundreds of young Christians is taking place this weekend for the first time; Research Visit to Haiti Ahead of Next PCI Appeal; Post Conference heartbreak remembered by Armagh Methodists; Messy Church comes to Lisburn - Ulster Star; Majority of priests ‘dissatisfied’ with new missal; Christians of Many Traditions Engaged in First Ecumenical Bible Week; John Brewer: peace threatens religion in NI; a future shared society may well be a secular one; Think tank vows ‘real solutions’; Justice in the Community Awards; Anglicans invited to join global advocacy webinar; US General Assembly committee opens door for Presbyterian ministers to perform same-sex marriages
We are Corpus Christi… the Body of Christ… nourished by him, living in him and he in us. We have purpose and direction… his purpose, his direction.
Presbyterians in training to be a people of service and outreach this summer; Sun shines and spirits high as Novena begins; Community Relations Council Awards for Exceptional Achievement; Dungannon church group at ‘Lest we Remember’ event; Glencraig Parish welcomes its new rector; Poverty Sunday – dealing with deprivation on the doorstep; Martyrs and youth the focus of Pope’s visit to South Korea; “An unconventional Christian": the career of Jean Vanier of L'Arche
Highlights of Methodist Conference 2014; Domino effect as schools drop academic selection; Portrait of Dean Desmond Harmon unveiled; Playing Our Part - Young people celebrate their parishes; Church welcomes report on underachievement in white working class children; Wales: Churches to celebrate "Music Sunday”; Church Army Africa celebrates 60 years; Pope offers prayers for refugees during general audience
Orange Order meets Catholic clergy in Belfast; Northern Ireland to host landmark Christian event; Church Of Ireland Statistics For Mission Announced; Iraq Crisis Appeal: left with nothing; Cathedral Patronal Service Celebrated Amid the Greenery of Garden Festival; Bishops Issue Joint Statement In Support Of Community Relations Week; McAleese: Pope plan to ask priests about family life 'bonkers’; ‘Old press’ destined for Wexford skip found to be 15th-century altarpiece worth €100,000; Methodist Church celebrates 40 years of women’s ordination; Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury to fight human trafficking; Archbishop defends Church schools
Orange Order’s lost Londonderry brethren remembered; Tyrone woman ordained in Limerick; MBE for the Rev Campbell Dixon; Down Cathedral’s new website ; Inspire in Ireland; Opinion: Where does fatherhood feature in story of mother-and-baby homes?;VOLKSWAGEN oxygen sensor
Bishop of Chelmsford: "Good religious education counters religious extremism”; Abp Welby's message to global summit to end sexual violence in war
Bethany Home to be investigated by the Government’s Commission into mother -and-baby homes; Methodist Conference – Tough Hands and a Happy Song; St Gobhan’s Seagoe celebrates 200 years; Making connections in the Braniel Community; PCI Stephen Anderson Commissioned for Service in Spain; Relationship, reconciliation and renewal focus to Search magazine; Homeschooling clampdown in Northern Ireland
Soul Waves Radio Features Bikers on a Mission Interview;Sunday’s Songs of Praise from St Patrick’s, Jordanstown; Bishop of Derry launches new book about Pope Francis; Warmed Hearts and the Breath of God at Methodist Conference; Safeguarding Children and Towards Peace spiritual support service; Protestant Bethany Homes babies ignored despite Tuam revelations; PCI TEEM Malawi distance learning; Church’s Ministry of Healing Thanksgiving Service and Gift Day; Habitat NI’s Big Build 2014 - an invitation
Our faith is replete with mysteries and wonders. This week we reflect on the biggest one of all.
Pope Francis sends message to World Cup opening; Christ Church Cathedral’s First Dublin Garden Festival opens today; Presbyterian Corkey House celebrates golden anniversary; Yesterday’s Highlights at the Irish Methodist Conference; Chopin The Masterworks - Limerick lunchtime piano recital; David Stevens Memorial Lecture - Religion and Politics in a Changing NI; Steady growth in MoneNISSAN oxygen sensor
yreagh church plant; Pupil absence rates in Ulster twice England’s; Omagh Catholic grammar schools in bid to end academic selection; Urgent prayer needed for Iraqi Christians; Irish bishops pray for Iraq
Church of Ireland archbishops take part in installation ceremony of Methodist president. Freedom of speech is vital, but so is freedom from fear - President
World Cup focus in Churches; Centenarian former chorister revisits choir; Christ Church Cathedral Receives ‘Dubline’ Tourism Project Grant; Younger speakers for Down and Dromore Bible Week; St Patrick’s Cathedral Choral Foundation Concert; Huge Numbers for Confirmation on Pentecost; New Church of England Chief Education Officer; Ukrainian Catholic bishops thank world for prayers during transition
Irish Catholic Bishops welcome Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; Include Bethany Home in Government Mother and baby inquiry - C of I Archbishop; British and Irish Churches Unite for World Blood Donor Day: 14 June; Finale of Armagh Cathedral Organ recital series; US organist and choirmaster to give masterclass in Magheralin; The Mix - a PCI young adults event; PCI Missionaries from Dungannon to minister in Italy; Newcastle Inter-Church Flower Festival; Historic Insight - Protestant schools in Eire ‘struggle for cash’
70th Anniversary of D–Day Landings Marked at Monkstown Service; 2014 Catherwood Lecture - Re-Narrating Human Rights: Dispelling Myths, Challenging Hypocrisy; Irish Catholic Catechism for Adults; New resource from Church Music Dublin - “Essential Hymn Playing”; Spirit of Friendship Flows at West Glendalough Children’s Choral Festival; Jonah–Man Jazz at Belfast Cathedral showcases talents of young singers; Sewing machine appeal to improve lives in Africa; Cardinal Nichols prays for peace with Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors
Presbyterian African Church Leaders Learn about Irish Potatoes; Pride of Ireland Awards: Homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award; Thousands of people take part in an anti-racism march in Belfas; Finale for Bandon Organist after 20 Years’ Service; How Justin Welby found God in Africa; Do you want to help shape church, politics and culture in Northern Ireland?; Archbishop invites Pope Francis to Glasgow to remember Jesuit martyr; Religious people "are more charitable" - Methodist Church response to BBC stats
Conservative Catholics should be voting for DUP, says Edwin Poots; Presbyterians issue call to Education Minister to be fair to the controlled sector; Full House Eager to Hear About Creating a Culture of Discipleship; £1/2m funding boost for Cathedral Hall; Cathedral Girls Choir Sings At Holy Cross Monastery; Pope Francis asks the Irish faithful and people of goodwill to pray and to unite in support of peace in the Holy Land; Church of Ireland events this week; Obit - Bishop John Baker
This Sunday most of the action is in the Acts of the Apostles. So with due reverence to John’s gospel, let’s break precedent and focus on this week’s First Reading from Acts.