Rector of Killyleagh, Revd Jerome Munyangaju, has been elected a Canon of St Anne’s Cathedral by the Chapter.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday 24 January 2012.
Bangor Abbey officially opened its Parish Centre on Saturday 21 January during a weekend of celebration involving local community and church representatives.
More than 1,000 people across Wales have had their say about the future of the Church in Wales as part of a root and branch review.
The government is planning to outlaw paying cash for scrap metal, following pressure from churches, rail companies and civic groups over growing metal and lead theft.
More than 2,000 images of stained glass windows in churches across Wales have been made available for viewing online for the first time.
The head of Christian Aid has told government representatives at the Davos World Economic Forum to respect human dignity.
Zion, Cashel & Ossory, TCD, Theological Institute, Christ Church and Clogher, Delamere memorial
President Michael D. Higgins is to attend a special ecumenical service of solidarity for all feeling the pain of recession in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, this Thursday, February 2, at 8.00 p.m. Entitled ‘In Darkness There is Light’.
A highly respected former Rector of St Saviour’s (Dobbin) and Kilmore Parish Churches in Armagh diocese, the Rev Canon Francis Kenneth (Ken) Livingstone, has died at the age of 85.
Turas is Colin Neill's first novel and he will be “in conversation with Contemporary Christianity” on February 21
A special event for churches in County Down: four churches (Baptist, Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian) will tell of their experiences in undertaking Mission work at home and abroad.
LifeSiteNews reports: Seventy-four percent of Christian Britons believe that discrimination against Christianity and Christian freedom of expression is on the rise in their country, according to a recent poll.
An underground catwalk event is offering London’s fashionistas something truly different next month.
Hundreds of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day took place as part of the worldwide commemoration on Friday 27 January, with more services and ceremonies as part of religious events happening this weekend.
A parish church in Hull is to house a temporary bar; and a neighbouring pub is to hold Sunday services.
Senior C of E clergy gave their support to a counselor suspended by the British national body and critics of "conversion therapy" have spoken out after a weekend of high-level promotion by its supporters, who often prefer to call it "gender-affirming therapy".
See Blog on this site for these and other reports in the area of sexuality and Christian belief.
Eamon Delaney writing in yesterday’s Independent says - Often in a minority of one, the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral is a true iconoclast.
John Paul McCarthy in The Independent states: The justice minister's Holocaust speech showed how 'context' comes from the heart, and that the C of I Bishop of Cork is the only protestant with a similar stance
Make Lent count this year in a fresh way by joining Christian Aid Ireland on the ‘Count Your Blessings’ (CYB) journey and supporting some of the poorest communities in the world.
The Church Times carried a detailed report which is now available to non-subscribers: Synod given chance to signal its wishes on women bishops by Margaret Duggan and Ed Thornton.
Women bishops are coming to the Church of England, says leading opponent
The Roman Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches in the UK have welcomed an “unprecedented” move towards unity last week.
Are internecine Anglican church politics and Catholic turmoil over child abuse adequate preparation for the Labour snakepit?
Marriage must remain a union between a man and a woman, says the Archbishop of York, and David Cameron will be acting like a “dictator” if he allows homosexual couples to wed.
From tomorrow the two main Sunday services at St Patrick’s will be available each week though it is hoped to include Evensong on weekdays in the near future. (See also Music section of this site).
Today’s Comment in The Irish Times states:
The power of individuals to create change for the better was the topic for an extremely lively public conversation in Derry / Londonderry on Thursday.
A series of lunchtime lectures in association with the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral entitled ‘Restorations of Christ Church’ will run throughout February.
A former moderator of the Presbyterian Church will not travel to support his beloved Ulster rugby team in the Heineken Cup as the game is being played on Easter Sunday.