St Anne’s Cathedral Belfast where the civic memorial service was held following the sinking of The Titanic in 1912 will most appropriately be the venue for the first performance of a “Requiem for the Lost Souls of the Titanic” by Philip Hammond on April 14 next year.
Rt Rev Alan Abernethy writes... My reflections on Christmas this year are shaped by a very recent visit to the Anglican Church in Kenya in the diocese of Kajiado.
Revd Willie Nixon, rector of Killaney and Carryduff and Church of Ireland Chaplain to Hydebank, on Sunday past visited the prison bearing gifts.
The families of soldiers from Yorkshire killed in action or seriously injured in Afghanistan joined The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu at a special service of remembrance and thanksgiving at Bishopthorpe Palace in York last Thursday.
Demonstrators decide to leave on their own terms before forced eviction begins
Twelve C of E cathedrals learned yesterday that they been awarded fabric repair grants in the run up to Christmas.
Children from Bonneville Primary School in Clapham decorated the Christmas tree at Lambeth Palace with help from Archbishop Rowan Williams and Mrs Williams.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York joined the Bishop of Manchester last week in admitting the Revd Canon Colin Craston to the Order of William Temple.
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Racism is on the rise in Ireland during the recession – and economic troubles are helping more prejudiced attitudes take root, according to a group representing immigrants.
Yesterday’s Sunday Sequence featured a substantial debate (about 35 minutes into the recorded programme) on a new book,Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press 2011), written by sociologists John Brewer, Gareth Higgins and Francis Teeney.
Dancer Michael Flatley said he was “very encouraged and a little bit stunned” by the sale of his first painting at auction yesterday for €5,600.
The Dean of Belfast’s Black Santa sitout for charities 2011 is underway and continues until Christmas Eve.
For Cork people, the SHARE charity fast and collection by the second-level school students of the city marks the start of Christmas.
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An article by a former Cabinet Minister has prompted a riposte from a retired C of E bishop
An ugly scene of hard drugs, violence and corruption among protesters
Canon Jonathan Draper has been appointed as the next Dean of Exeter Cathedral.
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The Parish of St Thomas on the Lisburn Road/Eglantine Avenue, has carried out a lot of work to Parish property in recent years - re-ordering and refurbishment of the Church, construction of a new office, and landscaping of the grounds - and there is more to do.
Limerick city has sixth highest suicide rate in Ireland Andrew Carey reported in the Limerick Post this week.
Church life and the savings habits of people in Inishowen are detailed in the latest edition of the Donegal Annual along with 100 photos, charts, maps and images from the past.
Clergy and laity differ sharply in their attitude to poverty, new research from the C of E’s Church Urban Fund (CUF) suggests.
Church officials are working desperately to revive a £15-million deal to safeguard the future of the 12 Zurbarán paintings at Auckland Castle, Co. Durham.
The Church of England has welcomed the Government announcement of a new £10 million Local Energy Assessment Fund which gives community groups, including churches, a chance to bid for money.
Your rapid overview of today’s news and interests - Have a very messy Christmas, says Archbishop of Canterbury
The rector of Killyleagh, Revd Jerome Munyangaju and his wife, Mary, intend to return to Kigali in Rawanda one day, but in the meantime they have decided to put their home in Kigali to good use.
Online booking for seminars at Church Resources 2012 in Belfast has started. There is a programme of 50 seminars covering: Leadership, Local Community, Mission, Pastoral Care, Youth.
A record number of people are calling the Samaritans’ helplines in both parts of Ireland the charity has announced.
