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The leaders of the four main churches in Northern Ireland are to take their concerns that families here will be badly hit by welfare reforms directly to the minister overseeing the proposals.
Last month a leading gay Anglican cleric returned to his native Ireland after a two-day conference in Geneva, Switzerland on HIV, theology and human rights which highlighted a standoff between various parties, faiths and governments in the battle to tackle AIDS.
Ecumenical Community Carol Singing will take place in front of the Mansion House (Dawson St, Dublin) at 3.30pm on Saturday 17th December . The singing will be led by Cantairí 70-451 Avondale.
The Archbishop of Canterbury introduced and closed an almost 5-hour debate in the House of Lords on the situation of Christians in the Middle East on Friday past 9th December.
Tearfund and Christian Aid are among the NGOs calling for greater government commitment to rooting out corruption.
St Paul's dossier complains of graffiti daubed on building, human faeces in the grounds and alcohol fuelling noise levels at campsite
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Tents may not seem to feature strongly in the Christmas story…
Church Mission Society Ireland (CMSI) is inviting friends and supporters to its Christmas Celebrations in Belfast and Dublin.
Shankill Parish Caring Association has appointed Olive Hobson as their Community Development Officer. This is a new role created to help connect communities in the Lurgan area and part of Olive’s remit is to help with the development of the Community Outreach Group.
The 2011 Black Santa sit out at St Ann’s Church on Dawson Street will get underway this Friday, December 16, at 2pm.
Whitechurch Parish has scooped an award in the annual ‘Beautiful South Dublin’ competition.
This weekend in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute the part–time M.The., students will begin their second module for this year.
The C of I correspondent to The Irish Times notes today:
Ed Beavan writes in yesterday’s ChurchTimes: The possibility of getting church halls approved for the registering of civil partnerships is being explored after new regulations on civil partnerships in places of worship came into force on Monday. The Church of England nationally is not allowing the use of churches.
Bagehot writes - Before a fresh tidal wave of Euro-news breaks over us all, this week's print column looks at religion (and specifically the Anglican faith) in austerity Britain.
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Informed comment in the city suggests that two clergy have now withdrawn from successive invitations by the Board of Nomination to become rector of the prestigious Parish of Malone in the affluent south Belfast area.
Jonathan Drennan of The Irish Times finds that for Ulster’s three Springboks it was the lure of religious and spiritual compatibility that clinched their move to Ravenhill.
One of Ireland’s most well-known priests has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement award by Redemptorist religious magazine Reality.
Patsy McGarry of The Irish Times reported yesterday:
Churches in more than 100 towns in Great Britain will be telling the Nativity with a fun twist this Christmas.
Peter McMullen, a vicar who writes for the Daily Telegraph has criticised the recently issued C of E’s Prayer for the financial crisis.
Your rapid overview of today’s news and interests. Today's Blog is by Walter Brueggemann on justice and prayer.
While shepherds watched in Holywood,St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School Carol service, Limerick Carols for the City, Vacancy in Diocese of Glendalough
The Dean of Belfast has launched his first Black Santa Sitout Appeal with a fundraising target of £201,100.
Youghal Methodist Church is inviting the wider to community to join ‘Come Celebrate and Sing,’ an evening of carols and recitals celebrating the restoration of their church organ on Wednesday December 14th. The event is inter church and Ian Sexton, the Organist & Master of The Clerks Choral of Youghal’s Collegiate Church of Saint Mary the Virgin will be playing.
The Irish Roman Catholic bishops officially expressed their concern over the current state of diplomatic relations between Ireland and the Vatican.
The parents of children and young people with cancer are struggling to cope with the unexpected cost of caring for a sufferer in Northern Ireland, according to a report released this week.