The Church in Wales will this week consider taking a further step towards equality for gay clerics by providing improved pension rights for their civil partners.
The Editorial in the current issue of the Roman Catholic International journal, “The Tablet” highlights both the Archbishop of Canterbury’s proposed visit to Zimbabwe and the rumours about his retirement.
The Archbishop of York is to play host to the first ever Christian Youth Work Awards tomorrow.
Welcoming vicars will be answering questions such as "can I have a church wedding?" and "which version of the wedding service did I see on TV?", and will offer advice on all topics from hymns to fees, at the Church of England weddings stand, which is touring the country's main wedding shows in September and October .
Ten Church of Ireland clergy have come out strongly against the civil partnership involving a Portadown-born cleric, the News Letter reported yesterday.
The Most Revd Diarmuid Martin and The Most Revd Michael Jackson were at the Royal Irish Academy this week for the launch of an internet resource to enable research into the writings of St Patrick.
New Law Term Service, Initiative to commemorate Seán Ó Riada, Church Services in Irish, Heritage week at St Patrick’s, Handwriting the Gospels, Flower Festival, Holywood, Harvest Concert, Castlewellan Concert
The editorial in today’s Church Times, the leading newspaper in the Anglican Communion, comments on recent press speculation regarding the retirement of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sister Irene Lockett 60th Commissioning Anniversary, Welcome for Bishop Rooke, Transforming Communities, Armagh appointments, Dialogue is key, Walk Celebrates 200 years, Growth at Mount Merrion, Newtownards institution, Youth news, Music news, MU news
Stuart Townend is setting off today on an eight-day tour of Northern Ireland and Eire. Stuart is known and respected around the world as one of the leading worship songwriters of his generation.
There will be an Alpha Introductory Meal in the New Stand at Ravenhill Rugby Ground on Wednesday 21st September 2011 at 8pm. Guest speaker will be Shane Logan, CEO of Ulster Rugby. Tickets cost £5 and include a buffet meal.
The Church of Ireland Gazette is calling for “breathing space” in the row over gay clergy.
Andrea Bocelli and Katherine Jenkins be among performers for the 50th anniversary celebrations for Sunday night TV show Songs of Praise. This will be the third of three broadcasts marking the anniversary.
Ballymacash Parish, Lisburn is presenting an exhibition and other events including a flower festival which will invite parishioners and visitors to step into the past.
Two parishes separated almost by the entire breadth of Ireland are encountering their past in different ways over this month and next. It is a fair stride from Achill to Ballymacash, Lisburn. The memories have been healed about the mission at Achill.
A former trainee priest, who left his vocation because of celibacy rules, has said former Bishop of Derry, Edward Daly, should have spoken out against the ban on marriage years ago. Support however came from Sinn Fein and the Association of Catholic Priests
A call for solidarity with the poor was delivered to a gathering of religious, political and civil society leaders from all over the world by one of the presidents of the World Council of Churches (WCC) which is being attended by the Archbishop of Armagh and the Bishop of Meath, and which was addressed by the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Yesterday the News Letter reported that several evangelical Church of Ireland churches are to write to their bishops about the civil partnership of Dean Tom Gordon amid threats of a financial backlash from congregations which oppose the move.
Permission for Roman catholic priests to marry and misgivings on child sex abuse have been the focus of recent concerns commented on by Bishop Edward Daly, Fr Brian D’Arcy, Fr Joe McVeigh who criticised the Irish state, and Fr Aidan Troy. And the Irish state is set to pay religious orders 30m euros for legal fees.
Major Gospel Choirs and Artists to perform
Lecture on parish’s ‘holey’ stone!,5th Express Alpha Course in St Ann’s Dublin, Movilla Abbey hits trail for charity, Website launch for Holy Land Pilgrimages , September at The Good Book Shop
During the autumn Contemporary Christianity will be exploring some aspects of the relationship between Christian faith and economics. Details of two events in Belfast are given here. More are to follow…
In his monthly letter to the diocese, the Archbishop of Armagh shows that he can be influenced and persuaded and by specific cradle Anglicans …
Changing Attitude Ireland Responds to Dean Gordon’s Civil Partnership and Resulting Statements in the Media
The Auckland Diocesan Synod held on 4 September, 2011, debated and passed overwhelmingly a motion in support of the full inclusion of lesbian and gay people in ministry
Canon Ian Poulton, Rev Barry Ford and the Archbishop of Armagh took part in BBC Radio’s “Sunday Sequence” programme yesterday morning on the vexed subject of clergy in civil partnerships.
A report by Riazat Butt, in the Guardian today states that Richard Chartres, the bishop of London has denied suggesting it would be beneficial if the archbishop of Canterbury were to retire early, after it was claimed he was briefing against the most senior cleric in the Church of England. See yesterday's report on this site.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall joined relatives of the British victims of 9/11 at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks. He spoke of his feelings when Lord Mountbatten was killed by terrorists.
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, preached at two services in New York yesterday. The texts of her addresses follow on the theme 'Shalom, salaam, may your peaceful kingdom come'
The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev David Chillingworth, joined other church leaders and faith community representatives on the ‘9/11 walk for peace’ in Edinburgh yesterday.