The Bishop of the Diocese of Kadugli, Sudan has issued A Call To Prayer and Fasting to End the Nuba Genocide, and for the Peace of all Sudan this Sunday June 26, 2011
A new book, “The Earl Bishop” by lecturer and broadcaster Stephen Price, sheds light on the fascinating story of the man behind the Mussenden Temple.
The Diocese of Liverpool has set ten 'tests' for any proposed initiatives to help churches avoid doing anything that might hinder the work of God's mission.
Vicars these days have to deal with endless tantrums, schmoozing and fake piety. It’s a world away from the 'Vicar of Dibley', says Giles Fraser, canon chancellor at St Paul's Cathedral as “Rev” returns tomorrow on BBC2
The cost of marrying in a local parish church is set to soar by almost 50 per cent.
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent of The Times, states that - The Church of England has given the green light for celibate gay men in civil partnerships to become bishops.
Anglican church leaders have written to G20 agriculture ministers to press for measures to combat high food prices ahead of the ministers’ meeting next week.
Alex Salmond has been accused by church and legal figures of rushing
1Z0-272 exams through legislation to combat religious bigotry, including new offences such as using social media to spread sectarian hatred.
Yesterday the BBC reported that the The Church of Ireland Primate has apologised personally to members of the Consultative Group on the Past over a Church of Ireland Gazette editorial.
The Church of England is expected to confirm that openly gay clergy can be made bishops, if they are celibate. The Church will publish legal advice today that says that homosexual clergy in civil partnerships can become bishops - as long as they remain celibate.
The Archbishop of Armagh, Most Rev AET Harper has described a recent editorial in the C of I Gazette as “gratuitous” and apologised for it.
The Bishop of Cork , Rt Rev Paul Colton, has stated that the Church needs to prepare for a decade of important centenaries in Irish history
Services and events
Churches in Ireland are being encouraged to join with Christians throughout the world by celebrating Creation during Creation Time on at least one Sunday, or over the five weeks from 1st September 70-480 to 4th October 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury is going on a pastoral visit to the Anglican Church in Eastern Congo as the guest of the Most Revd Henri Isingoma, Primate of the Church of the Province of Congo.
The Presbyterian Church’s press officer has issued a public criticism of the 642-832 language of the C of I Gazette regarding one of the church’s ministers. This is a first in Irish church journalism.
The Methodist Church in England and the Church of England should work more closely together in their local communities, according to a new report from representatives of both Churches.
Gay 'cure' meeting fuels intolerance - was the headline of a Belfast Telegraph editorial commenting upon the recent picket of a meeting in Belvoir parish premises.
The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement has joined with other Christian organisations and individuals in calling for openness, transparency and integrity in the appointment of bishops within the Church of England.
100th birthday, Accomodation at QUB , 25th anniversary of ordination, Dublin Inter-Parish Hockey Tournament, Midsummer melodies
Canadian Anglican parishes and individuals who would like to learn more about the proposed Anglican Covenant now have a study guide at their fingertips on the internet.
Stephen Plant, who has been a Methodist minister for 20 years, is to be ordained as a Church of England deacon by the Bishop of Ely, Stephen Conway, at a service in Ely Cathedral, on Saturday 2 July (15.00).
The Christian Socialist Movement has come out in defence of the Archbishop of Canterbury after he faced a storm of criticism over comments about the Coalition.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has voiced concern over increasing violence in South Kordofan in Sudan. 40,000 have fled and the new Anglican cathedral in Kadugli has been burned down.
During a commissioning ceremony at Lambeth Palace, Archbishop Canterbury Rowan Williams urged Janette O'Neill, USPG's new chief executive, to surprise and engage the Church of England with new ideas for world mission.
A protest was held outside an event organised by the Core Issues Trust group at Belvoir Parish premises in Belfast.
A new committee was elected at the AGM of Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise/(Irish Guild of the Church) on 11 June, after a service in the Lady Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral to commemorate St. Columba.
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Two members were recognised in the recent Birthday Honours list
Bishop Paul Colton, noted that since the last meeting of the Cork Diocesan Synod the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 had commenced.