The President of the Methodist Conference of Great Britain has said that a faith which shies away from the issue of death is "neither real nor relevant" in today's world.
Mothers' Union's General Meeting this year is being held at the world famous and charming Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Expert speakers, business and worship in the Cathedral and St John’s parish are part of an enticing mix.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Lowry Singers foundation a special concert in aid of the Haiti Earthquake Appeal will take place on Friday 13th May at 8 pm in Armagh's C of I Cathedral. Taking part are two leading Ulster musicians, organist Phillip Elliott and soprano, Elizabeth Ross.
Yesterday at a press conference regarding the appointment of the New Provincial Episcopal Visitors, the Archbishop of Canterbury was asked an unrelated question regarding the death of Osama Bin Laden.
Five days after Westminster Abbey, was seen on television by millions as the site of a royal wedding, the Church of England released statistics showing that weekly attendance at its 43 cathedrals rose by seven percent in 2010.
Yesterday Downing Street announced the appointment of the Reverend Jonathan Baker as Bishop of Ebbsfleet and the Reverend Norman Banks as the Bishop of Richborough, both of whom will be consecrated at a service at Southwark Cathedral on 16th June.
Part of their responsibility as episcopal visitors will be to ensure that “the integrity of differing beliefs and positions concerning the ordination of women to the priesthood should be mutually recognised and respected".
The annual conference of the Centre for Celtic Spirituality will be held in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, from 20 to 22 May and booking for the conference is now open.
Winners of the King James Bible Composition Competition will be announced at the Awards on Tuesday 17th May. Young composers were asked to set a text from the King James Bible (Authorised Version) in celebration of the 400th anniversary of its publication.
All bishops of the Northern province save one are now House of Bishops appointments. On the day when Northern Ireland elects local Assembly members, CNI asks why should those elected take heed of clerical appointments made by a ‘secret society’ process.
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The Church of Ireland Episcopal Electoral College for Clogher, meeting today in Church House, Armagh, failed to appoint a new Bishop of Clogher. This is the second time this year a college has failed to appoint.
The Central Director of Ordinands, The Very Revd Katherine Poulton, has given an update on the current situation.
The electoral college for the diocese of Clogher meets in Armagh today, May 4. Unlike their Scot’s episcopal neighbours to the east, or their Canadian and United States cousins to the west, the names of candidates are not published in the Church of Ireland. Each occasion is consequently open to speculation and rumour. Who might be considered possibilities for discussion today?
The St Barnabas Society, a charitable organization based in England and Ireland, has offered £100,000 for Anglican priests who have entered the Roman Catholic Church.
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu celebrated St George's Day outside York Minster at midday yesterday Monday 2 May.
The King James Version of the Bible officially was 400 years old yesterday after months of celebration worldwide leading up to the day.
Canon Cecil Mills contribution to St Patrick’s, Restorative justice lecture - Belfast, In the footsteps of St.Ninian, Lay vicar appointment
The Dock Church in the Titanic Quarter, Belfast, has entered an exciting new phase with the arrival of another chaplain.
The enthronement of the Right Revd Michael Jackson as Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough will take place in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, 8 May at 4.00pm. The service is strictly invite-only.
Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in Rome to attend a ceremony to mark the beatification of the late Pope, John Paul II, the BBC reports today.
A Fresh Expressions project run by an evangelist with Church Army has been awarded a six-figure donation by a Secret Millionaire. The Secret Millionaire episode will be broadcast on May 3 on Channel 4
Married clergy will be a temporary aberration within the Anglican Ordinariate, the Vatican’s Secretary of State declared, according to extracts published last week from his forthcoming book, “A Great Heart: Homage to John Paul II.”
Three Dublin fund raisers, Embrace AGM in Belfast, NI Assembly e-Petition on poverty, Clogher appointment
Services and events includes Electoral College for Clogher
An estimated 2 billion people around the world tuned in on April 29 to watch the historic royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, a ceremony infused with British pageantry and steeped in elements of Anglicanism – past, present and future.
The Real IRA has rejected a call to meet a priest for face-to-face peace talks.
The Executive Chair of the Lausanne Movement, Doug Birdsall, has paid tribute to evangelical theologian John Stott, who turned 90 this week.
The Salvation Army is making final preparations to welcome the esteemed New York Staff Band for a week long visit to Ireland at the end of May. The band, under the leadership of Bandmaster Ronald Waiksnoris, last played in Belfast in 1999 and received a tremendous welcome, engaging the weekend audience in high calibre music, much loved gospel hymns, Salvation Army favourites and much more!
There are a number of people from Belfast who will be taking part in today’s ceremonies. Two of them trained for their roles in Belfast Cathedral.
Paul Avis of the University Of Exeter will give a lecture in TCD this Wednesday 4th May 2011 at 7.30pm