‘Not every victim wants to forgive’

A new  book, Forgiving and Remembering in Northern Ireland, was launched in Belfast last night.

Redemption – A Celtic Passion

An inter-church, cross community event based on the Passion and Resurrection of Christ is being presented by Ormeau Churches Together and the Ballynafeigh Clergy Fellowship in Newtownbreda (St John’s) Presbyterian Church on Friday 15th. April at 8.00 p.m.

Trocaire’s Lenten advert criticised

In his weekly column which appears in Irish newspapers today, Kevin Myers extensively criticises the current ads and programme

Statement from Rev Dr Brian Crowe

The following personal statement was issued today

Clarify the role of Protestants in providing education in Ireland into the future

The Bishop of Cork speaking at the Annual Convention of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS) today 1st April, in White’s Hotel, Wexford said that this is a time of great apprehension and uncertainty among Protestants involved in education.

Bishop to speak to schools’ convention

The Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Paul Colton will be one of the keynote spakers at the Annual Convention of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools

Leading church aid agency welcomes plans to build disaster resilience

Christian Aid has welcomed the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review’s focus on building disaster resilience and called on the UK Government to step up its support for such programmes.

College fails to appoint new Bishop of Tuam

The Episcopal Electoral College for Tuam, Killala and Achonry, meeting today in Church House, Armagh, failed to appoint a new Bishop.

Dublin Enthronement – May 8

The enthronement of the Right Revd Dr Michael Jackson as Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough will take place in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, 8 May at 4.00pm.

Church ‘shocked’ by Quinn plan for schools in Republic

Roman Catholic Church leaders last night said they were shocked by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn's target of transferring more than 1,500 church schools to other patrons.

Integrated college forms gay-straight alliance

An integrated college in County Down has become the first school in NI to form a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA).

Bomb near Derry C of I Cathedral affects choristers rehearsal

Police have described a bomb left near Londonderry courthouse last Sunday as a "substantial viable device". Choirboys had to be evacuated from the nearby C of I Cathedral. Dean Morton and his family had to leave the Deanery overnight.

Science and religion not at odds, says academic

Science and religion are not incompatible, but should be seen as complementary fields, a gathering in Trinity College, Dublin, heard this weekend.

£1m grant will see abandoned church reborn as arts hub

Sitting derelict for almost 20 years, Duncairn Presbyterian Church has been a blight on the local landscape. The Befast Telegraph reports that all that is about to change.

Lay reader indecently assaulted boy at camp

A well-known publisher, environmentalist and former Church of Ireland lay reader “shamefully abused the trust” of a 13-year- old boy when he indecently assaulted him 26 years ago, a judge has said.

New Book by CITI Lecturer

Dr Katie Heffelfinger on Second Isaiah

Ex-C of I minister gets probation over images

A former Church of Ireland minister who admitted downloading child abuse images, has been given three years probation BBC Northern Ireland reported tonight.

Carbon pledges at Lambeth interfaith forum

A  range of carbon lifestyle pledges were hung on the historic fig tree at Lambeth Palace today at an Interfaith Seminar on Environment & Sustainability attended by religious and political leaders and representatives of all major faiths.

Praying nation touched by world events and needs of others

Those posting prayers at www.sayoneforme.org, the Church of England's web-based prayer service for Lent, are valuing happiness for the world and others more than money - analysis of the first 300 prayers reveals.

Faraday Institute Course in Belfast: An Introduction to Science and Religion

Union Theological College, Belfast: June 24-26, 2011

C of I news briefs

Dublin Secretary's post; Clogher appointments; CMSI Impact event; Bookshop change

C of I minister permission to officiate withdrawn over newspaper claims

A C of I Cleric who is the special adviser to Danny Kenndy, NI's minister for employment and learning has been sacked following allegations in The Belfast Telegraph today about his private life.

Maynooth College ‘not closing’

The President of Ireland's largest training college for Roman Catholic priests has said media reports suggesting the national seminary may close "are without foundation."

Evangelicals fear Libya may become ‘another Iraq’

As Col Gaddafi calls upon Islamic armies to stand against the “crusaders”, the UK Evangelical Alliance says the international coalition must concentrate on protecting civilians.

Budget ignores the plight of the poorest – Christian Action on Poverty

Yesterday’s UK Budget announcement will do nothing to help the poor and vulnerable people who are about to suffer the worst effects of the government’s programme of cuts, says Church Action on Poverty.

C of E urged ‘to smell the coffee’ over employment rights

The Church of England should wake up and smell the coffee over its ‘medieval attitude’ to employment rights, Unite, the largest union in the country, said today.

Female church minister wins landmark employment rights case

Major implications for all churches in the United Kingdom. "Some of the best and worst practices I have ever come across have been in churches”, says union leader.

‘Shocking’ levels of failure among Protestant teens

Protestant teenagers growing up in working-class areas of Northern Ireland are under-|performing in society, new research has revealed.


C of I news briefs

Children's Ministry events, PACT needs help, Special service for healing, Whitehouse rector installed, Visit to north by Palestinian ambassador, Book on Churches of st George, Lecture on God and Geology

Jesse Jackson meets victims during visit to Ulster

US civil rights campaigner Rev Jesse Jackson completed a two-day visit to the province.