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Three-centuries-old mission agency USPG launches new name and look

One of the oldest Anglican mission agencies has returned to its historic name USPG

30 August 2016

Pan-European church groups endorse Season of Creation

A trio of pan-European church bodies have endorsed the upcoming World Day of Prayer for Creation and the Season of Creation that follows it.

30 August 2016

Michael Ramsey Prize awarded to dementia study

A book about faith and dementia has been awarded this year’s Michael Ramsey Prize by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

30 August 2016

Abp Welby's vision for youth discipleship, evangelism and Kingdom-building

The Archbishop of Canterbury has described his hope of young people “being disciples of Jesus, being witnesses to Jesus and being servants of the Kingdom.”

26 August 2016

Anglicans called to pray after earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar

The chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Archbishop Paul Kwong, has called on Anglicans around the world to pray for Italy and Myanmar after separate earthquakes yesterday.

25 August 2016

Jordanian prince and Jewish academic decry plight of Middle East Christians

Prince Hassan of Jordan, a Muslim, has teamed up with Dr Ed Kessler, the Jewish interfaith expert, to issue a joint denunciation of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.

24 August 2016

Drones deployed to protect ancient churches

A remote controlled flying drone equipped with a video camera is to be used to identify maintenance requirements of historic churches in Yorkshire, England.

23 August 2016

Church-sponsored play about a refugee in line for national awards

A Church-of-England sponsored play about the plight of a refugee stuck in France while trying to reach the UK has been nominated for two prestigious awards.

22 August 2016

Media challenged over portrayal of refugees

Church leaders in Wales have joined forces to call on the country’s media to change the way they report on refugees.

18 August 2016

Ecumenical focus on prayer for creation

Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians are being asked to join in the World Day of Prayer for Creation on 1 September.

17 August 2016