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"What if it were you?" Responding to the refugee crisis in Belgium

Etched on a sign outside a makeshift refugee camp in north Brussels were the words “Et si c’était toi?” 

14 October 2015

Anglicans encouraged to drop filioque from Nicene Creed

Last week’s meeting of the Anglican Oriental Orthodox International Commission in Hawarden, Wales, and the agreement on dropping the filioque clause of the Nicene Creed has moved the two families of churches “one step closer to as close as we can be”, a leading Orthodox bishop has said.

13 October 2015

Conference of European Churches appoint new General Secretary

The Conference of European Churches – a European-wide ecumenical body which includes the Church of England, Church in Wales, Church of Ireland and the Iglesia Española Reformada Episcopal (the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain) – has appointed a priest from the Orthodox Church of Finland – Father Heikki Huttunen – as their new General Secretary.

13 October 2015

British church leaders give support to dairy farmers

Dairy farmers in Wales have won the support of the Archbishop of the province in the ongoing UK dairy-farm crisis; as British church leaders speak out in support of the country's dairy sector.

13 October 2015

C of E partner with Twitter for live worship broadcasts

The Church of England has broadcast a church service live over the internet in what was the first in a new series of weekly broadcasts in partnership with the microblogging site Twitter.

12 October 2015

Missions Conference: Time 'to set the wheels in motion'

Corruption is one of the main reasons the world’s poor stay shackled in extreme poverty – and churches and church leaders are in a “unique position” to help change that - that was the challenge that Sir Anand Satyanand placed in front of the 400 people at the 2015 Missions Conference yesterday.

09 October 2015

The Mission Banquet - the agenda of the Missions Conference

Birth registration and the growth of the Anglican church in London are two seemingly unrelated "dishes" that help to make up the missions "banquet" at the Missions Conference in New Zealand

09 October 2015

Anglican and Oriental Orthodox churches reach historic agreements on the incarnation of Christ and procession of the Holy Spirit

Historic agreements have been signed between Anglican and Oriental Orthodox Churches helping to heal the oldest continuing division within Christianity.

09 October 2015

God has a church for his mission - Anglican mission conference hears

Almost 400 people jammed into the arena which is at the heart of King’s College Otahuhu on Tuesday for the powhiri [Māori welcoming ceremony] that launched the 2015 Common Life Missions Conference.

07 October 2015

C of E offers unreserved apology for abuse committed by bishop

The Church of England has spoken of its “deep shame and regret” this afternoon after a former diocesan bishop was sentenced to 36 months in prison after admitting a series of abuse offences against 18 young men.

07 October 2015