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Church in Wales joins Keep Me Posted campaign

The Keep Me Posted campaign, which is pressing for the consumer’s right to choose how they are contacted by banks, utility companies and other service providers, has been joined by The Church In Wales.

04 August 2014

Bishops urge David Cameron to grant asylum to Iraqi Christians

UK has 'moral and historical obligation' to offer sanctuary to refugees driven from Mosul by Isis militants

04 August 2014

Mission entrepreneurs to meet the Dragons

It began in Japan with the name Manê no Tora (Money Tigers), but is known in most of the world as Dragon's Den, its British name

01 August 2014

Warning over fake Facebook accounts

Two Primates of the Anglican Communion have warned unsuspecting followers to be wary of fake Facebook profiles.

01 August 2014

Iraq: Hell has broken out here and nobody cares

The Vicar of Baghdad, the Revd Canon Andrew White, has issued an impassioned plea for prayer and support

31 July 2014

Gaza: Peace calls matched with sacrificial care

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has joined other Anglican primates and church leaders in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza strip

31 July 2014

Human Trafficking – Archbishop's statement

Marking the first UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes government efforts to combat human trafficking

30 July 2014

South Africa's Primate: "Pray for Gaza and Ukraine"

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba has made an urgent call for prayer for the war affected Ukraine and Gaza region.

30 July 2014

Theology of gender explored

Being made male or female should be a gift of God, not a weapon of oppression says a new paper by Christian Aid, Of the Same Flesh: exploring a theology of gender.

29 July 2014

Vicar of Baghdad: "They just go around and shoot the odd person dead."

Vicar of Baghdad' Canon Andrew White has warned that Christianity in Iraq could be close to extinction.

28 July 2014