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Thou shalt tweet responsibly, Church urges clergy and staff

A Church of England diocese has issued a list of social media rules to its staff and clergy, urging them to consider God when tweeting the masses.

23 January 2014

Church of Ireland Primate to Open Crosslinks Conference

The theme of the conference, at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, will be the Uniqueness of Christ and His Mission.

23 January 2014

Egypt's Anglicans hopeful despite tough times

The small Christian community has faced harassment but priests believe interfaith dialogues are bearing fruit.

20 January 2014

Papal Nuncio to preach at Church of Ireland Cathedral

Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland, is preaching at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast and St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

16 January 2014

Sir Hector Sants to Chair Archbishop's Task Group on Credit Unions and the Financial Sector

Sir Hector Sants, former Chief Executive of the Financial Services Authority and Head of Compliance and regulatory affairs for Barclays Bank, has accepted the Archbishop of Canterbury’s invitation to chair a Task Group to help support the growth of Credit Unions

16 January 2014

Signs of growth for the Church of England

Cathedrals, Fresh Expressions and Parishes across the country provide Grounds for Growth of Church of England

16 January 2014

Cambridge University 'hope' for biblical manuscript bid

Cambridge University has said an appeal to raise £1.1m to buy an early Biblical manuscript it has held for 30 years is "progressing well".

15 January 2014

Salisbury Cathedral Magna Carta project gets lottery support

Salisbury Cathedral, home to the finest of the four surviving original Magna Carta 1215, is delighted to have been awarded initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund 

14 January 2014

Bishop Receives Award For Services To ATC Chaplaincy

The Bishop of Jarrow has been honoured with an ‘Award for Meritorious Service’ for his service to Chaplaincy in the North East of England.

14 January 2014

Bishops hold Wales-wide meetings on 'code' for women bishops

The Bishops of the Church in Wales are holding open meetings across Wales this month and next (Jan and Feb) to consult on a code for ordaining women as bishops.

14 January 2014