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Plymouth bishop to move to Australia

A new bishop from England has been appointed to the Anglican Diocese of the Murray.

02 July 2013

Bishop welcomes EU guidelines on freedom of religion

New EU guidlines on promoting and protecting religious freedom has been welcomed by the Church of England

01 July 2013

Bible course equipped lay leaders to "think for themselves"

A Scripture course has caused lay leaders to take greater responsibility in church leadership

01 July 2013

Abp Welby opens flagship Anglican diabetes clinic in Ramallah

Abp Welby opens flagship Anglican diabetes clinic in Ramallah

The Archbishop spoke of the need for "justice, security and peace for the Palestinian people" while opening the clinic at St Andrew's church.

28 June 2013

Church-backed bid could lead to ethical bank

The Church of England is backing a bid for hundreds of branches being offloaded by Royal Bank of Scotland, raising the prospect of a new, ethical bank on the high street.

28 June 2013

African communities no longer want to "beg the West" for aid

The Us Annual Conference hears that God has given Africa the skills and resources that it needs  

27 June 2013

Abp Welby: "Shared humanity the way to peace"

Peace cannot be found without recognising each other’s humanity, Abp Welby said in Jerusalem

27 June 2013

Chaplaincy posts cut in 40% of English hospitals

Chaplain: "Hospitals failing patients if they don't provide for their faith"

27 June 2013

Abp Welby meets Jordanian foreign minister

The Archbishop of Canterbury met with the Jordanian foreign minister His Excellency Nasser Judeh in Amman today

26 June 2013

Bishop applauds 'Sudan 40' success

The Bishop of Salisbury has called the ‘Sudan 40’ celebrations in Wiltshire and Dorset “a great success”.

26 June 2013