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"Every child a peacemaker"

An unexpected, but very pleasant, surprise for ten members of Lyon Anglican Church who visited Israel recently was an invitation to dinner with young people from Kids4Peace, a Jerusalem based organisation

02 April 2013

Shoe shining Bishop says 'thank you' for charity donations

Shoe shining Bishop says 'thank you' for charity donations

Bishop of Swansea John Davies raised around £400 for charity shining shoes on Maundy Thursday

02 April 2013

Jesus is 'always making us new': Abp Justin's Easter sermon

Archbishop Justin has said in his Easter sermon that pinning hopes on individuals in politics and public life is "always a mistake".

31 March 2013

Bishops shine shoes for Maundy Thursday

Church of England Bishops will be taking Easter to the streets of towns and city centres as they get on their knees to shine the shoes of passers-by on Maundy Thursday (March 28th).

27 March 2013

Archbishop of Armagh's Easter Message 2013

Archbishop of Armagh's Easter Message 2013

The wonderful ancient greeting for Easter that the western liturgical traditions have retrieved from the Orthodox churches – which have maintained it over many centuries as a greeting not simply for inside the church building, but between neighbours and friends in the street

27 March 2013

Coventry's bombed cathedral crypts discovered

Coventry's bombed cathedral crypts discovered

[BBC] Restoration workers have discovered nine secret crypts hidden under the ruins of Coventry's bombed cathedral.

26 March 2013

Global Anglicans asked to speak up for Syria's children

Members of the Anglican Communion are being asked to sign a petition asking the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa - to urge Syria’s leadership to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians.

25 March 2013

Archbishop of York Invites Headteachers to Community Conference

Archbishop of York Invites Headteachers to Community Conference

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu has invited Headteachers from schools and academies across the North of England to Bishopthorpe Palace on Wednesday 24 April 2013 to hear about the Young Leaders Award

25 March 2013

"Provide clergy, laity training to prevent violence" - Anglican women

Women from around the Anglican Communion have called for clergy and laity to receive training to "recognise violence and to address it effectively".

23 March 2013

Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe announces retirement

Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe announces retirement

The Rt Rev Dr Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, is to retire before the end of this year.

23 March 2013