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The Anglican Communion meets in London for the Olympics

Anglicans from around the world have been attending a series of church events across Stratford, in London where the Olympic Park is located.

06 August 2012

Anglican leader sets out challenge of collaboration for peace

Anglican leader sets out challenge of collaboration for peace

Co-operation may be a natural thing, but it isn't easy. It requires a real willingness to work together across different world views. That was the message of keynote speaker Dr Stephen Cherry, from the Anglican Diocese of Durham, as he helped launch the 2012 Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh.

06 August 2012

Reduction in UK Feed-In Tariff has led to many abandoned solar projects

Reduction in UK Feed-In Tariff has led to many abandoned solar projects

There is little need for constant reminders of the need to conserve energy. Every citizen in every country needs to save energy and use it sparingly. Alternative sources of energy need to be developed and existing "clean" forms of energy need to be more widely utilised.

06 August 2012

Olympic medallist's hometown to receive first church heart machine

Olympic medallist's hometown to receive first church heart machine

The local church is at the heart of many communities across Wales, but St James' Church has taken ‘heart’ one step further.

02 August 2012

Your church needs you

Your church needs you

All Saints, Waterden, stands in splendid isolation in the middle of a field in a hidden valley 10 miles from the north Norfolk coast. It is a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon village church without a village – but even if it has lost its original purpose, it remains picture postcard perfect, a Grade I-listed gem in a landscape that carries those who happen upon it back through the centuries.

02 August 2012

Sectarian violence in Nigeria "goes beyond just religious tensions"

Sectarian violence in Nigeria "goes beyond just religious tensions"

From the Office of the Archbishop of Dublin: A report has revealed that the violence in Nigeria, responsible for hundreds of deaths since January, is due to more than religious tensions alone.

01 August 2012

Iraqi Christian children survive double bomb blasts

Iraqi Christian children survive double bomb blasts

Canon Andrew White, the vicar of the only Anglican church in Baghdad, said it was "a major miracle" that a bus load of children returning from their First Communion were not killed in a double bomb attack.

31 July 2012

Vicar plans social media campaign for new parish

Vicar plans social media campaign for new parish

A vicar who is a keen convert to social media, plans to use the full force of the internet to reach out to young people in his new parish.

31 July 2012

Broadband for all, urges Bishop of Norwich

Broadband for all, urges Bishop of Norwich

A scheme in Norwich Diocese which gives broadband access to remote rural communities has been highlighted as an example of best practice in a report released today from the Lords Communcations Committee, which says the Government’s broadband strategy must not leave communities behind.

31 July 2012

Installation of The Revd Canon John Organ, Bishop Suheil's New Chaplain

Installation of The Revd Canon John Organ, Bishop Suheil's New Chaplain

Sunday, July 29th was a day of celebration as Bishop Suheil gave the mandate to The Very Revd Hosam Naoum, Dean of St. George's Cathedral, to formally install the Revd Major John Organ as Residential Canon of St. George’s Cathedral and Bishop’s Chaplain.

31 July 2012