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HM Queen Elizabeth II Attends Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving at St Macartin's Cathedral

HM Queen Elizabeth II Attends Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving at St Macartin's Cathedral

HM Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has attended a Service of Thanksgiving in St Macartin’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Enniskillen to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

26 June 2012

Meeting in Beirut, interfaith leaders work toward Middle East peace

Meeting in Beirut, interfaith leaders work toward Middle East peace

[Episcopal News Service, Beirut] A landmark three-day Christian-Muslim peace conference concluded on a hopeful note here by issuing an appeal to religious leaders and institutions to collaborate on promoting human rights, self-determination, peaceful co-existence, and non-violence, particularly in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

26 June 2012

Anglican choir to sing for the Pope

Anglican choir to sing for the Pope

[UKPA] Westminster Abbey choir is to make history this week by singing at the Vatican just under two years after performing for Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to Britain.

26 June 2012

Parish income and ministry stats published

Parish income and ministry stats published

The Church of England has today published its latest information both about parish income and expenditure and about trends in ministry numbers in Church Statistics 2010/11.

25 June 2012

Research shows Fresh Expressions making a significant contribution to growth in Liverpool

Research shows Fresh Expressions making a significant contribution to growth in Liverpool

Ground breaking research from the Sheffield Centre has revealed that Fresh Expressions in the Diocese of Liverpool are growing faster, deeper and wider than was previously thought. The research revealed at a major diocesan conference on growth this Saturday shows that Fresh Expressions are now a major part of the growth of the diocese.

21 June 2012

Appointment of two new Ecumenical Canons to St Anne's Cathedral Belfast

Appointment of two new Ecumenical Canons to St Anne's Cathedral Belfast

At a meeting of the Chapter of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast on Wednesday 20th June two ecumenical canons were appointed following the retirement of the Revd Wilfred Orr and the Revd Ivan McElhinney.  The new canons are the Revd Ruth Patterson of Restoration Ministries and the Revd Dr Brian Fletcher, Minister of Cullybackey Methodist Church and a former President of the Methodist Church in Ireland.  The appointments have been welcomed by both the Bishop of Connor and the Bishop of Down and Dromore.

21 June 2012

Dioceses Commission Statement

Dioceses Commission Statement

Following the end of the consultation period on the draft Reorganisation Scheme for the dioceses of Bradford, Ripon & Leeds and Wakefield, the Dioceses Commission has met to consider over 100 submissions made to it.

20 June 2012

Bishop: "African clergy being denied entry to the UK because of their sacrificial stipends"

Bishop: "African clergy being denied entry to the UK because of their sacrificial stipends"

Some African clergy are having their UK visa applications turned down simply because of their low income, according to the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

20 June 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury: Goodbye to all that...

Archbishop of Canterbury: Goodbye to all that...

[London Evening Standard by Richard Godwin] As the Archbishop of Canterbury bids farewell to his time in office, he tells Richard Godwin he will miss London and as for his successor, they will need ‘the hide of a rhino’, he says

19 June 2012

Protect future generations now: CofE message to Rio+20 Conference

Protect future generations now: CofE message to Rio+20 Conference

On the eve of the United Nations Rio+20 Conference (June 20-22) church leaders are calling for action on sustainable development now to protect future generations.  

19 June 2012