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Wales: Strong response to Church review

Wales: Strong response to Church review

More than 1,000 people across Wales have had their say about the future of the Church in Wales as part of a root and branch review.

30 January 2012

Archbishop of York urges state not to ''dictate' over marriage

Archbishop of York urges state not to ''dictate' over marriage

Ministers should not overrule tradition on the issue of same-sex marriages, the Archbishop of York has said.

30 January 2012

Archbishop of York writes in The Jamaica Gleaner

Archbishop of York writes in The Jamaica Gleaner

The Archbishop of York, The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, will today preach at a service at the Webster Memorial Church in Kingston, to mark the beginning of Jamaica’s celebration of 50 years of independence.

30 January 2012

Cocoa Farmers Guests of Honour to Celebrate Kit Kat Fairtrade Anniversary

Cocoa Farmers Guests of Honour to Celebrate Kit Kat Fairtrade Anniversary

Nestlé and Fairtrade Foundation invite farmers to York to celebrate two years of Fairtrade certified Four-Finger KIT KAT. Farmers and Harriet Lamb, Executive Director, Fairtrade Foundation UK meet with Archbishop of York’s Young Leaders at Manor School on the 26th January.

30 January 2012

Wolfson Foundation grants make 39 parish churches very happy in 2012

Wolfson Foundation grants make 39 parish churches very happy in 2012

Thirty-nine parishes discovered last month that 2012 would be a good year for them when they were offered grants by the Church Buildings Council and The Wolfson Foundation to support essential repair works to their church buildings.  The works range from major re-roofing projects through essential repairs to towers and parapets to improvements to drainage and rainwater disposal.  Funding these works can be a difficult task for small parishes, particularly in rural areas with tiny communities. 

26 January 2012

Wales' finest stained glass gets window on-line

Wales' finest stained glass gets window on-line

People interested in church history can now view and research more than 2,000 stained glass windows from hundreds of churches in Wales online.

26 January 2012

Church leaders unite against change in organ donation law

Church leaders unite against change in organ donation law

The leaders of three church denominations in Wales are joining forces to oppose the Welsh Government’s proposals to change the law on organ donation.

25 January 2012

Nigerian is new curate for Church of Ireland parishes

Nigerian is new curate for Church of Ireland parishes

A man born in Nigeria and resident in Italy for a number of years, has been appointed as the next diocesan curate with responsibility for the Devenish and Boho Group of Parishes.

19 January 2012

Court says occupiers must leave St. Paul's Cathedral

Court says occupiers must leave St. Paul's Cathedral

London, 18 January (ENInews). Britain's High Court on 18 January ordered anti-corporate protesters evicted from a camp they have occupied for three months outside London's iconic St. Paul's Cathedral.

19 January 2012

UK: Too many people jailed, says bishop

UK: Too many people jailed, says bishop

Too many criminals are sent to prison and punishing them in public instead could be more effective, the Anglican bishop for prisons has said.

19 January 2012