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President Bishop's tribute to John Stott

President Bishop's tribute to John Stott

‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ I imagine that by these words, our Lord welcomed His faithful servant John Stott.

28 July 2011

Dioceses Commission publishes progress report

Dioceses Commission publishes progress report

The Dioceses Commission has today published an interim progress report on its review of the Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds, Sheffield and Wakefield

27 July 2011

Anglican, Catholic Bishops support Irish Travellers under threat of eviction

Anglican, Catholic Bishops support Irish Travellers under threat of eviction

Bishop Thomas McMahon, Catholic Bishop of Brentwood, and Bishop Laurie Green from the Anglican Diocese of Bradwell, paid a pastoral visit to the Dale Farm Travellers’ site near Basildon in Essex last week. 

26 July 2011

Church says farewell to senior advisor

Church says farewell to senior advisor

A senior Church advisor who has built up strong links between the church and Welsh organizations will retire at the end of this month (July).

20 July 2011

"Hub tackles rural challenges" - Archbishop

A series of seminars launched at the Royal Welsh Show has been praised by the Archbishop of Wales for bringing people together to tackle the challenges facing rural communities.

20 July 2011

Archbishops call for more support for Christians in Holy Land

Archbishops call for more support for Christians in Holy Land

We cannot wait for politicians to sort things out, we have got to make a difference ourselves," the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, told reporters at the conclusion of a two-day conference at Lambeth Palace on "Christians in the Holy Land," which he jointly hosted with Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.

19 July 2011

Church of England: New Director of Ministry announced

Church of England: New Director of Ministry announced

The Venerable Julian Hubbard, Archdeacon of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford since 2005, is to be the Archbishops’ Council’s new Director of Ministry. He succeeds the Ven Christopher Lowson, who will become Bishop of Lincoln in September 2011.

14 July 2011

Bishop's Appeal launches East Africa appeal

Bishop's Appeal launches East Africa appeal

In an urgent response to the persistent drought in East Africa, the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has announced that it is releasing €20,000 to fund the work of Christian Aid and their local partners who are responding to the crisis on the ground in Kenya and Ethiopia.

14 July 2011

Archbishop Sponsors York Fairness Commission

Archbishop Sponsors York Fairness Commission

The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu will sponsor a new independent advisory body which will examine matters of social justice in York.

14 July 2011

Llandaff celebrates new partnership with Bangladesh

An informal link that has existed for the past  few years has now been made official after the Diocese of Llandaff was “twinned” with the Church of Bangladesh.

13 July 2011