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St John's Episcopal Church unveils new mural

St John's Episcopal Church unveils new mural

Church representatives, campaign groups and local politicians earlier this month launched Amnesty International's Edinburgh Festival campaign for an imprisoned Burmese journalist by unveiling a large city centre mural.

11 August 2004

Message regarding the death of Salem Dawani

Message regarding the death of Salem Dawani

A message from the Bishop in Jerusalem, the Rt Revd Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal

10 August 2004

Statement from the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee

Statement from the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee

The Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee has issued the following statement and asked that it be circulated as widely as possible

05 August 2004

Archbishop Hope to return to parish

Archbishop Hope to return to parish
The Archbishop of York, the Most Revd David Hope, has announced today that HM The Queen has accepted his resignation of the See of York with effect from 28 February 2005.

02 August 2004

Children of Abraham and the Art of Peacemaking': American Cathedral in Paris

Children of Abraham and the Art of Peacemaking': American Cathedral in Paris

An inter-faith Internet forum has sprung up out of work at a conference held on the Abrahamic faiths last month at the American Cathedral in Paris. The bi-lingual conference featured lectures and workshops by experts on the traditions of peacemaking in all three religions.

28 July 2004

Christ Church Dublin hosts summer lecture series

Christ Church Dublin hosts summer lecture series

Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin is to host a series of lunchtime lectures on medieval manuscripts now on show in the cathedral treasury as part of the exhibition 'The Christ Church Psalter in context: manuscripts from the medieval priory.

21 July 2004

Eames and Neill welcome new ACC Secretary General

Eames and Neill welcome new ACC Secretary General

The Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames and the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill, today welcomed the appointment of Canon Kenneth Kearon as the new Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion.

20 July 2004

Church teams up with Liverpool FC

Church teams up with Liverpool FC
The Church of Ireland Youth Initiative in the Upper Shankill area of Belfast is to bring 150 boys and girls from the age of 6 to 14 together for a three-day football coaching experience.

15 July 2004

Synod requests Christian mail at Christmas

Synod requests Christian mail at Christmas

The Church of England's General Synod in York last weekend voted to petition the British Royal Mail service to keep with a Christian theme for its Christmas issue of stamps each year.

15 July 2004

Archbishop Rowan Williams to address global issues at St Paul's

Archbishop Rowan Williams to address global issues at St Paul's

The St Paul's Institute is to hold a series of dialogues on moral issues between the Most Revd Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and leading international experts in politics, economics, the environment and world health. The series is entitled "The Worlds We Live In"

15 July 2004