Last month, at HM Prison, Maghaberry, Ireland a new Braille words edition of the new Church Hymnal was officially launched.
31 January 2002
The first lay person to be appointed Chief Secretary of Church Army, Captain Philip Johanson, has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List "for services to Church Army".
31 January 2002
More than a dozen senior Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders from the Holy Land have concluded an unprecedented joint declaration pledging themselves to work together for a just and lasting peace.
22 January 2002
One week ago the Israeli military attacked and demolished 53 Palestinian homes in Rafah, in the south of Gaza on the Egyptian border. Tanks and military bulldozers invaded Rafah refugee camp at 2 am and proceeded to destroy these homes with no provocation.
22 January 2002
Christians and Muslims must now work together in pursuit of peace and justice.
18 January 2002
The Church of Ireland Primate, who is the senior Primate of the Anglican Communion, has paid a warm tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, who announced his retirement today.
08 January 2002
Here in Northern Ireland we all know what terrorism does to people. For years we have lived with the consequences of violence. But the 11th September last was something different.
22 December 2001
We come today to remember those five thousand innocent civilians who were killed in the tragic attack of September 11th.
18 December 2001
This report stands in obedience to God's gift of Unity and God's calling to all Christians to make that Unity visible. Both our churches agreed that the process would be undertaken by stages, which in the experience of the Church of England has worked well in our conversations with the Lutheran Churches in Scandinavia and the German and French Protestant Churches.
18 December 2001
Like many who will read this report I am disappointed that it does not go a lot further than it does. It does, however, achieve the purpose for which our joint Commission was set up.
18 December 2001