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Anglican Alliance launches global focus on anti-slavery initiatives in Freedom Year

The Anglican Alliance has launched a year-long focus on initiatives tackling modern slavery and human trafficking across the Communion.

01 February 2018

Bishop begins bid to change law on marriage registration in England and Wales

A Church of England bishop is promoting a Bill to allow the names of couples mothers to be included in the official registers of marriages.

26 January 2018

Church of Ireland archbishops join ecumenical delegation to Irish government

A group of Irish Church leaders have met with government ministers to discuss a number of “pressing social and ethical matters”.

25 January 2018

“Thy Kingdom Come” – Christians around the world invited to pray for evangelism

Tens of thousands of Christians from around the world are expected to take part once again in a global wave of prayer for evangelism.

25 January 2018

Church of England bishops reject plea for service of recognition for transgender people

The C of E’s bishops have rejected a request for “nationally commended liturgical materials to mark a person’s gender transition.”

22 January 2018

Threat of nuclear war “is a sin”, World Council of Churches’ chief tells economic leaders

The Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit will take an anti-nuclear message with him when he travels to the World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow.

22 January 2018

Review proposes law change to improve governance of English Cathedrals

A major review of the governance of the 42 cathedrals in England has recommended a change in the law to improve their governance.

18 January 2018

Cathedrals vie for chance to exhibit International Space Station’s Soyuz capsule

Two English cathedrals have been shortlisted as contenders to host an out-of-this-world exhibition of a Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft.

17 January 2018

Lambeth Palace event to showcase Anglican primates’ views on the environment

Lambeth Palace will host an event during the Season of Creation in the Autumn showcasing Anglican primates’ views on the environment.

17 January 2018

Six decades after it closed, a Bristol church will re-open as youth mission resource centre

A church in the centre of the west of England port city of Bristol is to re-open as a youth resource church, 65 years after it was closed.

16 January 2018