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Amplifying the Christian voice in a secular Europe

The Conference of European Churches is hosting a conference and networking event for European church and ecumenical communicators and journalists in September.

19 May 2017

Two Iranian Christians face a court hearing this weekend

Two Iranian Christians arrested at a Christmas celebration in 2014 have been summoned to a court hearing this Sunday.

19 May 2017

New Primate for the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East

Archbishop Suheil Dawani of the Diocese of Jerusalem has been elected as the next Primate of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.

18 May 2017

Anglican appeal for child nutrition project in Gaza

The national mission agency of the Anglican Church of Australia (ABM), has launched a tax appeal to boost a child nutrition project in Gaza.

16 May 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury's praise for "bridge-building" Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby,  has concluded his longest pastoral visit to a diocese outside the Church of England by praising the Archbishop of Jerusalem's "bridge-building" work between Israelis and Palestinians.

15 May 2017

Church caught up in conflict now a 'symbol of renewal and life'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has described the imminent re-opening of St Peter's Anglican Church in Jaffa as a story of hope. The church has been closed since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The Diocese of Jerusalem is now working on renovating it, with hopes that worship will soon resume there.

12 May 2017

Archbishop talks of suffering during sermon at St George's Cathedral in Jerusalem

The experience of the church in this region has been of a suffering church for centuries. Sometimes life has been better, sometimes it is less bad. But the nature of suffering is that when it is happening it is all consuming.

08 May 2017

Global day of prayer to end famine

As more people face famine today than any time in modern history, the World Council of Churches (WCC) together with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) invite a Global Day of Prayer to End Famine on 21 May 2017, in response to the hunger crisis.

05 May 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury on first visit to Gaza

Archbishop Justin Welby, accompanied by the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, Archbishop Suheil Dawani, has visited two hospitals in Gaza City, led worship in the chapel of the city’s Anglican hospital and met members of Gaza’s Christian community on the third day of his official trip to the Holy Land. 

05 May 2017

Archbishop Justin and Chief Rabbi visit Holocaust museum, after praying at Western Wall

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis have visited Israel’s Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem.

04 May 2017