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Archbishop reflects on meeting Iraqi Christians in Jordan

Archbishop Justin Welby reflects on meeting Iraqi Christians in Jordan, on the first day of his visit to Jordan, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

03 May 2017

Ordination of the first deaf Minister in the Diocese of Egypt

Archbishop Mouneer Anis has, for the first time, ordained a deaf person as a deacon. The Revd Clement Alfons was ordained at All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek. Many from the deaf community in Egypt came to witness the occasion.

03 May 2017

Pioneer English woman priest appointed Bishop in Wales

The Dean of Salisbury, June Osborne, has been announced as the new Bishop of Llandaff, a diocese which serves most of Cardiff, the South Wales Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan.

27 April 2017

Young Serbs and Croats visit European Institutions

During Holy Week from 10-14 April 2017 young adults of the Serbian minority in Croatia and of the Croatian minority in Serbia visited the European institutions.

26 April 2017

Appointment of Catherine Pepinster as the UK Development Officer for the Anglican Centre in Rome

The former Editor of The Tablet, Catherine Pepinster, has been appointed as the UK Development Officer for the Anglican Centre in Rome.

20 April 2017

CMS missionaries complete 28 year project to publish whole Bible in central Kurdish Sorani language

A team of Bible translators in Kurdistan, northern Iraq, working against the backdrop of civil unrest and religious persecution, have completed the first ever translation of the whole Bible into the Central Kurdish Sorani language.

19 April 2017

Queen Elizabeth distributes Royal Maundy money at Leicester Cathedral

Queen Elizabeth II has distributed ceremonial pouches of coins to 182 men and women in a Maundy Thursday ceremony that dates back to the 13th Century.

13 April 2017

Easter Message from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem

An Easter Message from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem.

13 April 2017

Easter Message from the Anglican and Roman Catholic Primates of Ireland

An Easter Message from the Anglican and Roman Catholic Primates of Ireland, Archbishops Richard Clarke and Eamon Martin.

13 April 2017

A selection of Easter Messages from Anglican Primates

A selection of Easter Messages from some of the Primates of the Anglican provinces.

13 April 2017