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Martyred Archbishop Janani Luwum honoured in new Ugandan finance building

A new 16-storey commercial office suite in the heart of Uganda’s finance district will carry the name of martyred Archbishop Janani Luwum.

02 February 2018

World Council of Churches begins its Platinum anniversary with celebration in China

The World Council of Churches has begun a year of celebrations to mark its 70th anniversary with a visit to China by an official delegation.

08 January 2018

UK government begins bell-ringer recruitment drive ahead of Armistice Centenary

The British government is supporting a campaign to recruit 1,400 new bell ringers ahead of the centenary of the First World War armistice.

05 January 2018

Christians in Sri Lanka celebrate 60 years of ecumenical partnership

The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka has held a service of thanksgiving for the 60th anniversary of the Christian Conference of Asia.

08 December 2017

Commemorations mark centenary of WWI explosion that killed 2000 Canadians

A memorial and concert is being held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

23 November 2017

Westminster peal celebrates Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s 70th Wedding anniversary

The bells at Westminster Abbey in London are ringing out in tribute to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their 70th wedding anniversary.

20 November 2017

Memorial unveiled to victims of Remembrance Sunday bomb on 30th anniversary

A memorial has been unveiled to remember 12 people who were killed as they remembered the war dead of Enniskillen in Northern Irealnd.

09 November 2017

40 years of women’s priestly ministry celebrated in New Zealand

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first ordination of women in the Province.

07 November 2017

Archbishop Justin Welby preaches reconciliation to Kenya’s political leaders

The key-players in Kenya’s disputed elections were at All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi as the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about reconciliation.

06 November 2017

Lutherans, Catholics, Methodists, Reformed and Anglicans “drawn into deeper communion”

An agreement between the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches was the focus of a Reformation anniversary service at Westminster Abbey.

31 October 2017