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Aleppo hospital bombing constitutes war crime, says Church in Wales

The Church in Wales has joined five other UK Christian churches in calling for an end to the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

20 October 2016

Prayer urged after Colombians reject FARC peace agreement

The Bishop of Colombia has appealed for prayer after a peace deal between the government and FARC was rejected in a referendum.

07 October 2016

Prayer urged to keep Anglican church in Libya "alive and more vibrant"

The Primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East, Archbishop Mouneer Anis, has said that the Anglican church in Tripoli is struggling to survive.

29 September 2016

Archbishops welcome Northern Ireland parades agreement

The Archbishops of Armagh and Canterbury have issued a joint statement welcoming the negotiated end of a three-year stand-off between a protestant group and Roman Catholic residents.

26 September 2016

New screening for 100-year-old Great War film

Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral will be the spectacular setting for a new screening of a 100-year-old silent film that depicts the horror of World War I.

06 September 2016

Gunmen attack bishop's house in Juba

A group of men fired bullets into the house of the assistant bishop of Juba in South Sudan in the early hours of Sunday as they tried to force their way into the building.

10 August 2016

Tributes paid to Roman Catholic bishop who played iconic role in Northern Ireland Troubles

Bishop Edward Daly, whose bravery on what became known as Bloody Sunday became an iconic image of the Troubles, has died at the age of 82.

08 August 2016

Anglican agency Sudra distributes aid to hundreds of South Sudanese

The relief agency of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan & Sudan is distributing relief items to people who took refuge in response to last month’s violence.

01 August 2016

Anglican Alliance helps to co-ordinate global response to South Sudan violence

The Anglican Alliance is helping to co-ordinating the response from Anglican churches and agencies around the world to the ongoing violence in South Sudan.

20 July 2016

Cathedral provides sanctuary as thousands flee Juba violence

Thousands of people in Juba are seeking sanctuary in church compounds as a fierce gun battle rages around them.

12 July 2016