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Former Archbishop turns tables on William Shakespeare

A play written by the former Archbishop of Canterbury and Wales, Rowan Williams, about the “lost years” of celebrated English playwright Williams Shakespeare has opened in a theatre in Wales.

28 July 2016

Government funds security at places of worship

The British government have announced a £2.4 million fund to help secure places of worship in England and Wales. 

26 July 2016

Drones map Welsh burial grounds

A diocese of the Church in Wales is using drones in a pilot project to map centuries-old churchyards.

07 July 2016

Church in Wales brings "revolution" to UK ministry training

A revolution in ministry training in the UK is being promised by the Church in Wales when its new training institute opens for business next week.

28 June 2016

EU referendum: Statement by the Bishops of the Church in Wales

The Bishops of the Church in Wales have responded to yesterday’s EU referendum in the UK with the following joint statement.

24 June 2016

Ecumenical body consults on a new vision for Europe

The Conference of European Churches (CEC) has launched a consultation on the future shape of the continent and the role played in it by the churches. 

21 June 2016

Churches offer space for prayers and reflection following murder of MP Jo Cox

Churches throughout West Yorkshire and elsewhere in the UK are hosting vigils and special services following the murder yesterday (Thursday) of Labour MP Jo Cox in her Batley and Spen constituency.

17 June 2016

Church of England is mainly "cradle Christians", report suggests

Only two per cent of Anglicans in England and Wales are converts, a new study suggests. Research by Dr Stephen Bullivant, published this week, suggests that in a group of 100 Anglicans, 93 will have been brought up as such, five will have started life in another Christian denomination, and only two would have belonged to no religion.

27 May 2016

Bishop renders four beasts unto Caesar

Britain’s Royal Mint is changing the shape of the UK’s pound coin, replacing the round design with a new 12-sided coin; and today it has released the last ever round pound – with a picture of four royal beasts designed by the Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Revd Gregory Cameron.

10 May 2016

Welsh bishops: Debate remains open on same-sex marriage

The Bishops of the Church in Wales have responded to a year of debates and consultations on same-sex marriage within the Province by concluding that the Church “is not yet ready to allow or bless same-sex marriage”; but they said that “the debate is not over” and stressed that the Church must be a place where gay and lesbian people can be “honest and open, respected and affirmed.”

07 April 2016