Changes to the law on organ donation in Wales, which come into effect on 1 December, will mean that everyone will be considered a potential organ donor unless they register their decision to opt out. Previously in wales, as is still the case in the rest of the UK, organs for transplant could only be retrieved if a donor – or their next of kin – opted in.
18 November 2015
The primates and presiding bishops of the Porvoo Communion of Churches have called for prayers for political leaders as they recognise the “pressure” they face in trying to reach a solution to the refugee crisis.
22 October 2015
The communiqué issued by the primates of the Porvoo Communion following their meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 20-22 October 2015
22 October 2015
The Archbishop of Wales, the Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, put himself in the firing line this week when he agreed to be grilled by a group of young people from the diocese of Llandaff.
21 October 2015
The Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council (MPA) has warned that a relaxation of the rules governing the number of hours that large stores can open on a Sunday would “erode common leisure time essential for family life”
15 October 2015
The Conference of European Churches – a European-wide ecumenical body which includes the Church of England, Church in Wales, Church of Ireland and the Iglesia Española Reformada Episcopal (the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain) – has appointed a priest from the Orthodox Church of Finland – Father Heikki Huttunen – as their new General Secretary.
13 October 2015
Dairy farmers in Wales have won the support of the Archbishop of the province in the ongoing UK dairy-farm crisis; as British church leaders speak out in support of the country's dairy sector.
13 October 2015
Historic agreements have been signed between Anglican and Oriental Orthodox Churches helping to heal the oldest continuing division within Christianity.
09 October 2015
Primates of Wales, Scotland and Ireland join Archbishop at event looking at interfaith collaboration
02 October 2015
God’s people called to pray, spread the Gospel, Secretary General tells Wales Governing Body
24 September 2015