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Anglican and Episcopal women at UN Commission on the Status of Women

A major international gathering of women is taking place in New York as the UN Commission on the Status of Women hears from communities around the globe on issues of sustainable development and gender-based violence. Amongst those taking part in the event are 22 Anglican women from 18 provinces.

14 March 2016

Archbishops of York medieval records digitised

More than 10,000 individual handwritten parchment folios belonging to the Archbishops of York between 1225 and 1650 have been digitally scanned and are now being made available online. The York Registers, produced by the University of York, is said to be “one of the most important collections of historical materials to survive in England today.”

01 March 2016

Dr Sentamu embarks on six-month evangelism pilgrimage through York diocese

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is embarking on a six-month pilgrimage through his diocese today to “meet people, pray with them, and to encourage them to follow Christ, and bless what God is doing.”

01 December 2015

New York church helps human trafficking victims

Daisy, a 37-year-old mother, hasn’t seen her three children in more than seven-and-a-half years, since she left them in the care of her husband in the Philippines so that she could come to work cleaning hotel rooms in New York.

19 November 2015

Innovative homeless shelter and affordable housing complex breaks ground

Construction work is underway on an innovative new homeless project in New York which combines a 200-bed shelter providing crisis space for the homeless with 135 units of low-income housing, helping street-homeless people make the move from shelter to long-term home.

03 November 2015

England: Whitby religious community marks 100 years

Much of work overseas continues to flourish in indigenous hands

16 July 2015

Archbishop of York offers condolences, calls to prayer in wake of terrorist attacks

Proposed prayers draw on August 2014 vigil with Archbishop of Jerusalem & the Middle East

30 June 2015

Archbishop Welby joins faith leaders calling for action on climate change

Archbishop of Canterbury and other faith leaders pledge to fast and pray for success of UN climate summit in Paris

17 June 2015

Egyptian Archbishop to visit Lambeth Palace

Occasion marks 60th anniversary of the Egypt Diocesan Association

09 June 2015

Jesus says, be the change we want to see - Abp Sentamu

Archbishop of York gives keynote speech at 'Believe in Barrow' faith and mission festival

18 May 2015