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Curate becomes team vicar in Canton

A former Catholic priest has become team vicar in Canton

10 September 2014

Humanitarian need and loss punctuate crisis in northern Iraq

Even as hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant attacks find refuge in the towns of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq

09 September 2014

Church of England recruits journalist of "Insight, Experience and Commitment" as part of new team

Martha Linden has joined the Church of England Communications team at Church House

09 September 2014

Bishop prays from top of Cathedral tower

The Bishop of Durham prayed from the top of Durham Cathedral’s tower at an event organised to celebrate the power of prayer.

08 September 2014

Anglican-supported Gaza hospital faces a future treating severe injuries, trauma

The Anglican-supported hospital in Gaza City which provided critical healthcare during the recent fighting is facing a future treating severe injuries and trauma.

08 September 2014

Derbyshire school a winner in #MyCofEschool video competion

A small Derbyshire school has won the #MyCofESchool competition. 

04 September 2014

Archbishop of Canterbury invites young Christians to spend year praying at Lambeth Palace

Archbishop Justin Welby is opening up Lambeth Palace to adults aged 20-35 to spend a year living, praying and studying together as a radical new Christian community.

04 September 2014

Abp Welby invokes Holocaust at vigil for Middle East minorities

[Church Times] Archbishop of Canterbury: " There has not been treatment of Christians in this region in this way since the invasion of Genghis Khan in 1259, 1260"

03 September 2014

Wales: Crossing the Threshold - event marks new Women Bishops' law

Two women bishops from the United States will take part in a conference in Cardiff this week as legislation allowing women to be ordained as bishops in Wales comes into effect.

03 September 2014

Britain's Muslim and Jewish leaders urge followers to export peace to Gaza"

Muslim and Jewish leaders in the UK have called for followers of both faiths to "export peace" to Gaza and stamp out racism.

29 August 2014