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Anglicans to host Hindu-Christian conference

Members of the Anglican Communion are hosting a conference in Birmingham, UK, this October on the Christian relationship with Hindus in the Diaspora.

24 June 2014

Date set for Anglican-Roman Catholic cricket match

Anglican and Roman Catholic First XIs will face each other in Canterbury on 19 September in a historic match to raise awareness of slavery and human trafficking.

23 June 2014

Second Church of England priest marries his same sex partner

As the first Church of England priest to marry a same sex partner has his Permission to Officiate revoked, a second clergyman publishes a Facebook announcement of his same sex wedding.

23 June 2014

England's Synod agenda built around women bishop business

The General Synod of the Church of England meets in York in July for a five day meeting from 3.00 pm on Friday 11th July until 1.00 pm on Tuesday 15 July. 

20 June 2014

Future of Ministry Training in the Church in Wales – Bishops' statement

The Bench of Bishops has endorsed a way forward for ministry training in the Church in Wales

20 June 2014

Poverty Sunday – dealing with deprivation on the doorstep

Churches are being urged to renew efforts to tackle deprivation this Poverty Sunday (June 22).

19 June 2014

Equitable distribution of water is the key issue in West Bank and Gaza

“The Palestinian people thirst for water justice.” So claims a recently issued statement by a fact-finding group that this month visited Jerusalem

18 June 2014

Durham Diocese: Anniversary exhibition celebrates women as priests

An exhibition is being staged across the Durham Diocese to celebrate twenty years of ordination of women as priests in the Church of England and the Diocese of Durham.

18 June 2014

Primus addresses Synod following Same-Sex Relationships Discussion process

The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church addresses General Synod following discussion on the subject of Same-Sex Relationships. 

18 June 2014

England: Archbishop of Melanesia to visit Blackburn Church

Archbishop David is visiting the UK for 12 days from 25th June to 7th July

18 June 2014