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Joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing violence in Syria

Joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing violence in Syria

Since the very first days of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, we have prayed as we watched in horror and sorrow the escalating violence that has rent this country apart.

26 April 2013

Archbishops' Council and Durham University sign historic agreement

Archbishops' Council and Durham University sign historic agreement

 The Archbishops’ Council has linked with Durham University in an historic partnership to provide a suite of higher education awards for ordinands, lay ministry students and others studying in colleges, courses and dioceses in England.

26 April 2013

Bishop builds links between Portsmouth and Ghana

The Bishop of Portsmouth is making his second visit to Ghana in two years

25 April 2013

Christians and churches urged to pray for the media

Churches and Christians are being urged to mark Sunday 12th May 2013 as a special day of prayer for the media – and to contact their local newspaper, radio and TV station to find out what they would like prayer for.

25 April 2013

Prayer urged after Syria massacre and bishops' kidnapping

The Anglican Communion is urged to pray for Syria after a massacre and bishops' kidnapping there

23 April 2013

Good News in a nutshell, Cosmos in a Hashtag

Good News in a nutshell, Cosmos in a Hashtag

Almost 6 million people were reached by the Church of England's (@c_of_e) Easter 2013 twitter campaign according to figures released today

22 April 2013

"Every child a peacemaker"

An unexpected, but very pleasant, surprise for ten members of Lyon Anglican Church who visited Israel recently was an invitation to dinner with young people from Kids4Peace, a Jerusalem based organisation

02 April 2013

Shoe shining Bishop says 'thank you' for charity donations

Shoe shining Bishop says 'thank you' for charity donations

Bishop of Swansea John Davies raised around £400 for charity shining shoes on Maundy Thursday

02 April 2013

Jesus is 'always making us new': Abp Justin's Easter sermon

Archbishop Justin has said in his Easter sermon that pinning hopes on individuals in politics and public life is "always a mistake".

31 March 2013

Bishops shine shoes for Maundy Thursday

Church of England Bishops will be taking Easter to the streets of towns and city centres as they get on their knees to shine the shoes of passers-by on Maundy Thursday (March 28th).

27 March 2013