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Archbishop of Wales launches Living Faith course

Archbishop of Wales launches Living Faith course

The Archbishop of Wales is inviting people to take part in a course aimed at helping to explore spirituality and faith in today’s world.

29 June 2012

Youth Leaders Training Conference - Zababdeh

Youth Leaders Training Conference - Zababdeh

The Church of St. Matthew’s, Zababdeh hosted the Episcopal Training Conference for youth leaders June 22-23, in preparation for the Metropolitan Summer conferences which will be held between 30 July to 17 August.

29 June 2012

CCUD - Church of Ireland and Moravian Church

CCUD - Church of Ireland and Moravian Church

At the June meeting of the Standing Committee, the Archbishop of Dublin outlined the long–standing and close links between the Church of Ireland and the Moravian Church.

29 June 2012

A St Peter's tide to remember

A St Peter's tide to remember

St Peter’s Day is traditionally celebrated on Friday 29 June and during the two following days the Petertide ordinations will be taking place in the Diocese.

29 June 2012

Bishop Welcomes Women's Advocate To Parish Role

Bishop Welcomes Women's Advocate To Parish Role

The Bishop of Durham is pleased to announce the appointment of Reverend Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes as Vicar of Belmont and Pittington. Miranda will be licensed on 16 September 2012 at 4.00pm St. Mary Magdalene, Belmont.

28 June 2012

London 2012: Church offers Olympic reporters a bed

London 2012: Church offers Olympic reporters a bed

St Bride's church on Fleet Street has allocated beds to cash-strapped journalists from Togo, Croatia and Romania

27 June 2012

HM Queen Elizabeth II Attends Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving at St Macartin's Cathedral

HM Queen Elizabeth II Attends Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving at St Macartin's Cathedral

HM Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has attended a Service of Thanksgiving in St Macartin’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Enniskillen to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

26 June 2012

Meeting in Beirut, interfaith leaders work toward Middle East peace

Meeting in Beirut, interfaith leaders work toward Middle East peace

[Episcopal News Service, Beirut] A landmark three-day Christian-Muslim peace conference concluded on a hopeful note here by issuing an appeal to religious leaders and institutions to collaborate on promoting human rights, self-determination, peaceful co-existence, and non-violence, particularly in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

26 June 2012

Anglican choir to sing for the Pope

Anglican choir to sing for the Pope

[UKPA] Westminster Abbey choir is to make history this week by singing at the Vatican just under two years after performing for Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to Britain.

26 June 2012

Parish income and ministry stats published

Parish income and ministry stats published

The Church of England has today published its latest information both about parish income and expenditure and about trends in ministry numbers in Church Statistics 2010/11.

25 June 2012