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Guernsey's Anglican Dean worried by funding review

Guernsey's Anglican Dean worried by funding review

Guernsey's Anglican Dean has said he is worried about the impact of an ongoing review into church funding.

05 August 2011

Obama thanks rector for making visit a success

Obama thanks rector for making visit a success

The Anglican rector who discovered US President Barack Obama's Irish ancestral records has received a thank you letter from the White House.

04 August 2011

Priest forced to leave All Saints’, Damascus

Priest forced to leave All Saints’, Damascus

As the Syrian authorities’ response to the popular uprising becomes increasingly brutal, despite the start of the Islamic fast of Ramadan, the small Anglican community that remains in the country is about to be deprived of pastoral leadership.

04 August 2011

Car bomb injures at least 20 outside Northern Iraq church building

Car bomb injures at least 20 outside Northern Iraq church building

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (ANS) – A car bomb exploded outside a Catholic church in central Kirkuk, Iraq, early Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, authorities said.

02 August 2011

Anglican bishop pays tribute to Muslim scholar

The Bishop of Egypt has paid tribute to a leading Muslim scholar who is helping to promote peace and tolerance among faith communities.

02 August 2011

Church of Ireland Archbishops' tribute to John Stott

Church of Ireland Archbishops' tribute to John Stott

Tribute to the Revd Dr John Stott from the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin

28 July 2011

President Bishop's tribute to John Stott

President Bishop's tribute to John Stott

‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ I imagine that by these words, our Lord welcomed His faithful servant John Stott.

28 July 2011

Dioceses Commission publishes progress report

Dioceses Commission publishes progress report

The Dioceses Commission has today published an interim progress report on its review of the Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds, Sheffield and Wakefield

27 July 2011

Anglican, Catholic Bishops support Irish Travellers under threat of eviction

Anglican, Catholic Bishops support Irish Travellers under threat of eviction

Bishop Thomas McMahon, Catholic Bishop of Brentwood, and Bishop Laurie Green from the Anglican Diocese of Bradwell, paid a pastoral visit to the Dale Farm Travellers’ site near Basildon in Essex last week. 

26 July 2011

Church says farewell to senior advisor

Church says farewell to senior advisor

A senior Church advisor who has built up strong links between the church and Welsh organizations will retire at the end of this month (July).

20 July 2011