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Queen to distribute Royal Maundy in St Patrick's Cathedral Armagh

Queen to distribute Royal Maundy in St Patrick's Cathedral Armagh

Buckingham Palace has announced that the Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, is to distribute the Royal Maundy in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh, on Thursday 20 March

07 February 2008

The Archbishop of York returns from Rome

The Archbishop of York returns from Rome

In addition to praying, preaching and presiding with Christian Communities in Rome from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal and Methodist backgrounds, Archbishop Sentamu was also able to meet Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Walter Kasper – the Vatican’s head of inter-church relations, Archbishop Pius Ncube, the former Archbishop of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, in addition to meeting British Ambassadors to the Vatican and Italy.

30 January 2008

The Archbishop of Canterbury will be celebrating the choral tradition

The Archbishop of Canterbury will be celebrating the choral tradition

Archbishop Rowan Williams will preach at a special service of Choral Evensong at which the Cathedral's director of music and the assistant organist will be admitted to office and new treble choristers received into full membership of the choir.

30 January 2008

Bishop hosts France Culture radio discussion on Week of Prayer, Iraqi Christians

Bishop hosts France Culture radio discussion on Week of Prayer, Iraqi Christians

Bishop Pierre Whalon of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe hosted a January 20 discussion on France Culture radio about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the plight of Iraqi Christians.

24 January 2008

Heads of Churches: In the Name of God - end the siege over Gaza

Heads of Churches: In the Name of God - end the siege over Gaza

One and a half million people imprisoned and without proper food or medicine. 800,000 without electricity supply; this is illegal collective punishment, an immoral act in violation of the basic human and natural laws as well as International Law. It cannot be tolerated anymore. The siege over Gaza should end now.

23 January 2008

A Farewell to Rome

A Farewell to Rome

In the summer of 2000 I had a telephone call from the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey. I was shelling peas at the time, so the call came as something of a shock. "Do you speak Italian?" he asked. 

07 January 2008

Global Anglican Future Conference planned for the Holy Land in June 2008

Global Anglican Future Conference planned for the Holy Land in June 2008

The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, Bishop Suheil Dawani, has expressed his concern about the Global Anglican Future Conference planned for the Holy Land in June this year.

02 January 2008

The Church of Ireland responds to the draft Anglican Covenant

The Church of Ireland responds to the draft Anglican Covenant

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02 January 2008

Church of England responds to draft Anglican Covenant

Church of England responds to draft Anglican Covenant

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, as Presidents of the General Synod, have submitted a Church of England Response to the draft Anglican Covenant published last year for discussion around the Anglican Communion.

02 January 2008

Voices from the Ghetto - Bethlehem 2007

Voices from the Ghetto - Bethlehem 2007

Amos Trust has launched it's latest resource pack, Voices from the Ghetto - Bethlehem 2007 to assist churches in capturing the reality of present day Bethlehem in their Advent and Christmas services.

05 December 2007