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Consecration of the next Bishop of Cashel and Ossory

Consecration of the next Bishop of Cashel and Ossory

The Very Revd Michael Burrows, Dean of Cork, was consecrated the next Bishop of Cashel and Ossory in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on Monday 3 July at 2.30pm.

07 July 2006

Archbishop of Canterbury's Sermon:

Archbishop of Canterbury's Sermon:

The curse of our age has been the inhumanity of absolute ideology and of myths of racial supremacy, the great lies that have plunged our continent and our world into darkness and butchery so many times since the nineteen twenties.

15 June 2006

Helsinki Bishop Hails Historical Value of Finland's Porvoo Cathedral

Helsinki Bishop Hails Historical Value of Finland's Porvoo Cathedral

Helsinki, Finland/Geneva, 2 June 2006 (LWI) - Bishop Dr Eero Huovinen, vice-president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nordic region, says the medieval Porvoo Cathedral, partially destroyed in a recent fire, is a significant historical marker. 

06 June 2006

Press Release from the Royal School of Church Music

Press Release from the Royal School of Church Music

The Royal School of Church Music has just moved its central offices from the Surrey Downs, to within the shadow of Salisbury Cathedral spire in Wiltshire.

02 June 2006

Statement from the Bishop of Chelmsford The Rt Revd John Gladwin

Statement from the Bishop of Chelmsford The Rt Revd John Gladwin

It is very good to be home in Chelmsford after the most amazing and wonderful trip we have all shared in the past two weeks.

01 June 2006

New Bishop of Birmingham appointed

New Bishop of Birmingham appointed

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend David Andrew Urquhart BA, Suffragan Bishop of Birkenhead, for election as Bishop of Birmingham in succession to the Most Reverend and Right Honourable John Mugabi Tucker Sentamu LLB MA MPhil PhD following his translation to the See of York.

01 June 2006

Communities love their churches-now it's time to listen to their needs says Church researcher

Communities love their churches-now it's time to listen to their needs says Church researcher

Roadside shrines, bouquets and teddies and the widening appeal of prayer stations, labyrinths and beads are all indications that images are the new words for people today, says the Church of England's chief statistician and researcher.

30 May 2006

Commission on Urban Life and Faith Report

Commission on Urban Life and Faith Report

Millions of pounds have been poured into Britain's city and urban areas in recent years but the resultant growth has forced many to the margins and dramatised the gap between the 'super rich' and the poorest. 

23 May 2006

Church of Ireland statement on the situation in St Patrick's Cathedral

Church of Ireland statement on the situation in St Patrick's Cathedral

Following a night of intense discussion during which senior Church personnel attempted to broker a resolution between the asylum seekers and the authorities, we regret to say that these talks have reached an impasse again.

23 May 2006

Cathedrals continue to reach upwards

Cathedrals continue to reach upwards

Attendance levels at regular weekly services in Church of England cathedrals have risen by a total of 21 per cent since the turn of the millennium - that's a rate of almost four per cent each year.

19 May 2006