We are extremely shocked by what has happened in London this morning. There is no excuse for these brutal attacks on civilians and they must be condemned in the strongest possible way.
07 July 2005
Terrorist attack: a joint statement from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and The Muslim Council of Britain.'Deepest sympathy is expressed at the death and suffering which the series of co-ordinated attacks in London has caused to the families and loved ones who have been the victims of this terrible atrocity.
07 July 2005
St Paul's Cathedral is open for private prayer until 5pm today. The Bishop of London will attend a said Evensong service at 4pm. All people of faith and goodwill are welcome.
07 July 2005
The Revd Guy Wilkinson has been appointed as National Inter Faith Relations Adviser and Secretary for Inter Faith Relations to the Archbishop of Canterbury. This new post combines the staff responsibilities of the national inter Faith work of the Church of England with support for Archbishop's work in this area.
07 July 2005
Senior religious leaders from three faiths - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - have come together to publicly urge Prime Minister Tony Blair to press for radical commitments on behalf of the world's poorest people when he chairs the annual meeting of the world's richest nations in Scotland next month.
30 June 2005
Downing Street has this morning announced the approval of The Queen for the appointment of the Rt Revd Dr John Sentamu, currently Bishop of Birmingham, to succeed the Rt Revd Dr David Hope as the next Archbishop of York.
17 June 2005
Reporters and photographers are invited to attend a Press Conference in the Convocation Hall at Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3NZ, at 11 a.m. today.
17 June 2005
Archbishop Desmond Tutu accepted the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal on 12 June to mark his outstanding, lifelong commitment to working for democracy through open and honest communications.
13 June 2005
Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, speaking from London yesterday, said that he "cautiously welcomes" the announcement by the G-8 industrialised nations to write off more than R265 billion ($40 billion) of African debt.
13 June 2005
A total of 564 men and women were recommended to train as future clergy in the Church of England in 2004; the highest number in six years.
10 June 2005