The new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster was announced at a press conferences on 15 February 2000. The new Archbishop is the current Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. The position had been vacant since June 1999 following the death of Cardinal Basil Hume, who had been Archbishop of Westminster since 1976.
24 February 2000
Major debates on the crisis in farming and on religious broadcasting are among the highlights of a short but busy meeting of General Synod later this month. The session will take place in London, at Church House, Westminster, from 28 February to 1 March.
18 February 2000
In July 1981 the General Synod of the Church of England carried a resolution, which stated that "there are circumstances in which a divorced person may be married in church during the lifetime of a former partner." Following a report published recently, Marriage in Church after divorce, the House of Bishops has set about a process to define the circumstances that the General Synod had in mind when it passed that resolution by large majorities in each House.
11 February 2000
In a week when the peace process in Northern Ireland has run into its most difficult time since the signing of the Belfast Agreement, the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Robin Eames, has called for both sides to build trust and confidence so that peace can be secured.
11 February 2000
The founder of the Samaritans in Ireland, Canon Billy Wynne, died recently at the age of 84. He was a canon of St Anne's Church in Dublin's Dawson Street. He was previously Rector of Monkstown, Co Dublin and Delgany, Co Wicklow.
11 February 2000
The Gospels do not give a description of Jesus' appearance, nor do any other early Christian texts. Yet everyone has a picture of what they think Christ looked like. The National Gallery in London is marking the year 2000 with an exhibition that explores aspects of the representation of Jesus Christ over two millennia.
08 February 2000
The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross has launched its web site, which contains a welcome from the Bishop, practical information about the Church of Ireland, parish profiles, and links to other parts of the Anglican family.
08 February 2000
I am delighted to be with you and celebrate with great joy the dawn of a new Millennium in London, our Capital. May I express my gratitude to the London Church Leaders for inviting me to address you. Also to the Revd Martin Broadbent for welcoming us so warmly and allowing the use of this splendid space
07 February 2000
Over the last decade or so an Anglican school chaplaincy has grown into a congregation and recently into a Mission District. In late 1989 the Serian Anglican Congregation was formed from a small group of civil servants in Serian. They had visiting priests to lead their services, held in a different house each Sunday.
31 January 2000
Ahead of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Churches Together in England (CTE) has encouraged local churches to take special care in the way they arrange united services of Holy Communion.
26 January 2000