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Anglicans host Catholics for third Vatican – Church of England cricket match

It will be a case of “best of three” tomorrow when the Pope’s Cricket Team arrive in Canterbury to take on the Archbishop of Canterbury’s XI.

12 September 2016

Faith leaders unite in call for UK action on refugees

Anglicans have joined other faith leaders to call on the British government “urgently to revise its policy towards refugees.”

12 September 2016

Tributes paid following death of Bishop John Ball, former Crosslinks general secretary

The former general secretary of the Anglican mission agency Crosslinks, Bishop John Ball, has died at the age of 81 after a period of illness, his family have announced.

06 September 2016

Church leaders welcome US-Sino action on climate change

Church leaders from around the world have welcomed the announcement that the US and China have ratified the UN’s climate change agreement.

05 September 2016

Secretary general clarifies view after gay English bishop outed

Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon has moved to clarify any misunderstanding after news emerged of the first English Bishop to declare that he is gay and in a relationship.

05 September 2016

Tweeters invited to #AskJustinWelby on prayer

The Archbishop of Canterbury will take part in an online question and answer session using the social media platform Twitter on Monday.

02 September 2016

Barbie-doll expectations leads to girls' unhappiness

A UK-based children’s charity with links to the Church of England reports that more than a quarter of a million girls in Britain are unhappy with their lives and appearance.

01 September 2016

Michael Ramsey Prize awarded to dementia study

A book about faith and dementia has been awarded this year’s Michael Ramsey Prize by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

30 August 2016

Abp Welby's vision for youth discipleship, evangelism and Kingdom-building

The Archbishop of Canterbury has described his hope of young people “being disciples of Jesus, being witnesses to Jesus and being servants of the Kingdom.”

26 August 2016

Anglicans called to pray after earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar

The chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Archbishop Paul Kwong, has called on Anglicans around the world to pray for Italy and Myanmar after separate earthquakes yesterday.

25 August 2016