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Prayer response to Turkey airport terror attack

Last night’s terror attack at Istanbul International Airport has been met with a wave of prayer from Anglican and other Christian leaders.

29 June 2016

Call for unity as Brexit vote sparks racist attacks

Church leaders have criticised the rise in racist abuse and attacks in the UK following last week’s historic referendum decision to withdraw from the European Union.

28 June 2016

First Community of St Anselm members finish their "year in God's time"

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has prayed for the first members of the monastic-inspired Community of St Anselm as they came to the end of their “year in God's time.”

27 June 2016

Search begins for remains of Henry I

Archaeologists have begun a search for the remains of England’s King Henry I on the site of the former Reading Abbey.

27 June 2016

Britain's earliest Christians reburied

The remains of what is said to be some of Britain’s earliest converts to Christianity have been re-interred in the crypt of St Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh.

27 June 2016

EU referendum: Statement by Archbishops of Canterbury and York

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Archbishop of York John Sentamu have issued this joint statement today after the UK voted to leave the European Union.

24 June 2016

UK civil honour for Anglican priest's refugee work

The Chaplain of the Anglican Church in Greater Athens, Canon Malcolm Bradshaw, has been presented with one of the UK’s civil honours by Princess Anne, the Princess Royal.

23 June 2016

Ecumenical body consults on a new vision for Europe

The Conference of European Churches (CEC) has launched a consultation on the future shape of the continent and the role played in it by the churches. 

21 June 2016

Anglicans mark World Refugee Day

The number of people displaced from their homes by war and persecution hit a record-breaking 65.3 million people by the end of 2015, the UN said today in a report released to mark World Refugee Day.

20 June 2016

Churches offer space for prayers and reflection following murder of MP Jo Cox

Churches throughout West Yorkshire and elsewhere in the UK are hosting vigils and special services following the murder yesterday (Thursday) of Labour MP Jo Cox in her Batley and Spen constituency.

17 June 2016