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Faith, not just frescoes, draw millions to cathedrals

The lure of Christian worship as much as the attraction of history and architecture is driving a boom in visits to cathedrals,

22 April 2014

Archbishop Welby joins Good Friday walk of witness

Archbishop Justin joined Christians Together in Dover on Good Friday for a Procession of Witness.

19 April 2014

Archbishop Justin and Cardinal Vincent visit church-run crisis centre in Kent

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Catholic Archbishop of Westminister yesterday visited a crisis drop-in centre run by local churches in Folkestone, Kent

16 April 2014

Tweet #Eastermeans, says Church of England

The Church of England today announces its Easter twitter campaign #EasterMeans which will run from Maundy Thursday until Easter Day.

14 April 2014

England: Officials look to fast-track women into Lords

Church officials and advisers are considering ways to speed up the entry of women bishops into the House of Lords

11 April 2014

Historic Anglican, Pentecostal consultation "a flying start"

An historic consultation took place between Anglicans and Pentecostals earlier this week at High Leigh in Hertfordshire.

10 April 2014

Canterbury is passing GO

The Cathedral will feature in a new ‘Canterbury’ edition of the much loved and famous board game Monopoly.

09 April 2014

Rock legends play secret gig for Christian charities

Led Zeppelin legends Plant, Steve Windwood and guitarist Steve Gibbons were surprise guest stars at a fundraiser for The Children’s Society, Christian Aid and Open Door

08 April 2014

Archbishop Welby welcomes draft modern slavery bill

Abp Welby: “I very much hope that the Home Office, as it prepares to publish its own Bill on Modern Slavery, will take the Committee’s recommendations extremely seriously."

08 April 2014

Abp Welby wants school lessons on payday loans

Archbishop of Canterbury wants to spearhead educational campaign against high-cost borrowing in Church of England Schools

07 April 2014