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Episcopal Church in Europe responds to acts of anti-Semitism

Suffragan Bishop expresses solidarity with Jewish community after Paris cathedral wall defaced with anti-Jewish graffiti

01 May 2015

Pope Francis meets members of Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission

Cause of unity ‘not an optional undertaking’, says Pope Francis

 

30 April 2015

Church of England welcomes Vatican Statement on Climate Change

Lead bishop on the environment concurs that poorest and least complicit bear heaviest burden

30 April 2015

Archbishop Welby on the 'treasures' of Religious life

When Religious communities are renewed it ‘prophetically calls us back to seeing what we exist for’.

30 April 2015

WCC takes part in Vatican climate change meeting

UN secretary-general emphasises role of religious leaders for climate justice

29 April 2015

Church of Ireland joins call for recognition of Armenian Genocide

Representatives of Jewish community and seven Christian denominations in attendance at remembrance service

29 April 2015

Archbishop Justin Welby statement on Gallipoli Campaign Centenary

Archbishop attends UK-led commemoration ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.

27 April 2015

New Zealand Archbishop leads Anzac Dawn Service in London

Commemorations remember war sacrifices but also urge peacemaking and reconciliation

27 April 2015

WCC: Act Now for Climate Justice campaign launch in Geneva

Churches and diaconal organisations team up with civil society actors to raise awareness on climate change effects

24 April 2015

Archbishop of York heads call for more minority ethnic vocations

New resource highlights need for ethnic diversity at all levels of Church of England’s ministry

24 April 2015