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England: Young priests represent a quarter of new clergy

Ordination training acceptance rates for young people at 25-year high.

12 March 2015

World Council of Churches: "Right to hope" despite climate change challenges

General secretary affirms call for UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights

12 March 2015

Bishop for church-plants proposed

Bishop of London’s plan intended to support burgeoning movement in UK

12 March 2015

Anglican Communion women advocate at UN for gender equality

A 19-person delegation is bringing local Anglican Communion insights to the 59th UN Commission on the Status of Women. 

10 March 2015

Bishop Libby Lane installed at Chester Cathedral

The first woman bishop in the history of the Church of England was formally installed as the eighth Bishop of Stockport on Sunday.

09 March 2015

Cathedral gift wrapped for blood and organ donation

For the first time ever in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, a Cathedral has been gift wrapped in a giant red ribbon to highlight blood and organ donation

04 March 2015

Cardiff vicar is recognised by the Prime Minister

A vicar who is transforming the lives of children through a ground-breaking orchestral music project has been given a prestigious award for her work by David Cameron.

04 March 2015

Young Christians invited to spend 'a year in God's time'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has opened the application process for young Christians to spend a year living  as a community inspired by ancient monastic traditions.

02 March 2015

Egyptians in Libya: to flee or to stay?

"The...[IS] video had sent shockwaves through the whole Christian community, as well as ordinary Libyan families." - Revd Eban Baskra Vasihar

02 March 2015

WCC condemns attacks against a mosque and Christian centre

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has condemned recent attacks against a mosque in the West Bank and a Christian centre in Jerusalem.

27 February 2015