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Leading CofE academic in fatal car accident

A leading academic and fast-rising young theologian in the Church of England has died tragically in a fatal car accident.

01 July 2014

England: 1,000 #newrevs "gift to both Church and nation"

The Church of England will be ordaining nearly 1000 men and women this summer to minister in churches across the country.

27 June 2014

Abp Welby's lecture on the future of banking standards

Archbishop Justin Welby delivered a lecture on 'The future of banking standards and ethics' at New City Agenda, House of Lords, Westminster.

27 June 2014

Anglicans to host Hindu-Christian conference

Members of the Anglican Communion are hosting a conference in Birmingham, UK, this October on the Christian relationship with Hindus in the Diaspora.

24 June 2014

Date set for Anglican-Roman Catholic cricket match

Anglican and Roman Catholic First XIs will face each other in Canterbury on 19 September in a historic match to raise awareness of slavery and human trafficking.

23 June 2014

Second Church of England priest marries his same sex partner

As the first Church of England priest to marry a same sex partner has his Permission to Officiate revoked, a second clergyman publishes a Facebook announcement of his same sex wedding.

23 June 2014

England's Synod agenda built around women bishop business

The General Synod of the Church of England meets in York in July for a five day meeting from 3.00 pm on Friday 11th July until 1.00 pm on Tuesday 15 July. 

20 June 2014

Future of Ministry Training in the Church in Wales – Bishops' statement

The Bench of Bishops has endorsed a way forward for ministry training in the Church in Wales

20 June 2014

Poverty Sunday – dealing with deprivation on the doorstep

Churches are being urged to renew efforts to tackle deprivation this Poverty Sunday (June 22).

19 June 2014

Equitable distribution of water is the key issue in West Bank and Gaza

“The Palestinian people thirst for water justice.” So claims a recently issued statement by a fact-finding group that this month visited Jerusalem

18 June 2014