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Enthronement of Archbishop of Armagh

Enthronement of Archbishop of Armagh

The Most Reverend Alan Harper will be enthroned as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland on Friday, 16th March 2007 at 2.30 p.m. in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.

 

13 March 2007

Archbishop of Wales: Anglican Communion in crisis

Archbishop of Wales: Anglican Communion in crisis

The Anglican Archbishop of Wales has said there is no doubt that the worldwide Anglican Communion is in crisis.

06 March 2007

Former Church Army evangelist releases slavery book

Former Church Army evangelist releases slavery book

This year marks the bicentenary of one of the greatest human rights injustices of all time - the African slave trade, and Chigor Chike, a former Church Army evangelist, has written about the true stories of four freed slaves in his new book, Voices from Slavery: The Life and Beliefs of African Slaves in Britain.

06 March 2007

Mystery Benefactor steps in

Mystery Benefactor steps in

A mystery benefactor has promised a gift worth £130,000 to the Walsingham Appeal if the Anglican Shrine manages to raise the final £250,000 in the next six months to reach a £2million target.

 

06 March 2007

A UK hope for TEAM - World-wide Anglican conference

A UK hope for TEAM - World-wide Anglican conference

It's many decades since the Anglican Church world-wide met together for a representative meeting of the 44 member churches.

02 March 2007

England: General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 28th February

England: General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 28th February

Intervention from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, during the General Synod debate on lesbian and gay Christians.

 

28 February 2007

A personal reflection from The Primus on the meeting of Anglican Primates

A personal reflection from The Primus on the meeting of Anglican Primates

The following is a copy of a personal reflection by the Prumus on the recent meeting of Anglican Primates in Dar es Salaam, which he has sent to all clergy within the Scottish Episcopal Church.

28 February 2007

England: Archbishop of Canterbury: Presidential Address at General Synod

England: Archbishop of Canterbury: Presidential Address at General Synod

After the debates at the American General Convention last summer, I wrote directly to all the primates of the Communion to ask about their reaction and the likely reaction of their provinces as to whether the resolutions of Convention had met the proposals of the Windsor Report for restoring something like normal relations between the Episcopal Church and others in the Communion.

26 February 2007

Your first action for Lent - Make someone laugh

Your first action for Lent - Make someone laugh

Website shares the country's best clean jokes while vicars take lessons in stand-up

22 February 2007

Theological Lectures in Christ Church

Theological Lectures in Christ Church

As part of its on-going commitment to continuing adult education and in response to requests for a series of lectures about the larger issues of today Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, has arranged a lecture series for Monday evenings in Lent with each lecture beginning at 8 pm.

19 February 2007