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Press Release from the Royal School of Church Music

Press Release from the Royal School of Church Music

The Royal School of Church Music has just moved its central offices from the Surrey Downs, to within the shadow of Salisbury Cathedral spire in Wiltshire.

02 June 2006

Statement from the Bishop of Chelmsford The Rt Revd John Gladwin

Statement from the Bishop of Chelmsford The Rt Revd John Gladwin

It is very good to be home in Chelmsford after the most amazing and wonderful trip we have all shared in the past two weeks.

01 June 2006

New Bishop of Birmingham appointed

New Bishop of Birmingham appointed

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend David Andrew Urquhart BA, Suffragan Bishop of Birkenhead, for election as Bishop of Birmingham in succession to the Most Reverend and Right Honourable John Mugabi Tucker Sentamu LLB MA MPhil PhD following his translation to the See of York.

01 June 2006

Communities love their churches-now it's time to listen to their needs says Church researcher

Communities love their churches-now it's time to listen to their needs says Church researcher

Roadside shrines, bouquets and teddies and the widening appeal of prayer stations, labyrinths and beads are all indications that images are the new words for people today, says the Church of England's chief statistician and researcher.

30 May 2006

Commission on Urban Life and Faith Report

Commission on Urban Life and Faith Report

Millions of pounds have been poured into Britain's city and urban areas in recent years but the resultant growth has forced many to the margins and dramatised the gap between the 'super rich' and the poorest. 

23 May 2006

Church of Ireland statement on the situation in St Patrick's Cathedral

Church of Ireland statement on the situation in St Patrick's Cathedral

Following a night of intense discussion during which senior Church personnel attempted to broker a resolution between the asylum seekers and the authorities, we regret to say that these talks have reached an impasse again.

23 May 2006

Cathedrals continue to reach upwards

Cathedrals continue to reach upwards

Attendance levels at regular weekly services in Church of England cathedrals have risen by a total of 21 per cent since the turn of the millennium - that's a rate of almost four per cent each year.

19 May 2006

New Primus for the Scottish Episcopal Church

New Primus for the Scottish Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church has today elected The Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, The Rt Rev Dr Idris Jones, to serve as Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

19 May 2006

Bishop shares pain of deaths in custody

Bishop shares pain of deaths in custody

'In a crowded room, a family member is missing; at a table laid ready for dinner, a family member is missing; the phone rings and I think it is him. 

12 May 2006

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham - National Pilgrimage

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham - National Pilgrimage

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is expecting a bumper Bank Holiday crowd to celebrate the 2006 National Pilgrimage on Bank Holiday Monday (29th May).

12 May 2006