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Galway church remembers Palestinians

Galway church remembers Palestinians

St Nicholas' Collegiate Church of Galway (Diocese of Tuam Killala and Achonry), in association with the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, held an evening to commemorate 'Palestinian Voices' on 29 November.

30 November 2004

Statement of the Anglican-Old Catholic Bishops' Conference on False Depictions of Muslims and Christ

Statement of the Anglican-Old Catholic Bishops' Conference on False Depictions of Muslims and Christ

The Anglican and Old Catholic Bishops in mainland Europe, during our Conference in Wislikhaven, Switzerland, 17-19 November 2004, have observed with great concern that, in a number of countries in central and western Europe, tensions have risen between the Islamic and non-Islamic populations, provoked by a number of acts of violence

26 November 2004

Sermon for the anniversary of Seabury consecration

Sermon for the anniversary of Seabury consecration

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Revd Bruce Cameron, preached in Connecticut at Christ Church Cathedral for the anniversary of the consecration of Samuel Seabury.

22 November 2004

Muslims and Christians to debate 'war on terror

Muslims and Christians to debate 'war on terror

Muslims and Christians will meet to debate the 'war on terror' at a ground-breaking meeting aimed at building bridges between the two communities 26 November in Leeds. Taking part in 'Trust or Terror', being held at the Building Blocks Centre in Beeston, will be two leading religious leaders, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, and the Chair of the Leeds Muslim Forum.

22 November 2004

Vicar of Nazareth meets with Walsingham

Vicar of Nazareth meets with Walsingham

Christian pilgrims should return to the Holy Land to support the mission of Palestinian Christians to their own young people - the Revd Samuel Barthoum, Vicar of Christ Church, Nazareth told over 35 Walsingham pilgrims from the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Nazareth this weekend.

22 November 2004

Bishop appeals on behalf of the poor

Bishop appeals on behalf of the poor

The Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick, the Rt Revd Michael Mayes, today suggested that the Irish government had nothing to be proud about following its decision to abandon its pledge to devote 0.7% of GNP by 2007 to help the poor.

22 November 2004

On Fallujah, Bishops of Coventry and Bath & Wells

On Fallujah, Bishops of Coventry and Bath & Wells

Joint Statement from The Bishop of Coventry and The Bishop of Bath and Wells. We write as two Anglican Bishops who visited Iraq in 1999 and who witnessed the terrible suffering of the Iraqi people under the double insult of Saddams brutal dictatorship and the UN sanctions regime. 

17 November 2004

Murdered hostage remembered in Cathedral service

Murdered hostage remembered in Cathedral service

Liverpool Cathedral in England held a memorial service on Saturday 13 November for the murdered British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, who was kidnapped in mid-September by a group in Iraq calling for the release of prisoners. He was killed some three weeks later.

15 November 2004

From the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem

From the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem offer their sincere condolences to all concerned on the death of President Yasser Arafat.

12 November 2004

Church of England warns on human genetics

Church of England warns on human genetics

The Church of England has warned that human genetics should be developed for the purpose of therapy only, and not for the enhancement of the foetus, in a submission by the Church's Mission and Public Affairs Council to the consultation Choosing the Future, run by the Human Genetics Commission.

11 November 2004