Canon Clare Edwards has been appointed the new Canon Pastor at Canterbury Cathedral by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams. Canon Edwards (aged 47) has served as Rector of Bletchingley in Surrey since 1995.
12 January 2004
It has been announced from Downing Street at 11.00 am today that the Queen has approved the nomination of the Revd Canon Stephen Cottrell as the next Bishop of Reading.
06 January 2004
In a phone conversation this New Year's Eve with the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, the Rt Revd Riah Abu el Assal, ACNS learned that the Episcopal Church's hospital has been occupied by Israeli soldiers.
03 January 2004
Emergency relief efforts continue in the ancient city of Bam, Iran, after a deadly earthquake struck on December 26. Episcopal Relief and Development is working to help people caught in the disaster.
30 December 2003
Yes, we are familiar with the angels and the shepherds and the birth of the baby in the outhouse of an inn in Bethlehem, and subsequently with the visit of the wise men - the details of which are to be found in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew.
29 December 2003
Our telling of the Christmas story is diminished because we focus almost entirely on those characters in the unfolding drama who seem to respond with devotion and obedience: an obedient Mary, an acquiescent Joseph, unruly, but nonetheless responsive herdsmen, perceptive philosophers who enter on bended knee.
28 December 2003
There is something to be afraid of in the renewal of a world: I may not welcome being reconstructed or interrupted.
26 December 2003
Salaam and grace in the name of our Lord and blessed Christmas Eve greetings to you from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and St George's Cathedral in Jerusalem.
26 December 2003
Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold joined 32 other Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in announcing a new collaborative effort to mobilize broad public support in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.
23 December 2003
With hundreds of walkers expected to take part in the annual Boxing Day pilgrimage from Ripon Cathedral to Fountains Abbey, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Rt Revd John Richard Packer, will use this year's occasion to pledge the church's support for rural concerns.
23 December 2003