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Urdu-language Anglican worship at Ras al Khaimah

The church of St Luke in  Ras al Khaimah – one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates -  has a new Urdu-language, Anglican congregation.

12 June 2017

Spanish Episcopal Church holds Synod in Salamanca

The Spanish Episcopal Church of Spain recently celebrated its biannual Synod in the historic golden city of Salamanca.  Guests were housed in the student centre named after Atilano Coco, one of the priests of the church who was martyred under the Franco dictatorship.

09 June 2017

Scottish Episcopal Church votes to allow equal marriage

The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church has voted in favour of allowing gay couples to marry in church. The vote means that the Church’s canon law will be changed - to remove the definition that marriage is between a man and a woman.

08 June 2017

Bellringers around the world sought for special day

Bellringers at cathedrals and churches around the world are being invited to join a worldwide day of music organised by the BBC.

07 June 2017

Reflecting on Thy Kingdom Come

It’s emerged that churches in eighty five countries participated in Thy Kingdom Come, a prayer initiative between Ascension Day and Pentecost (25th May – 4th June).

07 June 2017

Newly ordained Anglicans and seminarians on fact finding visit to Anglican Communion office

Recently ordained Anglicans and seminarians from fourteen countries have visited the Anglican Communion Office in London to learn about its work through a series of presentations by staff members.

06 June 2017

Anglican green campaigners 'sorrow' at US Paris pullout

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network has added its voice to those condemning President Donald Trump for deciding to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.

05 June 2017

Prayers and defiance after London Bridge terror attack

Churches around the UK have been praying for the victims of Saturday night’s terrorist attack in London, their families and friends.

05 June 2017

Church funding ends for Gaza mobile dental clinic

A special fund established to pay for a mobile dental clinic in Gaza is being wound up – seven years beyond its original end-date.

02 June 2017

Church of England wins ExxonMobil climate change battle

Shareholders of the oil giant ExxonMobil pushed through a resolution on climate change at the company’s AGM yesterday.

01 June 2017