Dublin’s Anglican Cathedral and six city centre churches are being forced to close on Easter Sunday as a result of a safety cordon being put in place by security officials because of events being held to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, which eventually paved the way for the creation of an independent Irish nation.
16 February 2016
A church-backed chocolate company which produces the “real Easter Egg” has moved production of its products from Europe to the UK to cope with increased demand. The Real Easter Egg is said to be the only UK Easter Egg to explain the Christian understanding of Easter on its packaging.
21 January 2016
The Primates of the Anglican Communion have agreed to support moves by the Coptic Pope to unify and fix the date of Easter, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said last week at the end of the Primates Meeting in Canterbury Cathedral.
18 January 2016
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter sermon reflects on need for Christians to be living stones, speaking witnesses.
07 April 2015
“I pray that the hope of the resurrected Christ will heal relationships between individuals, communities, nations.” - Abp Welby
04 April 2015
"If we time it right, we can usually get our children's Easter eggs at half price", jokes Peter Bouteneff, executive secretary with the Faith and Order team of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and member of the Orthodox Church in America.
07 April 1999
One of the greatest works of literature in my opinion is Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables'. Whether you have merely seen the stage play, or the film or, better still, read the book you will recall immediately the scene when Valjean, the convict on parole, goes to the bishop's house in exhaustion and desperation seeking help and shelter.
04 April 1999