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Archbishop Justin's prayer pilgrimage reaches London

Archbishop Justin's prayer pilgrimage reaches London

Visiting the capital on his prayer pilgrimage today, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, prayed with shoppers and thanked God for "the life and fire" of London's Borough Market.

16 March 2013

Day two of the Archbishop of Canterbury's prayer pilgrimage

Day two of the Archbishop of Canterbury's prayer pilgrimage

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, continued his ‘Journey in Prayer’ yesterday (Friday), arriving in Coventry where he led prayers for hope, friendship and reconciliation.

16 March 2013

Day one of the Archbishop of Canterbury's prayer pilgrimage

Day one of the Archbishop of Canterbury's prayer pilgrimage

Over a thousand people came onto the streets of Norwich today to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, as he began his five-day prayer pilgrimage leading up to his enthronement next Thursday

14 March 2013

Finnish Academic and English Bishop to lead Anglican-Lutheran Society

The Rev Dr Jaakko Rusama, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland and a previous General Secretary of the Finnish Ecumnenical Council, has been elected Lutheran Co-Moderator of the Anglican-Lutheran Society, and his Anglican Co-Moderator is to be the Rt Rev Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Woolwich.

14 March 2013

Licensing Service Will Be A Messy Affair

Tracy prepares a messy event

The licensing service of the Revd Tracy Reynolds on Sunday (March 17) will be a somewhat different affair to many others.

14 March 2013

Thousands visit historic churches and cathedrals

Thousands visit historic churches and cathedrals

St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral are again among the top visitor attractions in the UK, according to the latest statistics from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (AVLA).

12 March 2013

England: Twenty year high for young priests

England: Twenty year high for young priests

New statistics for 2012 show that the number of young people (under 30s) accepted for training for the Church of England ministry last year was 113, 22% of the total. This is the highest number in the past twenty years.

11 March 2013

Archbishop of Canterbury supports response to Winchester safeguarding report

Archbishop of Canterbury supports response to Winchester safeguarding report

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has supported the response of the Bishop of Winchester to (8 March) publication of an independent report into a safeguarding complaint in Jersey from 2008.

11 March 2013

Male focus important at UN Commission on Women, says England rep

Male focus important at UN Commission on Women, says England rep

Mandy Marshall, the Church of England representative at this year's UN Commission on the Status of Women, (UNCSW) says that educating men and boys is key to preventing violence against women

07 March 2013

Church supports the call for more responsible lending

Church supports the call for more responsible lending

The Church of England is supporting the strong stance taken by the Office of Fair Trading in giving the leading 50 payday lenders 12 weeks to change their business practices or risk losing their licenses.

07 March 2013