The Most Revd and Rt. Hon. Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, will today present two slave vases to the Speaker of the House of Lords and House of Commons representing both Houses of Parliament to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
24 October 2007
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of London, joined the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral this morning (October 18) for a service to mark the Centenary of St Luke’s Hospital for the Clergy.
18 October 2007
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have published a consultation paper on the process for future Crown appointments to senior Church posts.
16 October 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, addressed a gathering of the first candidates for ordained pioneer ministry this week at Lambeth Palace.
16 October 2007
The Church of England’s General Synod is repeating last year’s ‘virtual question time’, highlighting the growing ways in which the Church is using the web and other electronic communications media.
10 October 2007
Clergy and congregations are being asked to celebrate the life and animal welfare work of William Wilberforce this Animal Welfare Sunday (Sunday 7 October 2007).
04 October 2007
Jon Denn, Administrator at the Trinity Church Conference Center in West Cornwall has created a wonderful movement for the church and the world called ‘Counting Prayers’.
04 October 2007
The Bishop of Exeter has encouraged congregations not just to thank God for the food they eat but to remember the farmers who produce it at their Harvest Festivals. As Foot and Mouth disease continues to push farming into crisis, the bishop also called on churches to consider the Farming Help Charities when gathering their Harvest collections.
20 September 2007
Bishop Geoff Davies is affectionately known as the "Green Bishop." Recently retired from Episcopal ministry in the Church of the Province of South Africa, Bishop Davies provides leadership for the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute.
30 August 2007
The role of deacons as missionaries to their communities should be taken more seriously, and people exploring a vocation to the priesthood should be encouraged to consider ministering as a deacon – the ‘diaconate’ - as a long-term option, argues a report from the Church of England’s Faith and Order Advisory Group published this week.
30 August 2007