Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops have joined forces to urge the UK Parliament not to change the law on euthanasia, arguing that allowing assisted suicide would undermine the protection of vulnerable people.
07 September 2004
North Cornwall District Council's action in setting up an Appeal Fund, to be administered by the Red Cross, has been welcomed by parishioners at Boscastle.
23 August 2004
The Mothers' Union (MU) today announced the launch of its first ever music CD, part of a fresh initiative by the charity to reach new supporters. The album will be available in shops throughout the UK and Eire from Monday 9 August.
17 August 2004
Anglicans attending the Olympic games in Athens are catered for on both the Olympic Village and in the capital city itself. Full service times can be found at http://www.athensanglicans.com/page2.html
13 August 2004
The Archbishop of York, the Most Revd David Hope, has announced today that HM The Queen has accepted his resignation of the See of York with effect from 28 February 2005.
02 August 2004
The Church of England's General Synod in York last weekend voted to petition the British Royal Mail service to keep with a Christian theme for its Christmas issue of stamps each year.
15 July 2004
The St Paul's Institute is to hold a series of dialogues on moral issues between the Most Revd Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and leading international experts in politics, economics, the environment and world health. The series is entitled "The Worlds We Live In"
15 July 2004
Co-operation between Muslims and Christians in England has reached the point where formal structures should be developed at the national level to enable the two communities to work together on issues of common interest, according to the conclusions of a listening exercise which has recently reported to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams.
07 July 2004
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Mosr Revd Rowan Williams, gave the sermon for Oxford University Commemoration Day on Sunday at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin.
22 June 2004
If you don't usually go to evensong or sing choruses, the word 'magnify' isn't instantly going to communicate much; it simply means what a magnifying glass does - making things look bigger
01 June 2004