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New deadline for sale of rare £1.1m Biblical manuscript

A new deadline has been set for the sale of a £1.1m early Biblical manuscript owned by the Bible Society in Swindon.

07 April 2014

Maundy recipients gather for service in Blackburn

88 men and 88 women are preparing to receive Maundy Money from Queen Elizabeth I at Blackburn Cathedral as part of an ancient British tradition.  

04 April 2014

Arzobispo da la bienvenida a los líderes luteranos a Lambeth Palace.

Mirando hacia adelante ante la próxima celebración de los 500 años de la Reforma en 2017, un árbol de haya se plantó en el jardín Palacio de Lambeth.

01 April 2014

Church decline has halted, say Anglican statisticians

Official statistics issued last week suggest that attendance at Church of England churches may have levelled out after decades of decline.

01 April 2014

Abp Welby hosts major gathering of Anglican Religious Communities

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is today welcoming over 100 members of a broad range of Anglican religious communities to Lambeth Palace to discuss the renewal of Religious Life within the Church.

28 March 2014

Lent Installations in Southwark Cathedral

During the last two years Southwark Cathedral has exhibited highly acclaimed works of art during Lent

26 March 2014

Archbishop of Canterbury marries daughter

Archbishop of Canterbury marries daughter to Christian song-writer at Canterbury Cathedral exactly a year after his own enthronement as leader of the Church of England on the same spot.

26 March 2014

Archbishop of Canterbury chairs first meeting of Evangelism Task Group

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is chairing the first meeting of the Archbishops’ Evangelism Task Group at Lambeth Palace today.

24 March 2014

Church annual statistics for 2012: Almost 1,000 Occasional Services each day of the week and no significant change in attendance over past decade

 Almost 1,000 Occasional Services each day of the week and no significant change in attendance over past decade 

21 March 2014

Church of England's Chief Education Officer to retire

The Rev Jan Ainsworth the Church if England's Chief Education Officer is to retire this summer after seven years in the post, it was announced today.

20 March 2014