he annual Royal Maundy Service will come to Worcester Cathedral this year when Her Majesty The Queen will distribute the Royal Maundy gifts on behalf of His Majesty The King. Ceremonial coins will be presented to 75 men and 75 women from around the country …
Rehearsals are well underway for The Hereford Passion with opening night just around the corner. It is the first time Hereford Cathedral has undertaken such a project and with over thirty local people involved plus members of the cathedral clergy, they …
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry underwent a procedure on March 1 to implant a pacemaker as part of his ongoing treatment for atrial fibrillation. The surgery was successful, and he was discharged from the hospital on Saturday, March 2. He will continue …
Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science’s (ECLAS) Scientists in Congregations programme will award grants of up to £10,000 each to eight churches who will run a science project which benefits their congregation and the wider community. Until 30 …
The Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer was elected. Feb. 24 to be the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Rochester in western New York. She serves as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago, Illinois, and as dean of the Chicago North Deanery. “I say yes …
On February 29th, while waiting in line to receive food, more than100 people were killed and more than 750 were wounded in Gaza. At the time of writing, we cannot know exactly what happened, but this is a further example of the sheer horror civilians are …
The Venerable Phumzile Cetywayo has been elected as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Mzimvubu. Bishop-Elect Cetywayo, 46, who currently serves as Archdeacon of Matatiele and Vicar-General of the Diocese, was elected on the fifth ballot during the first …
The Mission to Seafarers has announced that its new Secretary General will be Peter Rouch. Peter will succeed Andrew Wright, who will retire from the role in September this year, after almost twelve years of leading the organisation. Peter Rouch has been …
RICHARD Cunningham, National Director of the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) has decided to step down after two decades leading the charity which supports Christian Unions on campuses across Great Britain. Since 2004, when Richard …
A BELFAST Christian counselling body, which promotes qualified, experienced therapy for clients with unwanted same-sex attraction and gender identity distress has submitted a robust response to the World Health Organization (WHO) on its proposed ‘Gender- …
The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt. Rev. David Walker, joined leaders of the Trussell Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to deliver a petition to UK political leaders in Westminster to support the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee. This would …
The Church of England’s General Synod has called for a change to the canons governing the impediment to ordination after divorce. A Private Member’s Motion brought by the Revd Canon Mark Bennett (pictured), Team Rector of the Thatcham Team in the Diocese …
General Synod has voted in favour of a motion asking the Archbishops’ Council to explore a Code of Conduct for Parochial Church Council (PCC) members and lay volunteers. The motion, brought by the Diocese of Chelmsford, sought to address an imbalance of …
The motion follows the publication of independent reports on safeguarding from barrister Sarah Wilkinson and Professor Alexis Jay, former chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, IICSA. Following amendments, Synod also voted to support …
Firm proposals for a settlement to enable the Church of England to move forward together amid deep differences on questions of sexuality and marriage will be developed over the next few months, General Synod has heard. The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow …
General Synod has voted in favour of a motion asking the Archbishops’ Council to bring forward legislative proposals to allow lay officers found guilty of bullying to be disqualified from holding office. The motion brought by the Ven Mark Ireland, …
As part of his ongoing treatment for atrial fibrillation, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has been advised by his medical team that he should receive a pacemaker. The procedure, scheduled for March 1, requires him to be hospitalized for one night. More …
February 20, 2024 Dear Camp Chicago families and friends: I am writing today to share some Camp Chicago news with you. After prayerful discernment and discussion with camp staff, diocesan leaders and partners, we have decided that Camp Chicago will take a …
The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice has released the fourth of its biannual Racial Justice reports. Mandated to drive ‘significant cultural and structural change on issues of racial justice within the Church of England’, the Archbishops’ …
Archbishop Don Tamihere and Archbishop Sione Uluilakepa have announced that the Rev Anashuya (Ana) Fletcher, currently Co-Priest in Charge of St Peter’s Gonville in Whanganui, has been elected to serve as Assistant Bishop of Wellington. “We’re pleased to …
