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Global prayer for Primates Meeting

Christians around the world are praying for next week’s Primates Meeting - one of the Anglican Communion’s four Instruments of Unity and provides an opportunity for the leaders of the independent but interdependent Anglican Churches to gather for “leisurely thought, prayer and deep consultation.”

07 January 2016

Special services mark royal anniversaries

A service of Compline was held at Waltham Abbey Church to commemorate the 950th anniversary of the coronation of King Harold Godwinson. Harold didn’t remain King long – he lost his life a few months after his coronation at the Battle of Hastings during the Norman invasion of England. He is believed to be buried in the churchyard at Waltham Abbey. 

07 January 2016

Crozier of Pope who initiated the conversion of England to be at Primates Meeting

The crozier of the sixth century Pope, Gregory I, who sent Augustine to England to begin the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons will be in Canterbury as the Primates of the Anglican Communion gather for their meeting in the city next week.

06 January 2016

Mothers' Union celebrates 140th anniversary

The Anglican mission agency Mothers’ Union is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year it will hold a number of events to mark 14 decades of “faithful outreach to families of all faiths and none.”

05 January 2016

Scottish Episcopal Church concerned about cross-border ecumenical agreement

The Church of England and the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland have reached “an historic agreement that recognises their longstanding ecumenical partnership and lays the groundwork for future joint projects,” the two churches have announced, but the (Anglican) Scottish Episcopal Church has called for a rethink, citing concerns about shared worship and the exchange of ministers.

05 January 2016

London church evangelism tool reaches 20,000 prisoners worldwide

An evangelism course produced by an Anglican church in London has proved a hit with prisoners, as more than 20,000 inmates completed the course over the past 12 months.

04 January 2016

Commemoration marks 75 years since cathedral bomb

A special commemoration service was held in Cardiff yesterday (Sunday) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the near-destruction of the city’s Anglican cathedral during a night of war time bombing that resulted in the deaths of 165 people.

04 January 2016

The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message

In his 2016 New Year message, Archbishop Justin Welby says Jesus's example shows us why we must love and welcome refugees and strangers.

01 January 2016

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon

Read Archbishop Justin Welby's Christmas sermon preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning.

25 December 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury's ecumenical Christmas greeting

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sent a Christmas message to ecumenical partners and heads of churches around the world.

24 December 2015