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Church of England launches authorised Persian (Farsi) translation of Holy Communion liturgy

Wakefield Cathedral was packed on Saturday for a “Persian Celebration Service” which included the launch of a Farsi Holy Communion.

04 March 2019

More than 2,000 people killed or missing in seaborne European migration attempts

The IOM has said that some 2,133 people seeking asylum have been killed or gone missing this year while trying to reach Europe by sea.

07 December 2018

Bishop of Loughborough elected Vice President of European ecumenical group

Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Loughborough, has been elected Vice President of the Conference of European Churches.

05 June 2018

First Persian woman to be ordained to the episcopate consecrated in Canterbury Cathedral

The first Persian woman to become a bishop was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury this morning during a service in his Cathedral.

30 November 2017