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Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said today that "all our prayers and mine" are with the family of Lee Rigby, the British soldier killed in Woolwich on Wednesday. In a joint press conference in Leicester with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, the Archbishop praised the responses of different faith groups to the incident and said this is "very much a time for communities to come together". 

24 May 2013

New proposals to enable women to become bishops

New proposals to enable women to become bishops

The Church of England has published, today, new legislative proposals to enable women to become bishops which will be debated by the General Synod in July.

24 May 2013

Archbishop Welby meets Desmond Tutu

The South African archbishop and social rights activist Desmond Tutu "incarnates the grace of God," said Archbishop Justin Welby.

23 May 2013

Lectionary? There's an app for that

Lectionary is a best-selling Christian book – and now an increasingly popular app for iPhone and iPad.

23 May 2013

Bishops' statements on women bishops and safeguarding

The bishops of the Church of England today issued two statements on women bishops and safeguarding

 

23 May 2013

Prayers, liturgical material for 60th anniversary of Queen's coronation

Resources for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation was today released by the Church of England today

15 May 2013

Central Readers' Council - Readers are Refreshed

Central Readers' Council - Readers are Refreshed

The 9,000 Church of England Readers are being refreshed! To reflect current trends, their badge and logo has been given a make-over and is being launched at the annual meeting of the Central Readers’ Council in London in April.

26 April 2013

Joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing violence in Syria

Joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing violence in Syria

Since the very first days of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, we have prayed as we watched in horror and sorrow the escalating violence that has rent this country apart.

26 April 2013

Archbishops' Council and Durham University sign historic agreement

Archbishops' Council and Durham University sign historic agreement

 The Archbishops’ Council has linked with Durham University in an historic partnership to provide a suite of higher education awards for ordinands, lay ministry students and others studying in colleges, courses and dioceses in England.

26 April 2013

Christians and churches urged to pray for the media

Churches and Christians are being urged to mark Sunday 12th May 2013 as a special day of prayer for the media – and to contact their local newspaper, radio and TV station to find out what they would like prayer for.

25 April 2013