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Video shows churchgoers how the collection is spent

Video shows churchgoers how the collection is spent

An innovative video showing churchgoers what happens to the money they put on the collection plate will be launched on Saturday 12 April by the Church of England in Ripon and Leeds.

11 April 2003

The Licensing of Steven Brookes to Liverpool Parish Church

The Licensing of Steven Brookes to Liverpool Parish Church

John Belchem in his book Merseypride subtitled 'Essay in Liverpool exceptionalism' quotes the writings of C.A. Healy of the Daily Post who 75 years ago served as Secretary of "The Society of Lovers of Old Liverpool!"

05 April 2003

The despair of Jordan's refugees

The despair of Jordan's refugees

The first refugees from the Iraq war this week told Tearfund partners at a camp just inside Jordan of their flight from Baghdad and their despair about the future.

04 April 2003

Mothers' Union & Jubilee Debt Campaign call for a ongoing commitment to the cancellation of Third Wo

Mothers' Union & Jubilee Debt Campaign call for a ongoing commitment to the cancellation of Third Wo

Members of the Mothers' Union (MU) and the Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC) called for greater ongoing commitment to the issue of debt relief today, stating that the time has come to lift stricken countries 'out of poverty and restore a sense of justice between the world's poorest and richest countries.'

03 April 2003

Weaknesses and moral inconsistency led us to war

Weaknesses and moral inconsistency led us to war

The decision to embark on military operations in Iraq last week produced something unfamiliar in our politics: the sense of the genuinely tragic - by which I mean not the sad or the catastrophic, but the awareness of desperately constrained choices, profound moral risk, the knowledge of the cost of what we do, even when we do it from conviction.

28 March 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury - maiden speech in the Lords

Archbishop of Canterbury - maiden speech in the Lords

My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, for giving us the opportunity of so timely a debate - a debate that recognises, as we needs must recognise at present, a major cultural shift. The time was when the family appeared as a safe and stable piece of territory, surrounded by the ups and downs of public life.

28 March 2003

Walsingham World Peace Prayers

Walsingham World Peace Prayers

A peace candle has been lit in the Holy House of the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham, following news of the outbreak of war against Iraq.

28 March 2003

An open letter to our communities on the outbreak of war in Iraq

An open letter to our communities on the outbreak of war in Iraq

As local leaders of the Christian and Muslim religions, two great world faiths, we stand shoulder to shoulder in our concern for our world at this dangerous and fearful time.

28 March 2003

The Archbishop's Easter Message to the Diocese of Canterbury

The Archbishop's Easter Message to the Diocese of Canterbury

It's a sobering business trying to guess where we'll be in a few weeks' time and seeking a word of gospel to speak into this unknown situation.

28 March 2003

Muslims join Christians in Cathedral for historic prayers of peace

Muslims join Christians in Cathedral for historic prayers of peace

In an unprecedented act of interfaith witness and cooperation, Muslims from Leeds and North Yorkshire have joined with Christians in prayers for peace at Ripon Cathedral today,

22 March 2003