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Michael Ramsey Prize awarded to dementia study

A book about faith and dementia has been awarded this year’s Michael Ramsey Prize by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

30 August 2016

Abp Welby's vision for youth discipleship, evangelism and Kingdom-building

The Archbishop of Canterbury has described his hope of young people “being disciples of Jesus, being witnesses to Jesus and being servants of the Kingdom.”

26 August 2016

Anglicans called to pray after earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar

The chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Archbishop Paul Kwong, has called on Anglicans around the world to pray for Italy and Myanmar after separate earthquakes yesterday.

25 August 2016

Drones deployed to protect ancient churches

A remote controlled flying drone equipped with a video camera is to be used to identify maintenance requirements of historic churches in Yorkshire, England.

23 August 2016

Church-sponsored play about a refugee in line for national awards

A Church-of-England sponsored play about the plight of a refugee stuck in France while trying to reach the UK has been nominated for two prestigious awards.

22 August 2016

Vicar uses King of Rock n Roll to draw people to King of Kings

A vicar in England has adopted an unusual method of evangelism – he impersonates the singer Elvis Presley.

16 August 2016

Chaplain impressed by resilience as fires ravage Madeira

The Anglican priest serving the island of Madeira has spoken of the resilience of local people as they battled severe fires which ravaged the community.

12 August 2016

Pioneer helps recovering addicts build bridges to God

A new pioneer church for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction is helping to transform lives and build bridges to God.

09 August 2016

Refugees turn C of E into fastest growing religious group in Finland

The Church of England is the fastest growing religious group in Finland, growing by 20 per cent over the past year; the Suffragan Bishop in Europe, the Rt Revd David Hamid, has said.

02 August 2016

Former Archbishop turns tables on William Shakespeare

A play written by the former Archbishop of Canterbury and Wales, Rowan Williams, about the “lost years” of celebrated English playwright Williams Shakespeare has opened in a theatre in Wales.

28 July 2016