by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will today lead a high-profile march through London to highlight the need for governments to take firm action on the eradication of poverty worldwide. Taking part will be hundreds of archbishops and bishops, and their...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 23, 2008
A group of Christians from several campaigning groups will come together to run a cafe as part of Climate Camp 2008 outside Kingsnorth Power station in Kent in August, helping to keep it fed and watered. They will be providing refreshments to campers throughout the...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 23, 2008
Modern-day pilgrims are being invited to celebrate the founder of Methodism by walking John Wesley’s Way from Welshpool to Llanidloes, participating in street theatre and raising money for good causes. Organised by the Welshpool and Bro Hafren Methodist Church...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 22, 2008
Claimed tension and hostility between religion and gay people is considerably over-emphasised by out-of-touch faith leaders, suggests new research from the campaigning equalities group Stonewall. The findings are published as the Lamebth Conference of Anglican Bishops...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 22, 2008
When the first Lambeth Conference opened in 1867, only 76 of the Anglican Communion’s 144 bishops accepted an invitation by the Archbishop of Canterbury to attend because of disagreement among them about the way the church was shaping-up in British colonies...