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Archbishop to announce outcome of Common Word dialogue

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will today announce the outcome of two days of intensive talks between Muslims and Christians at Cambridge University..

  • Last Gothic Cathedral to Be Completed

    The final stone has been placed in St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. This marks a significant stage in construction of the last Gothic Cathedral to be completed.

  • Emerging leaders to discuss next generation church

    Emerging leaders are to engage in conversations about the future of the church, new expressions of church and its mission in the 21st century.

  • European church leaders celebrate Reformer Johannes Bugenhagen

    Church leaders from Europe, German political leaders and academicians, were among hundreds of people who mid-September participated in the 450th anniversary of Johannes Bugenhagen\'s death.

  • It's OK to Cry

    At the annual Wesley Mission LifeForce Memorial Service for people struggling with suicide, the message went out from several speakers: "It's OK to cry!"

  • Anglicans urged to fast as Kevin Rudd attends UN Meeting

    Archbishop Freier led the Diocese in a day of prayer and fasting on 25 September to coincide with the United Nations' meeting to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which aim to halve global poverty by 2015, and improve the health, sanitation, housing and education for those living in extreme poverty.

  • New law makes church weddings easier

    The Church of England has cleared the way for engaged couples to marry in the church of their choice with a new law launched today.

  • The Moral Dimension of Political Decision-Making

    'The big political issues in the public square often have a moral dimension – everything from apologising to the Stolen Generations, our treatment of asylum seekers, and handling issues like climate change, abortion, stem cell research and euthanasia', says Jesuit priest and professor of law Fr Frank Brennan.

  • Churches have role to play in solving global problems, says Warren

    Pastor Rick Warren told former US President Bill Clinton's global summit on Friday not to overlook the contribution that millions of people of faith around the world play in tackling some of today's biggest challenges.

  • Anglicans Join in Lourdes Jubilee

    The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, joined some 600 Anglicans for a pilgrimage at world-renowned shrine of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in the south of France. The five day visit was sponsored by the Society of Mary and the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham, two Anglican devotional societies that honour the person of the Virgin Mary in devotion and prayer, find Anglicans sharing the Jubilee celebration of the establishing of the shrine in 1858.

  • "Greed is Overshadowing Our Promises to the Poor"

    Key evangelical Christian leaders have strongly endorsed the statements from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York on the immorality of our greed fuelled economy.

  • Saints and Martyrs, A Driving Force For Church Unity

    Can saints and martyrs – or for that matter, Christians who lived exemplary lives – help unite the churches into which they were born? An international group of experts will discuss this and other related questions at a symposium in an Italian monastery.