Planting churches: City to City Australia says country needs thousands of new churches a year
PETA MCCARTNEY speaks with Rev Dr Andrew Katay, CEO of the Australian branch of global church planting organisation City to City…
Clergy call for an end to kidnaps, murders as Uganda marks Martyrs Day
Namugongo, Uganda Top Catholic and Anglican bishops in Uganda have condemned the wave of violent crimes including kidnaps, torture and murders that have gripped the country. Speaking during the celebrations to mark Uganda Martyrs’ Day on 3rd June at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo, Wakiso District, the bishops appealed to whoever is perpetrating the violent […]
Essay: Britain’s changing religious vote – why Catholics are leaving Labour and Conservatives are hoovering up Christian support
STUART FOX and EKATERINA KOLPINSKAYA, authors of ‘Religion and Euroscepticism in Brexit Britain‘, write, in an article first published on The Conversation, writes about how the “religious vote” in the UK is being transformed…
10 years after quake, Christ Church Cathedral finally rising
Christchurch, New ZealandAP The Christ Church Cathedral was arguably New Zealand’s most iconic building before much of it crumbled in an earthquake 10 years ago. The years of debate that followed over whether the ruins should be rebuilt or demolished came to symbolise the paralysis that has sometimes afflicted the broader rebuild of Christchurch. As […]
Belgium religious faiths want more worshippers at services
AP Representatives of the religious faiths recognised in Belgium have joined forces to urge federal authorities to increase the number of people admitted inside places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the current COVID-19 rules, such places can accommodate up to 15 people. In a letter to Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, the religious […]
Archbishop of Canterbury enters trans rights row to support trolled MP
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The symbolic head of the world’s Anglican community has entered an increasingly bitter row over transgender rights in Britain by backing a lawmaker who came under fire over comments about who can get cervical cancer. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used Twitter to defend opposition Labour parliamentarian Rosie Duffield after she […]
A “remarkable job”: How Australian churches are adapting to changing COVID realities
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on how Australian churches are adapting as coronavirus restrictions start to ease…
Postcards: How one Australian church celebrated Easter in a time of social-distancing
Reuters photographer LOREN ELLIOTT captures part of how One1Seven evangelical Anglican church in Sydney celebrated Easter Sunday…
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE: AUSTRALIAN CHURCHES GO VIRTUAL AS DOORS CLOSE
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on how Australian churches are grappling with how to respond to the COVID-19 crisis…
Sydney’s St Andrews Anglican Cathedral marks 200 years
Russell Garland regularly attends worship at St Andrew’s Cathedral in central Sydney. But on Sunday morning he came with special purpose. He and his wife, who hail from the suburb of Newtown, were there to celebrate the Anglican cathedral’s 200 year history. For Garland, there was a special connection – when Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney, recalled […]