COI Gazette – 31st July 2015
Bishop of Cork interviews Graham Norton during West Cork Literary Festival At the invitation of the organisers of the West Cork Literary Festival, on 17th July the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Rt…
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Danish conference on strengthening the rural church
Posted 25 July 2015 Astrid Højbjerg has reported on the Church of Denmark’s website (http://www.folkekirken.dk) that 200 people recently participated in a conference in Viborg focusing on a new ‘ideas bank’ with proposals on how…
COI Gazette – 24th July 2015
Environmental concerns a major focus at C. of E. General Synod The General Synod of the Church of England, meeting in York from 10th-13th July, devoted a substantial part of its time to considering matters…
Blasphemy legalised in Iceland
Iceland’s Parliament Building Posted 20 July 2015 Ice News’ Luna Finnsson has reported that on 9th July the Icelandic parliament approved a bill overturning the country’s ban on blasphemy. The Bill was promoted by the…
Archbishop Jackelén addresses Church of England General Synod
Archbishop Antje Jackelén Posted 20 July 2015 Addressing the General Synod of the Church of England in York on 10th July, the Archbishop of Uppsala, the Most Revd Antje Jackelén, said that the world was…
Interview 57 – Bishop Nick Holtam
Bishop Nick Holtam Posted 19 July 2015 INTERVIEW The Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Revd Nick Holtam, Chair of the Church of England’s Environment Working Group, talks to the Gazette editor, Canon Ian Ellis, about…
COI Gazette – 10th July 2015
Calling suicide bombers martyrs is ‘blasphemous’, says Syrian Orthodox Patriarch In an interview with Gianni Valente of Vatican Insider, the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch, Aphrem II, has said that suicide bombers cannot be martyrs, declaring that…
Denmark’s new Minister for the Church
Bertel Haarder is taking over as Minister for Church and Culture. (Photo: Church Ministry) The most experienced member of the Liberal Party’s parliamentary group, Bertel Haarder (71), has been appointed as Denmark’s new Church and…
COI Gazette – 3rd July 2015
Religious leaders meet European Commission On 16th June, senior interfaith leaders gathered for the 11th annual ‘high- level meeting’ at the European Commission. Held at the invitation of European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the…
