COI Gazette – 30th October 2015
Archbishop of Armagh speaks of journey of faith and witness in today’s world The sun shone brightly on the ‘Hill of Armagh’ as members of the Diocesan Synod made their way into St Patrick’s Cathedral…
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Swedish deacons take action for the indebted
Deacons Elinn Leo, Peter Juhlin and Cheryl French (Photo: Heidi Safe) Posted 26 October 2015 Over 500 deacons in Sweden are concerned that more and more people have debts they can not repay. They are…
23rd October 2015 – COI Gazette
WCC calls for an end to foreign military interventions in Syria In an official statement issued last week, the World Council of Churches expressed grave concern over the dramatic escalation of the conflict in Syria.…
COI Gazette 16th September 2015
Church initiatives on handling of historic sex abuse cases Last July, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby (pictured), announced that the Church of England would investigate sex abuse in the Church of…
Church of Denmark bishop to politicians: ‘Love casts out fear’
Bishop Marianne Christiansen Posted 14 October 2015 Politicians should be guided by love instead of fear – that was the message of the Bishop of Haderslev, the Rt Revd Marianne Christiansen, in her sermon at…
COI Gazette – 9th October 2015
Ecumenical document on the Church is result of ‘profound listening’, WCC Faith and Order Moderator tells Gazette Speaking to the Gazette after a recent consultation on the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission’s milestone document,…
Interview 58 – Susan Durber
Posted 4 October 2015 INTERVIEW The Moderator of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, the Revd Dr Susan Durber, talks to the Gazette editor, Canon Ian Ellis, about the Commission’s…
COI Gazette – 2nd October 2015
Church leaders express concerns over poverty and political instability The Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Richard Clarke, last week joined with other Irish Church leaders in a statement expressing concern at poverty levels and the effect…
Nordic Churches consider refugees and migration
Posted 2 October 2015 Migration advisors of the Nordic Churches (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland) gathered from 29th-30th September in Oslo for their annual regional network meeting. They were joined by Doris Peschke, General…
Conference focusing on climate, indigenous peoples and the Arctic
Henrik Grape Posted 2 October 2015 The Church of Sweden and Canada’s Christian Council are organising a climate conference to be held in Norrbotten Storforsen from 5th-8th October. 40 people from across the Arctic will…
