Editorial – BEYOND ANGER AND NOISE In his presidential speech to the 2019 General Synod, Archbishop Clarke said: “If the Church is to be – as Christ calls it to be – a beacon for…

EDITORIAL – THE NEED FOR HOPE IS URGENT We know that, following the seismic events of Good Friday, the first disciples were now fearful, uncertain and deeply puzzled as to where their future might lie.”…

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9). These words seem more important than ever. We are reminded that the call to peacemaking is one…

Editorial – SOUNDS LIKE HOPE Most of us will be familiar with the work of Habitat for Humanity. Philip Yancey tells the story of how it was founded by Millard Fuller. He describes him as “a millionaire…

Editorial  – POLITICAL TURMOIL AND PEACEMAKING One dictionary defines turmoil as “a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation or commotion.” ‘Turmoil’ is a word that could be used to describe what we are observing on many…

Online Edition released on Tuesday 8th January  Editorial – START WITH WHY Home News 4 CORNERS FESTIVAL RETURNS ONCE AGAIN TO BELFAST ARMAGH DIOCESAN MISSION WEEKEND MORE WOMEN NEEDED IN SENIOR CHURCH ROLES? ARCHDEACON IN ANNUAL SIT…

Primate talks personally about faith The following is an interview with Archbishop Richard Clarke, conducted by Alf McCreary (Belfast Telegraph). How and when did you come to faith? I grew up in a Church of…

Caring for the planet – a mark of mission This year, the Church of Ireland passed a motion at General Synod, the effects of which have rippled across Ireland and beyond. It was a motion…

Is the US becoming less religious? America is more religious than Europe, almost everyone agrees. Two-thirds of US Christians pray daily, compared with an average of just 18% of Christians across 15 countries in Europe,…

Philip Yancey to contribute to Gazette in 2019 Countdown to the monthly Gazette launch It is now just weeks until the Gazette reverts to being a monthly publication. The Gazette is excited to announce that…