News Archive - The Church of England Diocese of Manchester

Salford church inspires nation

26 August 2008

St Paul's Salford inspires Church of England fuel saving programme to reduce congregations’ carbon footprints.

Supporting, encouraging, resourcing, meet the new Archdeacon

15 August 2008

Meet the new Archdeacon of Rochdale, the Revd Cherry Vann, who becomes the most senior female member of clergy in the diocese in September.

Number of RE students rises again as results published

14 August 2008

Today’s publication of A-level results marks the fifth year in a row that the number of students taking Religious Studies A-level has risen, with an increase of 5.9 per cent since 2007.

Prayers for 2008 Beijing Olympics

08 August 2008

The Church of England has published a new prayer to mark the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

I want your seat, Penny tells Lambeth Bishops

04 August 2008

Penny King (22) a parish assistant from St Chrysostom's has told the meeting of the Anglican Bishops at the Lambeth Conference that in the future she wants one of their seats...

Archbishop ‘could not have prayed for more’ Lambeth success

04 August 2008

The Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops has come to an end in Canterbury after two-and-a-half weeks with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, saying he ‘could not have prayed for more’ success.

A tale of faith, courage and martyrdom in the pursuit of peace

04 August 2008

It would be fair to say that most people would have little idea where to find Malaita or Guadalcanal. But they will go down in history as the site of one of the 21st Century’s first case of Christian martyrdom; and a powerful example of the Christian love, compassion and witness in action.

Lambeth ends with Reflections Document

03 August 2008

The bishops of the Anglican Communion will agree a way forward which they hope will heal the divisions within the Communion...

Anglicans pay ‘too heavy a price’ for lack of central structures

01 August 2008

The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken of his frustration that the decentralised nature of the Anglican Communion has prevented a swift resolution of the disputes at the heart of the Church.

Archbishop calls for bishops to show depth and dispassion

01 August 2008

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for bishops to show depth and dispassion in their discussion on human sexuality.