Anne Thomas

  • Cuba Appoints First Woman Bishop

    The Episcopal Church in Cuba has recently consecrated the first woman bishop in the developing world. The Reverend Nerva Cot, 69, is now the 18th female bishop in the world.

  • 'Urban Pilgrims' On a Youth Mission

    Two youth workers, dubbed as "urban pilgrims", are on a mission to discover the truth about youth and spirituality in some of Britain's most troubled inner city communities.

  • Bono Announces £15m Poverty Effort

    U2 frontman Bono's anti-poverty campaign is to officially announce on Monday a $30m (£15m) effort to pressure Republican and Democratic U.S. presidential candidates to make poverty a priority.

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber Announces Winning Joseph Choir

    Andrew Lloyd Webber and acclaimed composer Howard Goodall recently announced the winner of the nationwide Joseph Choir Search for the upcoming Joseph musical.

  • Scripture Union Takes Children on a 'Lifepath'

    Hundreds of children from across Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire were taken on a 'lifepath' recently, as Scripture Union, trusts and churches showed them the role that former Bucks resident, John Newton, played in the abolition of the slave trade.

  • Church of England Defends Plans for Increasing Faith Schools

    Despite strong criticism, the Church of England has defended its plan to run up to 100 more academies in the UK. According to the National Secular Society, the move to create more academies run in conjunction with religious groups such as the Church of England was Tony Blair's final "self-indulgent gift to the religious establishment".

  • Liverpool Gospel Festival Commemorates Songs of Slaves

    A festival commemorating the lives of the victims of the slave trade will take place in Liverpool this month. The Amazing Grace Festival, to be held 16-17 June, will mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, as well as the 800th birthday of the city Liverpool.

  • Prayers Website Encourages Churches to Pray for Iraq

    Churches around the world are bring invited to sign up to a new initiative to pray for an end to the violence in Iraq. The London based www.iraqprayer.org has been established in partnership with prayer leaders from various nations, including Christians living in the Middle East.

  • Rare Old Testament Text Displayed at Israel Museum

    A 1,300 years old rare manuscript from the Old Testament is finally on display for the first time, after making its way from a secret room in a Cairo synagogue to the hands of an American collector.

  • Hillsong United Tops Billboard's Chart

    Hillsong United, the youth-centred worship ministry of the Sydney-based mega Hillsong Church, debuted in the No. 1 slot of America's Billboard's Top Christian & Gospel Albums chart with their eighth career album, All of the Above.

  • Christian Aid, Tearfund Warn G8 Politicians of Climate Change Dangers

    A coalition of relief and development agencies like Christian Aid and Tearfund will warn 600 delegates to the 'UN 3rd World Conference on Disaster Reduction' in Geneva this week of the dangers of climate change impacts.

  • Blair to Develop Relationships Between Religious Groups

    Tony Blair and Gordon Brown will attend a meeting with world Muslim leaders at a two-day conference aimed at developing understanding between religious groups, 4-5 June 2007.