Church

Portsmouth Diocese's meaning of Easter competition winners
Portsmouth Diocese has handed out Real Easter Eggs to the eight youngsters who bestcaptured the meaning of Easter in words and pictures.

88 and still going for charity
Joyce Hughes and Margaret Wiltshire have been part of the team running St Anne's Church shop since it was first set up 10 years ago.

Pope Francis and UN leader Ban Ki-moon meet
Conflicts and the Millennium Development Goals were among the issues discussed by Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a meeting at the Vatican today.

Archbishop of Canterbury leads call to G8 on poverty
Religious leaders tweeting call for action on Millennium Development Goals with hashtag #1000DaysToGo

Candles light up Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral was filled with the light of candles over the weekend
Could Usain Bolt help improve the church's image?
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt is viewed as the ideal Christian to improve the church's image

Messiah and the choirs of St Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedrals, in Dublin
At noon on the 13 April some 271 years ago, the first performance of Handel's Messiah took place in Neal's Musick Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin

Bishop's shoe-shining raises £400 for charity
The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon raised just under £400 for charity shining shoes last Maundy Thursday.

Church needs £250,000 to repair stained glass windows
A Norwich church has launched an appeal to raise £250,000 towards the cost of repairing its windows and improving facilities.
New federation helps small CofE schools in Norfolk
Four Church of England Schools in north Norfolk are coming together under a new federation to help them address common challenges.
Bishop: Church must lead by example
The Church must be an example of reconciliation to the rest of society, says the Bishop of Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Archbishop prays for Leeds Children's Heart Unit
The Archbishop of York led a pilgrimage of "prayer and trust" to Leeds Children's Heart Unit over the weekend.

Rely on God, not people, says Archbishop
Archbishop Justin Welby has said in his Easter sermon that pinning hopes on individuals in politics and public life is "always a mistake".
Methodist President: Poverty is not the fault of the poor
The Methodist President has used his Easter message to challenge the assumption that poor people are responsible for their own poverty.

Church must disagree 'gracefully', says Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said church members must learn to manage their disagreements "gracefully".

'Where you stand determines what you see'
Archbishop Justin Welby reflects on the limits of seeing things from just one side on Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day'