March 1, 2002 Anglicans, Methodists inching towards unity

London After three years of discussion, a common statement is proposing concrete steps toward unity between Anglicans and Methodists in England. "All the essential theological ingredients to bring about an...

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March 1, 2002 Appeal uses Internet

Lambeth, U.K. (ACNS)-Jerusalem 2000, the Archbishop of Canterbury's appeal for the work of the church in the Holy Land, has launched a new Web site to support its latest initiative. The appeal, which has a target of...

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March 1, 2002 C of E gets poet's estate

London (Church Times)-The late Monica Jones, British poet Philip Larkin's companion, has left one million pounds to the Church of England, despite the fact that neither she nor Mr. Larkin were known for their religious...

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March 1, 2002 Funerals paramount

London (ENI) - A snapshot of British religious beliefs has found that people attach more importance to having a church funeral than to being married by the church or having their children baptized. Three-quarters...

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March 1, 2002 Official honored

London (ACNS) - The first lay person to be appointed Chief Secretary of Church Army, Captain Philip Johanson, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire "for services to Church Army." Brought up in Kingston...

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December 1, 2001 Paintings on the block

LondonThe Church of England is planning to sell a set of religious paintings that have hung in one of its grandest bishops' palaces for more than 200 years in order to boost the church's investment funds. The paintings, by...

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November 1, 2001 Clergy increasingly risk violence in U.K.

London More than half of female parish priests are afraid of personal violence as they carry out their duties, a survey of five Anglican dioceses in southern England has found. Their concerns are shared by almost two in...

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November 1, 2001 Anglicans a minority

Londonhe Telegraph says that for the first time in the history of the Church of England, baptized Anglicans are a minority in the country. Citing research done at the University of Sheffield, the newspaper says the number...

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September 1, 2001 Synod focuses on poor

York The Church of England's General Synod, held July 6-10 at York, debated improving the health of the poor, the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, financial issues and reform of the House of Lords, according to the newspaper...

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April 1, 2001 Carey's role under review

London An increasingly time-consuming international and ecumenical role has led Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey to ask for a review of the archbishop's role and for recommendations on how to make it more workable. ...

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