Archbishop of Canterbury to miss Jubilee service due to COVID-19, pneumonia
London, UK Reuters The Archbishop of Canterbury will no longer deliver a sermon at a service of thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee this week as he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild pneumonia, his office said on Monday. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during a service to honour […]
London’s St Paul’s launched online COVID-19 national book of remembrance
London’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral has created on online national book of remembrance to commemorate those in the UK who have died from COVID-19. People of all faiths, beliefs and none, are invited to contribute to the ‘Remember Me’ website, which goes live on 22nd May. The cathedral said family, friends and carers of those […]
Great Works: ‘The Light of the World’
DAVID ADAMS looks at one of the most famous English depictions of Christ…
Australians asked to donate a teddy bear and show support for child refugees
World Vision Australia is calling for people to donate a teddy bear to a child refugee in an initiative which aims to shine a light on the plight of thousands of unaccompanied children forced to flee violence in South Sudan. World Vision staff last year recorded as a many as 100 unaccompanied children a day […]
Melbourne Anglicans urge State Parliament to vote down proposed laws to legalise assisted dying
Anglicans in Melbourne have pleaded with Victorian State MPs not to pass legislation permitting medically assisted suicide. State MPs, who have a conscience vote on the issue, are currently debating the Bill in State Parliament. Meeting in St Paul’s Cathedral in their annual synod on Thursday night, Anglicans in Melbourne voted to oppose the introduction […]
Christmas services to go ahead at Melbourne’s St Paul’s Cathedral after alleged terror attack thwarted
Christmas services at Melbourne’s Anglican St Paul’s Cathedral will proceed as planned after police thwarted an alleged Christmas Day terror attack which they said intended to target the cathedral along with Federation Square and Flinders Street Station. Four men have been charged after a series of raids on Friday involving police and security agencies. Thanking […]