Diocese of Down & Dromore

11 Oct 2011

Pastor Nadarkhani: Awaiting the final verdict

Pastor Nadarkhani’s trial ended on 28 September and the judges were expected to issue their final ruling and announce a timeframe for execution within one week.

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11 Oct 2011

Archbishops meet Zimbabwean President

Following their meeting with President Robert Mugabe, the Archbishops of Canterbury, Central Africa, Southern Africa and Tanzania issued the following statement at their press...

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11 Oct 2011

Archbishop Harper comments further on Bishops’ Pastoral letter

The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, has delivered his Presidential Synod Address at the 2011 Armagh Diocesan Synod in the Synod...

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10 Oct 2011

Bishops’ Appeal update on the Horn of Africa

Three months after Bishops’ Appeal released €20,000 to Christian Aid to be utilised among their partners on the ground in East Africa, the Church of Ireland has rallied to raise...

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07 Oct 2011

A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of the Church of Ireland

For some time the bishops of the Church of Ireland had planned to undertake a review of their Pastoral Letter of 2003 on human sexuality.  The recent debate in the Church of...

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07 Oct 2011

New Clerical Honorary Secretary elected

The Down and Dromore Diocesan Council has elected Revd Canon David McClay as  Clerical Honarary Secretary replacing The Rt Revd John McDowell, now Bishop of Clogher.

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07 Oct 2011

The Draysons settle back into Northern Argentina

Arrival of the fittest

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07 Oct 2011

Advent book from St John’s College, Nottingham

The new St John’s College Advent Book for 2011 entitiled, ‘These Words of Mine…Readings & Prayers through Advent,’ is now available direct from the college at £4.99 per copy.

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