Anglican Communion News Service

Archbishop of Wales, Most Rev Dr Rowan Williams, has used his advent message this year to call for a 'prayerful dialogue between the representatives of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths' in the hope 'that progress just might be made' in addressing the terrible situation which has arisen in the Holy Lands of Israel and Palestine during recent months

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The Church in Wales has surveyed all its churches to identify resources that could help promote churches as tourist attractions. Every parish in Wales received a survey form from a group of tourism consultants. 'The preliminary results of this survey confirm that the Church in Wales has a superb opportunity to support and help churches develop strategies and maximise opportunities for ministering to visitors and pilgrims

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One of the projects being supported by the Church in Wales Jubilee Fund is Rawdat El-Zuhur School, a Christian-run primary school in East Jerusalem. In addition to funding the provision of school dinners for children at the school, some schools in Wales have linked with Rawdat El-Zuhur, pupils corresponding through the exchange of e-mails

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In July, nearly eighty members of the Church in Wales spent ten days in the Holy Land on the Pilgrim 2,000 trip that was planned in connection with the launch of our Jubilee Fund. Despite temperatures like the interior of a microwave and far-reaching disturbances in nearly everyone's intestines, we returned feeling that our inner lives had been affected in a rather more serious way

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The clergy of the Church in Wales held a golf competition recently at a course that has fifteen holes in Wales and three in England. The unique fourth hole starts in Wales and ends in England!

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The clergy of the Church in Wales held a golf competition recently at a course that has fifteen holes in Wales and three in England. The unique fourth hole starts in Wales and ends in England

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Two things have brought Wales on to the front pages of the national newspapers in the past few weeks. First there was the crisis in the Assembly; and then there was the Waterhouse report on the North Wales children's homes.

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During the dark ages that descended on much of Britain following the Roman withdrawal in the 5th century AD, Christianity survived and flourished where Celtic saints maintained the traditions and teachings in Ireland and along the western seaboard of Britain.

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(CT) The bishops of the Church in Wales this month lifted their ban the remarriage of divorcees in church. Clergy now have the freedom to conduct such services if their consciences allow it.

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Church attendance in Wales per head of population has dropped by half since 1982 according to a new report published by the Bible Society.

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Ordinations of the first women priests in the Church in Wales took place last weekend. Services took place in the Cathedrals of St Asaph, Bangor, St David's, Monmouth and Llandaff on Saturday 11 January, and in St Asaph's (a second service) again and Brecon on 12 January. A total of 64 women were ordained priests over the weekend with more ordinations later in the month.

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