In a letter published on Friday, Mr Holdsworth wrote to members of the General Synod who are also trustees of Church of ...

Two models are being put forward for consideration. In the first, the National Safeguarding Team (NST) would be transferred ...

THE Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, was in Jerusalem last week when the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal was agreed. On Sunday, she told the Church Times that the reception of the deal among ...

THE Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, has thanked the Pope for condemning attacks on civilians in his country, but has also warned against “many ...

The religious make-up of the Senate and House of Representatives is 87 per cent Christian, which is down one percentage point on the previous House membership, Pew Research has found. Their study ...

St Magnus Way, on Orkney Mainland, is dedicated to Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney — an influential trading and military outpost of the Norse (Scandinavian) kingdom at the end of the 11th century.

This was the fate of Jesus, handed over to the occupying power by his own people for humiliation, torture, and a barbaric execution. This was deeply threatening to his identity as the Son of God and ...

WELLS CATHEDRAL is fund-raising for a £7-million restoration project: Vicars’ Close (News, 9 August 2024). Sited next to the cathedral, it is the oldest medieval street in Europe still inhabited for ...

THE “reset” of safeguarding in the Church of England must have mandatory reporting at its heart, the Bishop of London told the House of Lords last Friday.

DIVINE CHOCOLATE is not selling Easter eggs this year. The decision is expected to mean that the demand for Fairtrade chocolate eggs will outstrip the supply.

UNDER-25s who claim Universal Credit as care-leavers are disadvantaged by the law, the Bishop of Manchester, Dr David Walker, said in the House of Lords last week. He argued for an increase in their ...

SAFEGUARDING in the diocese of Chichester has made “impressive progress”, an independent audit has concluded. It describes the dioceses’ safeguarding team as “well-led and highly professional”. The ...