NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL has withdrawn its planned participation in the Archbishop of York’s Lord’s Prayer Tour. Archbishop Cottrell had previously been expected to speak at Newcastle Cathedral on 18 ...

THE apostle Paul’s small tent-making enterprise featured in a speech by the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, during a Lords debate on the Employment Rights Bill last week. Speaking during ...

PRIMARK has been praised by the Bishop of Bristol, the Rt Revd Vivienne Faull, for its “effective human-rights due diligence” in tackling the evils of modern slavery and human trafficking. The ...

THE Vicar of Upper Wensleydale, in North Yorkshire, the Revd David Clark, has expressed disappointment at the “upsetting” reaction of villagers in Askrigg to the new rendering of the clock tower of St ...

A POLICE raid on a Quaker meeting house in central London on Thursday evening has drawn condemnation from politicians and charities, and prompted criticism of the current law on protests. Six women ...

THE killing of medical personnel in an emergency services’ convoy in Gaza last week has been condemned by the United Nations. It says that the convoy, of five ambulances, a fire appliance, and a UN ...

A CAMPAIGN to end the provisions that accompanied the women-bishops legislation of 2014, put in place to provide for those unable to accept women’s ministry (News, 28 July 2014), was launched by Women ...

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PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL has surpassed its “cathedral crisis” fund-raising target of £300,000, announced in January. The Dean and Chapter set the target to meet financial challenges that, they warned, ...

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On this episode, Chine McDonald speaks about the themes of her new book, Unmaking Mary: Shattering the myth of perfect motherhood (Hodder & Stoughton). The book is available to buy at the Church Times ...

THE Primate of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Stephanos, has broken his silence on the Moscow-linked Estonian Orthodox Church (EOC-MP) (News, 24 August 2024) by outlining a plan ...