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. She was speaking during a debate on a Private ...

SAFEGUARDING dominates the agenda for the first three days of the upcoming General Synod session, a five-day meeting beginning on Monday 10 February. The business will “help with the journey of ...

SAUNTER with the saints on this walking retreat led by Fr Chad Boulton OSB. The weekend retreat, from 2 to 5 May, features coastal and moorland walks to local holy sites, including the shrine of St ...

Mr President, millions have put their trust in you. . . In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, ...

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 membership of the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) that will choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to be known by mid-March, before its first meeting in May, the Archbishops’ ...

APPROVAL of stand-alone services of blessing for same-sex couples is unlikely to be put to the General Synod this summer, it has been announced. Decisions on whether clergy can enter into same-sex ...

ALTHOUGH religious leaders had failed in spring 2003 to dissuade the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, from pursuing military action to oust President Saddam Hussein of Iraq, they continued to lobby to curb ...

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THE Listed Places of Worship Grant (LPWG) Scheme has been extended for one year only and capped at £23 million. Individual places of worship are eligible for a maximum of £25,000. Speaking during a ...

The Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, was in Jerusalem last week when the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal was agreed. Shortly after returning from the Holy Land, she spoke to Francis Martin ...

A PLEA for the new United States administration to be merciful to undocumented immigrants and LGBTQ people has been rejected by President Trump as “nasty in tone” and from a “Radical Left hard line ...