church of england

3 min read 2022-05-13 21:00:00

The Queen’s Speech

With those words—“Her Majesty’s Government will…”—the speech from the throne was not read by the monarch. For the first time since the

5 min read 2022-03-28 21:01:26

There was a prayer for Ukraine in church on Sunday: “Lord, we pray for peace in Ukraine, and that Putin would see sense.” That was it. There was

4 min read 2022-03-09 16:59:05

Former Speaker John Bercow has been found to be a “serial bully” and a “serial liar”. This is the judgment of an Independent Expert Panel

7 min read 2022-02-09 16:52:16

It is widely reported that the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, the Very Rev’d Professor Martyn Percy, has agreed a mediated settlement with the

4 min read 2022-02-07 20:21:56

There’s a move afoot to create a Cabinet of Bishops to shadow government departments, with the Archbishop of Canterbury presiding like a Prime

4 min read 2022-02-06 08:00:10

When we think or speak of the Elizabethan era, our minds turn naturally to the 16th century; to the golden age of peace and prosperity, of art and

5 min read 2022-01-31 15:51:13

A Christian PR agency has been weighing the media, and found it wanting. They have discovered that, on average, the Church attracts 150 pieces of

3 min read 2021-12-21 18:07:29

Church of England head Justin Welby has issued a grave warning about the future of Christians living in the Holy Land, in an article published on

3 min read 2021-11-29 14:00:58

This delightfully unmodernised mews, owned by the Church of England is just to the north of Hyde Park and is one of the last such mews left in

1 min read 2021-11-18 17:34:21

Hilda of Whitby We have come to the feast day of Abess Hilda of Whitby. Saint Hilda was great leader of the Church in England and the first patron

1 min read 2021-11-18 15:43:38

This week saw the first meeting of the new General Synod following elections last month. It was designed to be a largely uncontroversial first

1 min read 2021-11-18 03:07:11

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (left) and Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell delivered a joint presidential address to the General Synod of

1 min read 2021-11-16 19:00:00

An American friend recently introduced me to Ted Lasso — a comedy series about an American football coach who is brought over to the UK to take

1 min read 2021-10-29 01:32:22

It has been reported that leaders of the Anglican Church in Ghana are supporting a parliamentary bill that would strengthen harsh criminal

1 min read 2021-10-25 19:06:09

On 9th October, Leicester Diocesan Synod voted to move to what they call a ‘Minster communities framework’ for ministry: The Diocese of