Women in the Church ‘continue to experience micro-aggression’ says Bishop of London ...

THE Racial Justice Board of the Church of England has expressed “deep concern and disquiet” about the Archbishops’ Council’s decision to reduce funding for racial-justice work from £20 million in 2023 ...

The Church TimesScotland This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time priest to live and serve in one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland. Our two congregations, St James the Great in Dollar ...

Isaiah 35.1-10; Psalm 146.1-10; James 5.7-10; Matthew 11.2-11 THIS is not a Gospel for those who like easy answers. One commentator remarks that, among the four Evangelists, “Matthew’s presentation of ...

The Church TimesScotland This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time priest to live and serve in one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland. Our two congregations, St James the Great in Dollar ...

A VICAR in the diocese of Chelmsford has been barred from schoolteaching, and has stepped back from ministry, over his failure to report that a convicted sex offender in his congregation was in danger ...

ONE of the United States’ wealthiest Episcopal churches, Trinity NYC, is in dispute with the diocese of New York over a new parish-share scheme under which it is being asked to contribute more than $8 ...

THE BBC has promised a “rich and reflective” array of religious programming this Christmas, including its usual offering of live worship and the return of some festive favourites. This year’s ...

SEARCHING for a good word to describe the drama of Advent Sunday, I was tempted by “cataclysmic”. The “day of the Lord”, the Bible says, will bring darkness, desolation, and destruction. The prophets ...

EXTREME weather made its presence felt at the COP30 climate talks in Brazil on Monday. Peals of thunder, tropical rainfall, and then strong winds lashed the tented venue. Torrents of water flowed ...

CONCERNS about the “huge power” enjoyed by the body set to replace the Archbishops’ Council were voiced in Parliament last week, during a meeting of the Ecclesiastical Committee. Convened to consider ...

CONFUSION over a parish questionnaire has resulted in the omission of the annual membership count from the 2024 annual report of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Other data suggest that ...