1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1191+ words) With a prime minister raised in a tradition that emphasises our mutual dependency, we may finally have a leader who can address the anomie gripping our countryLike Andy Burnham, I was once an enthusiastic altar boy, although I don’t recall…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (478+ words) Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners The Church of England has voted against plans to restore 30% of its land for nature, with campaigners criticising its failure to show moral…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1001+ words) Despite an increase in antisemitism and anti-Jewish feeling in the UK, adult conversions are on the rise For Elizabeth Arif-Fear, there was no single moment when she realised she wanted to be Jewish. “It was just a journey over time,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (350+ words) Survivors of UK’s mother and baby home scandal welcome news after long campaign for recognition The Church of England is expected to make a formal apology for its role in forced adoptions and the UK’s mother and baby home scandal....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (180+ words) For decades, Britain seemed to be leaving Christianity behind. Then a controversial report suggested church attendance was on the rise, published just as far-right figures such as Tommy Robinson began seizing on Christianity as a symbol of national identity. So…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (19+ words) ‘An act of real faith’: Mass writer Fran Kranz on forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable violence The Guardian...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (729+ words) Half of the most important buildings in the UK are churches and, even when congregations fall away, they are vital community hubs. But many, including beloved St Tyfrydog’s in Wales, which closed in 2020, are decaying. Can they be saved? There…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (725+ words) Mullally brings unshowy calm and competence to role leading Church of England at a difficult moment When Sarah Mullally was announced as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury in October, the choice of the first woman to occupy the role of de…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (878+ words) Sarah Mullally is formally installed as the Church of England’s spiritual head in grand ceremony The new archbishop of Canterbury highlighted the pain caused to victims and survivors of abuse by the Church of England in her first sermon, delivered…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (567+ words) South Lakes Islamic Centre, which has been targeted by far right, will host nightly prayers before official opening in July It is a cold night before Ramadan, and a group of men are completing health and safety checks inside Cumbria’s…...