This allowed for clergy pensions to be increased by 6.7 per cent last year, exceeding the standard guaranteed increase laid ...

CHURCH leaders in Ukraine have voiced concern at moves by the United States to end the war in their country through bilateral ...

Iraqi Christians were sometimes asked why they were in the country, as if they were newcomers, Bishop Baines said. The ...

The Board’s annual report, published this week, says that 49 new purchases were made for the property portfolio in 2024, and ...

AN £80,000 payout to Tearfund to protect smallholders during a drought in Malawi will help to prevent a hunger crisis, thanks ...

In an extract from his new book, Jesse Zink argues that Christian formation can be hindered by social structures ...

THE behaviour of the House of Bishops had made her “furious”, the Bishop-designate of Aston, Canon Esther Prior, told the General Synod on Thursday, in a condemnation of its lack of consultation over ...

THE new Clergy Conduct Measure (CCM) received final approval from the General Synod on Wednesday afternoon to replace the much-criticised Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM). The Measure passed ...

WATER companies that cause environmental degradation attracted criticism in the House of Lords, when the use of fines was debated. The debate, on Thursday of last week, had been called by Baroness ...

WEBSITES and commentaries tell us that windstorms are common on the Sea of Galilee. The surrounding geography apparently creates wind funnels, as air is forced through a narrow space. But Luke is no ...

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