A NEW annotated edition of the Bible, published by the Bible Society and the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC), contains more than 1000 notes, prompts, stories, and features to ...

THE number of rough-sleepers in England had risen last autumn by 171 per cent since 2010 — an increase that should be seen as a “wake-up call”, the Christian homelessness charity Housing Justice says.

THE broadcaster and actor Zeb Soanes’s voice — the sound of the Radio 4 Shipping Forecast — is instantly familiar, but his beard is something of a surprise. He, too, is getting used to his new look.

CHINA’s stated policy of “sinicising” religion is, in effect, about “about putting Xi Jinping in front of the Church”, the daughter of a detained influential pastor has warned. Grace Jin Drexel, 31, ...

THE enduring nature of poverty and the Church’s capacity to relieve it were the subject of a resumed debate on the Thursday morning. Mark Sheard (Archbishops’ Council) reminded members they were ...

THE Clergy Conduct Measure (CCM) returned to the General Synod on the Tuesday morning. Given the Synod’s final approval in February 2025, it had then been deemed “not expedient” by the parliamentary ...

FAITH groups involved in continuing lawsuits against federal immigration policies in the United States have had a breakthrough after a district judge in Massachusetts ordered restrictions on ...

THE Church’s outsourcing of its safeguarding work to an independent body was endorsed overwhelmingly by the General Synod on the Wednesday afternoon, in a vote by 354-1 with three recorded abstentions ...

AN ALLEGATION of misconduct, made under the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM), against the Revd John Woolmer, a cleric named in the Makin report, will not proceed to a tribunal. Mr Woolmer, who retired ...

DISCIPLINARY action against individuals criticised in the Makin report is to be considered by a panel including a lawyer known for his work prosecuting Rochdale grooming gangs, it was announced on ...