We hold on.” But more important than their staying power are the badgers’ memories and their faith in the promise that there is a true king of Narnia who will return to restore it to its former glory.

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 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.

A MOTION from Worcester diocesan synod on sustainable church flowers was carried by the General Synod on the Thursday, despite earlier attempts by some members to have to removed from the agenda. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...