THERE is a curious historical naïvety in the report Trust and Trustworthiness in the Church of England, of which the General Synod is invited to take note (News, Leader Comment, 3 July). The ...

The No Place Like Home competition encourages youngpeople to reflect on the experience of displacement, saysAmelia Braddick ...

ANN WIDDECOMBE, the former Conservative minister turned Reform UK campaigner, who was received into the Roman Catholic Church after the ordination of women in the Church of England, has died, aged 78.

ZURBARÁN has long been one of the painters I most admire; so the opportunity to visit the National Gallery for the first ever large-scale exhibition of his work in Britain was not to be missed. The ...

THE Church Commissioners’ argument that fiduciary duties prevent their backing the international goal of protecting 30 per cent of land and sea for nature by 2030 has been challenged by a legal ...

THE rise of 13 per cent in the energy price cap, which came into effect from 1 July, will cause “real fear” in homes across the country, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned. The cap sets the ...

MORE than one in six young people — approximately 1.2 million — “significantly struggle” with their mental health, a new report commissioned by the Children’s Society says. The report, Prevention That ...

The Rt Revd Alan Smith writes: THE Ven. George Frost, who died on 16 June, aged 91, will be remembered as a first-class parish priest and archdeacon, who served most of his ministry in the diocese of ...

A CIBORIUM made from potato-starch plastic by using a 3D printer is proving a success in a Gloucester parish. “It does the job perfectly,” says the honorary assistant priest of St James’s, Quedgeley, ...

A NETWORK of churches in Southend, in Essex, is to receive a share of the £1.6 million awarded to the diocese of Chelmsford by the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board (SMMIB). The award is ...

THE General Synod’s agenda this month includes a motion from the Neurodiversity Working Group recommending how the Church should better cater for the needs of neurodiverse people. It points out that ...