THE conclave to elect the next pope will begin on 7 May, the Vatican announced on Monday afternoon.

“Pope Francis was a shining witness of a Church that bends with tenderness towards those who are wounded and heals with the ...

A CELEBRATION of the Lord’s Prayer is the subject of a new short film to be released on 6 May as part of the Archbishop of ...

Delivering a presidential address to General Synod in 2021, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell reaffirmed the goal of the Church of England’s national vision and strategy. It was a strategy for growth, he ...

CAREFUL consideration should be given to whether abolishing the seal of the confessional might lead to the reporting of fewer ...

THE House of Bishops has responded to last year’s review of the process by which the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Revd Philip ...

4 May, Acts 9.1-6 (7-20); Psalm 30; Revelation 5.11-end; John 21.1-19 ...

The human journey retains its troubles, but it has been charted, its route made safe. As Augustine of Hippo (354-420) put it, “By his humility, Christ has been made a road for us in time, that by his ...

A TEAM VICAR in the diocese of Canterbury will swap her cassock for running gear on Sunday when she enters the London Marathon to raise money for guide dogs. The priest, the Revd Melissa Carter, who ...

BIBLES have been restored to bedside lockers at Macclesfield General Hospital, in Cheshire: something not seen since before the pandemic, when fears of cross-infection led to their removal from ...