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Church Times and Sarum College lecture series returns with spotlight on English mystics
THE Church Times is running a third series of monthly online lectures on Christian spirituality in partnership with Sarum College. The 2026 series, which begins on 26 January, will focus on five English mystics: Margery…
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Methodists launch outdoor advertising campaignTHE first ever outdoor advertising campaign by the Methodist Church in Britain has been launched in London for Advent and Christmas, with the strapline: “You are a gift, Made with…
Priest in DRC outlines ‘mass extermination’ of Banyalmulenge people
A PRIEST from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who is seeking asylum in the UK has described the “mass extermination” of his people, the Banyalmulenge, who have close links to the Rwandan Tutsi population massacred…
Polish Bishops stand up for St John Paul II
THE Roman Catholic bishops of Poland, appealing against “constant attempts” to denigrate the late Pope St John Paul II in his homeland, have accused his critics of undermining Christian traditions. “Polish history has known…
German RC teachers back church guidance on sexual-identity classes in schools
ROMAN CATHOLIC teacher associations in Germany have “unequivocally endorsed” new church guidelines for sexual-identity classes in schools, although several bishops said that the text had been circulated without their consent.…
World news in brief
Bethlehem grotto ceremony symbolises solidarity TWO Palestinian children in traditional dress lit a red candle in the Grotto of the Nativity in a ceremony to celebrate global Christian solidarity on Saturday — the…
Case for reducing child poverty must be made
THE flagship measure of last week’s Budget was, perhaps, the removal of the two-child limit on Universal Credit, which will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, and for which the Church of England and…
How churches can be intercultural
THE Church of England’s vision is that every person in England has access to an enriching and compelling community of faith. For clergy, this responsibility is formalised in the cure of souls: a duty of care and mission to…
How ‘woke’ morality revives the Puritan spirit
THERE is a maxim “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” History has always fascinated me; the mistakes and successes of our ancestors reveal so much about human nature and often have echoes in our own lives and…
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