DIOCESAN bishops are facing fresh demands for the abolition of their seats in the House of Lords. Parliament is considering new legislation to end the centuries-old presence of hereditary peers, and ...

CHURCHGOING is likely to rise this Christmas, as 45 per cent of UK adults plan to attend a church service or event this year, a new study published this week suggests. The poll, Christmas and the ...

A STORY of hope is being told across the country this Christmas, according to a new video published by Church House on Friday. The video, which features a range of voices, including the Archbishop of ...

FAITH is diversifying rather than disappearing from Britain, according to a study of people who have undergone change in their religious belief. Its authors suggest that a “quiet but profound” ...

I CANNOT imagine why the decision-makers of Europe don’t follow Church Times columnists on Twitter/X. They could learn so much. Earlier this year, after J. D. Vance’s performance at the Munich ...

More than 7000 people have signed an open letter, co-ordinated by Inclusive Church, imploring the Bishops to “offer leadership and direction that honours the inclusive majority of the Church of ...

THE Racial Justice Board of the Church of England has expressed “deep concern and disquiet” about the Archbishops’ Council’s decision to reduce funding for racial-justice work from £20 million in 2023 ...

CORRUPTION of the Christian faith “to exclude others” is “unacceptable”, the bishops of the diocese of Southwark have said, in response to Tommy Robinson’s planned carol service in London this weekend ...

Isaiah 35.1-10; Psalm 146.1-10; James 5.7-10; Matthew 11.2-11 THIS is not a Gospel for those who like easy answers. One commentator remarks that, among the four Evangelists, “Matthew’s presentation of ...

A VICAR in the diocese of Chelmsford has been barred from schoolteaching, and has stepped back from ministry, over his failure to report that a convicted sex offender in his congregation was in danger ...

LATVIA has become the first European country to confer official national status on a pagan religion, allowing its ministers to officiate at weddings, teach in schools, and serve as army and hospital ...

HOSPICE UK, which represents more than 200 hospices, raised the alarm in April last year about a £77-million deficit that the sector was facing. Since then, the situation has got only worse, says the ...