The Church of England is supporting the strong stance taken by the Office of Fair Trading in giving the leading 50 payday lenders 12 weeks to change their business practices or risk losing their licenses.
“Literacy is at the heart of education and every person who learns to read is a cause for celebration,” says the Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, ahead of World Read Aloud Day, Wednesday, March 6.
Bat conservation is damaging churches not just physically but financially and cannot be sustained, Environment Minister Richard Benyon MP was told today.
The Bishop of Sheffield today issued the following statement on the Ordination in Kenya of Pete Jackson:
A majority of girls and young women surveyed by Girlguiding UK say they believe in a god. As the organisation’s open consultation on the Promises made by new members draws to a close, a senior Church of England priest says it is important for the promise to “love God”, retains its place.
The Church of England has questioned the Government’s proposals to redefine the way child poverty is measured in the UK, as the End Child Poverty campaign reveals that almost half of children in one parliamentary constituency are living in poverty. Such an approach would take the focus of the child poverty strategy away from its core objective of improving the living standards of the poorest families.
A public consultation meeting was held (Saturday 16th) by the Diocese of Durham to help inform the process of selecting the next Bishop of Durham following the departure earlier this month of the then Right Revd Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham to take up position as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury.
On Wednesday 20th February, work will begin to further secure the East Cliff in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Whitby, and to try to prevent further landslips.
The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu today launched his new book "John Sentamu's Faith Stories" at Bishopthorpe Palace.
Pope Benedict’s retirement was not such a surprise to the former Archbishop of Canterbury, who had discussed “the pressures of office” with the pontiff during their last meeting a year ago. Bishop Rowan Williams, now the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, told Vatican Radio that in a private meeting in the Vatican last March, the two Church leaders discussed “the promise of being able to do a bit more thinking and praying”. The former leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion also said he was aware that Pope Benedict was increasingly "recognising his own frailty”.
The Church of England has today warmly welcomed the passing of the Scrap Metal Dealers Bill, which cleared its final legislative hurdle in the House of Lords on February 12 and now goes forward for Royal Assent.
[Diocese in Europe] Rev Andrew Gready has been welcomed as Chaplain at The Hague in The Netherlands with a formal service of Licensing and Institution.
An author and Clergyman from the Diocese of Durham has issued a challenge for Lent aimed at getting people to give up being busy - if only for half an hour per day to prove to themselves that their lives are not out of control and to discover some of the simple joy of living without doing.
The Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Rev Stephen Platten, has called on people to pray for the whole food production chain from struggling farmers, in the UK and elsewhere, to those that do not have enough to eat.
A new book by the Archbishop, 'Faith Stories', will be published on 20 February 2013. The book is about 20 people telling true stories of how their faith has helped transform lives where they live.
The essential digital accompaniment to the Church of England’s Lectionary of daily readings and services is now available as an app for iPad.
The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas in Newcastle launched the next stage in its ambitious £2.1m refurbishment programme with a service on the evening of Saturday February 2.
Two new monthly publications, specifically designed for Church of England parishes, have been posted online on the Church’s website.
The Bishop of Carlisle today urged Christians to consider giving more than money in a new campaign launched jointly with the NHS and Churches.
Elizabeth Henry has joined Mission and Public Affairs (MPA) as National Adviser for the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC) with a vision to engage with race awareness issues in society at large.
