THE synod (majma) of the Episcopal diocese of Jerusalem, which gathered in Amman last week, said on Sunday that its communities were facing “an existential crisis” that demanded the urgent attention ...

BENDREY. The Revd Iain Bendrey, Assistant Chaplain of St George and St Paul, Lisbon (Europe): 31 December. CAWRSE. The Revd Christopher Cawrse, Vicar of Holy Cross, St Jude and St Peter, St Pancras, ...

THE involvement of the leaders of Holy Trinity, Brompton (HTB), in a movement to resist the recently introduced Prayers of Love and Faith (PLF) for same-sex couples has alarmed members of the HTB ...

LAMBETH PALACE said on Thursday that it had withdrawn an interfaith award given to a Muslim cleric by the Archbishop of Canterbury last week (News,18 September). Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi ...

THE historian Tom Holland has written about the Roman and Persian empires; he has examined with a sceptical eye the foundational myths of Islam. Now he has turned his attention to our own civilisation ...

CHURCHGOING among young people, particularly men, in England and Wales is growing, but not within the Church of England, a new report from the Bible Society suggests. The report, The Quiet Revival, ...

EVANGELICALS make up almost two-thirds of the “practising Christians” in the UK, a new report from the Evangelical Alliance suggests. The CEO of the charity, Gavin Calver, said that the poll ...

In the final part of our series on Anglican women novelists, Peter S. Hawkins explores Iris Murdoch’s use of religious themes TO AN extent unmatched by any other British writer of her time, Iris ...

AN INVESTIGATION into why the public have lost confidence in the Church of England is required, the General Synod heard on Monday afternoon. “The elephant in the room — the elephant herd harrumphing ...

Athletics was more about enjoyment for me. I did play football at a fairly high level, but it was athletics that won over. Obviously, I was very good, but I also genuinely loved it. I felt free when I ...

THERE has been much criticism of the Rt Revd Justin Welby for saying, in a BBC interview with Laura Kuenssberg this week, that he “forgives” John Smyth. In reality, his comments were much more nuanced ...

Five years ago, the Revd Marcus Walker co-founded the Save the Parish campaign. The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, former parish priest, cathedral canon, and college dean, sat down recently with Fr Walker in ...