FIFTEEN Roman Catholic nuns have been declared blessed martyrs, eight decades after being murdered by Russian soldiers in Poland. One was shot while resisting rape; two others were dragged to their ...

THE first “informal update” on the Living in Love and Faith process since February was introduced to the General Synod on Saturday afternoon by the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, and ...

AS I prepared to write about the conversion of Paul, I was tempted to comment on Acts 9 as well as the Gospel, even though, for the past two-and-a-bit years, I have been confining myself to the Gospel ...

THE Consistory Court of the diocese of Worcester has ordered that three petitioners, who had been granted a faculty permitting certain structural remedial work to be undertaken at St Mary’s, Doverdale ...

Years-long Living in Love and Faith process will instead come to an ‘imperfect’ and ‘untidy’ end, statement says ...

GREENLAND cannot be “bought or seized”, the head of Greenland’s Evangelical Lutheran Church has said, as she urged Americans to oppose President Trump’s threats to take over the country. “We are ...

Isaiah 49.1-7; Psalm 40.1-12; 1 Corinthians 1.19; John 1.29-42 ALL four Gospels record John the Baptist’s declaration: “Among you stands one whom you do not know, the one who is coming after me” (John ...

IN VIEW of widespread anti-government protests in Iran, the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, is praying for a “peaceful resolution that will lead to justice and freedom”. On Thursday ...

THE Pope has voiced alarm at the apparent failure of the international system to cope with current world conflicts, as powerful countries increasingly use military force to achieve diplomatic goals.

THE Baptism of Christ, taken with the Epiphany, sets the pattern for each new year of our discipleship. Last week, the identity of the Christ-child was made known to the Gentiles, who stand for “the ...

WITHOUT “swift action” and an end to “global silence”, Christian “martyrdoms” in Nigeria may double in 2026, the charity Release International warns. On Tuesday, the Chritian charity published ...