THE Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, has announced that he is to retire on 30 November. In an ad clerum on Monday morning, Bishop Baines, who is 67, said that serving as the first Bishop of ...

CELEBRITY supporters of the anti-poverty charity Trussell have expressed opposition to the Government’s proposed benefit reforms (Leader comment, 21 March). Sir Stephen Fry, the actors Stanley Tucci ...

THE next Area Bishop of Wakefield in the diocese of Leeds is to be the Ven. Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield and ...

ALTERNATIVES to diocesan chrism eucharists are being organised this year in conjunction with the Church of England ...

THE Church Commissioners ’ control over dioceses has been criticised by the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Jonathan Gibbs, who has ...

THE Pope has been discharged from hospital and made his first public appearance in five weeks, after a long hospitalisation for bilateral pneumonia. On Sunday, he came to a balcony of the Gemelli ...

“Restricting PIP is a cruel blow for people who already experience severe disadvantages in the workplace, in the jobs market ...

On the podcast this week, Mark Oakley reflects on “Paternoster” by Jen Hadfield. This episode was first broadcast in 2023 as part of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent series. “Paternoster” is ...

MORE than 100 Anglican churches and cathedrals are engaged in building projects that will exceed the £25,000 cap on the ...

Over almost six hours, a raft of issues and amendments were discussed and largely resolved, including an attempt to reduce ...

IN A Lords debate that emphasised the importance of integration to community cohesion, Lord Rook of Wimbledon — a founder of the Good Faith Partnership, and faith adviser to two Labour leaders, Ed ...

The SMMI grant of £11 million, announced on Saturday, covers a five-year period and will supplement the £10.9 billion already ...