New guidance warns that well-intentioned practices can become harmful when human judgement is mistaken for the voice of God ...

THE consecration of Canon Tim Lomax to be Suffragan Bishop of Warwick, in the diocese of Coventry, which was previously scheduled for 6 November, has been postponed after complaints. A statement from ...

BRITISH people who espouse Christian nationalist views are a “deeply anxious” group, and conversations with them should explore “what is it that bothers them so much about the state of Britain today”, ...

THE Consistory Court of the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham has refused to grant the vicar and churchwardens of St Mary’s, Radcliffe-on-Trent, a faculty for the purchase and storage of a “portable ...

Isaiah 35.3-6 or Acts 16.6-12a; Psalm 147.1-7; 2 Timothy 4.5-17; Luke 10.1-9 “EAT and drink whatever they provide,” Jesus says. Hospitality is a frequent topic in the Bible: here, the focus is on ...

A LEGISLATIVE amendment banning the publication of election material containing a picture of a religious building that “suggests a close connection” between the candidate and the building — or the ...

AROUND 300 affordable homes are to be built on land sold by the diocese of Leeds, it was announced last week. A statement issued by the developer, Breck Homes, said that the development at Lees Hall ...

BISHOPS of the US state of Tennessee have appealed for “restraint, human dignity, and mercy” in the case of the botched execution of Christa Pike, who is on life support in hospital. Pike, 50, ...

THE General Synod elections are now under way; so candidates’ statements are being analysed to determine their positions on issues likely to arise in the next quinquennium. A full list of candidates ...

1 The Rt. Rev. Richard Heard getting glasses finally, and sees (10) ...