Pope says – no married priests
By Catherine Pepinster Pope Francis has decided against ordaining married men in the Amazon region. The proposal came from the Pan-Amazon synod that met in
By Catherine Pepinster Pope Francis has decided against ordaining married men in the Amazon region. The proposal came from the Pan-Amazon synod that met in
Living in Love and Faith is a major project in the Church of England exploring sexuality, gender and marriage. It began in 2017 and published a suite of resources and research in 2020.
Franklin Graham is the son of world-famous American evangelist Billy Graham and a preacher in his own right, as well as the head of the evangelical aid organisation Samaritan’s Purse. He is best known in Britain for having an evangelistic tour cancelled in 2020 over previous comments on Islam and gay people.
Bellringing has been associated with churches and Christian worship for almost 1,500 years, with many churches across Britain in particular built to include a tower with bells. Over time ringing church bells in complex but ordered patterns has developed into an art, a form of worship and a hobby for thousands
EXPLAINER The Church of England has reaffirmed its teaching on human sexuality in pastoral guidance issued to clergy, which states that sex should only take
EXPLAINER Forty world leaders attended the Word Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, marking 75 years since Auschwitz was liberated. The Nazis killed more than one million
More than 600,000 people are expected to attend a Cathedral in England during Advent, the period leading up the Christmas Day. Rich choral music, the
Canon Andy Bryant, from Norwich Cathedral, where the installation of a helter-skelter hit the headlines in the summer, considers the magnetic pull of English Cathedrals.
Cathedrals are the main churches in each diocese in the Church of England, and its sister Anglican denominations in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Although they are historically the seat of the diocesan bishop, they are run as places of worship, history, tourism and art by an independent cleric – the dean
Mark Hammond, former chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, says the 2019 general election campaign is the chance to ask politicians about their approach
