Archbishop defies court

THE ARCHBISHOP of Central Africa, the Most Revd Bernard Malango, and the disputed Bishop of Lake Malawi, the Rt Revd James Mwenda, have been found in...

Dioceses asked to find £10m to shore up pensions

CHURCHGOERS are being asked to find an extra £10.4 million next year to guarantee the pensions of the Church’s 9600 active stipendiary clergy.

Scott-Joynt hears Southwark appeal

AN APPEAL by the Revd Richard Coekin against the revocation of his licence by the Bishop of Southwark, Dr Tom Butler, began on Tuesday at St Dunstan-in-the-East...

Lords prepare for assisted-dying debate on Friday

AN ATTEMPT to allow doctors to help terminally ill people to kill themselves is likely to come under a concerted attack in the House of Lords next Friday...

Reject film of Da Vinci Code, says Vatican

THE VATICAN has urged Roman Catholics this week to shun The Da Vinci Code, the film of the best-selling blockbuster by Dan Brown. The film is due...

Family trusts ‘fund ECUSA’s Right’

MILLIONS of dollars contributed by a handful of donors have allowed a small network of theologically conservative individuals and organisations to mount...

Spider sitting for funds

A team Rector in Kent who has a fear of spiders is to let a live tarantula crawl on her hand — in aid of a church development fund.



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