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’Tis the season for cathedral Christmas markets

RECORD numbers of people have been attending cathedral Christmas markets, which are fast becoming a fixture in the calendar and contributing to outreach and finances

05 Dec 2025

UK news in brief

Cathedrals promote their stained glass on social media; C of E’s Chief Education Officer to move on; Drink-driving vicar crashed his bishop’s car; Commissioners announce £275m bond; Pilgrimage pair raise money for West Bank orphans; University Church café, served notice in 2023, closes; St Paul’s opens first boarding house for girls; Church Commissioners win planning permission for 350 Hereford homes

28 Nov 2025

Photo stories of the week

Safeguarding Sunday, a recreation of the Coventry Blitz, and a service of remembrance for homeless people

21 Nov 2025

Notebook

07 Nov 2025

Anger voiced over House of Bishops’ Living in Love and Faith decision

30 Oct 2025

Letters to the Editor

24 Oct 2025

Radio review: Sunday, AntiSocial, and 20th Century Radicals

21 Oct 2025

Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: There are greater outrages than the Canterbury Cathedral graffiti

17 Oct 2025

Graffiti installation in Canterbury Cathedral divides public opinion

13 Oct 2025

Podcast: Archbishop of Canterbury announcement: interview and reactions

03 Oct 2025

My deep faith and working experience will help me as Archbishop, Bishop Mullally says

03 Oct 2025

In the midst of chaos, acts of kindness and love are what matters, says Archbishop-designate of Canterbury

03 Oct 2025

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Young attracted to distinctive religious subcultures, Roman Catholic authors say

Lay evangelist uses C. S. Lewis classic to enchant local community

Clergy Discipline Commission reprimands bishops

Church of England launches new Christmas campaign with the help of a grumpy owl

Clergy ‘feel isolated’ and lonely, latest Living Ministry study concludes

Christians set out to reclaim St George’s flag in prayer walk for Remembrance

Take care that ‘quiet revival’ is not ‘stolen’ by a form of Christian nationalism, churches told

Silence could be a way to revitalise churches

‘God is not in the business of hierarchies’, Archbishop Vann says at her enthronement

How can clergy make changes in a parish without upsetting the flock?

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Priest in Charge (full time)

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This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time priest to live and serve in one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland. Our two congregations, St James the Great in Dollar and St Paul’s in Kinross, are located just 12 miles apart

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Chief Executive

UK

Are you a visionary leader ready to shape the future of religious publishing and media in the UK?

Church Commissioners Mission, Pastoral & Church Property Committee

UK

The Church Commissioners wish to appoint a lay person as a non-Commissioner member of their Mission, Pastoral & Church Property Committee (MPCPC)

Director of Mission and Ministry

Yorkshire and Lincs

Might God be calling you to share in Living Christ’s Story here in the Diocese of York? We are

Director of Mission and Evangelism

UK

Are you looking for a vital leadership opportunity in a wonderful, compassion-rich organisation at a key moment of strategic transition?

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‘Waiting is fundamental to the Christian faith’ — Bishop Wilcox on the long Advent after his 2017 cancer diagnosis

Pete Wilcox reflects on his experience of waiting as he underwent treatment for a cancerous tumour

Top Comment

How ‘woke’ morality revives the Puritan spirit

A new elect has moved from Salem to social media, writes Tim Byron

Canterbury Cathedral

’Tis the season for cathedral Christmas markets

UK news in brief

Photo stories of the week

Notebook

Anger voiced over House of Bishops’ Living in Love and Faith decision

Letters to the Editor

Radio review: Sunday, AntiSocial, and 20th Century Radicals

Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: There are greater outrages than the Canterbury Cathedral graffiti

Graffiti installation in Canterbury Cathedral divides public opinion

Podcast: Archbishop of Canterbury announcement: interview and reactions

My deep faith and working experience will help me as Archbishop, Bishop Mullally says

In the midst of chaos, acts of kindness and love are what matters, says Archbishop-designate of Canterbury

Most Popular

Young attracted to distinctive religious subcultures, Roman Catholic authors say

Lay evangelist uses C. S. Lewis classic to enchant local community

Clergy Discipline Commission reprimands bishops

Church of England launches new Christmas campaign with the help of a grumpy owl

Clergy ‘feel isolated’ and lonely, latest Living Ministry study concludes

Christians set out to reclaim St George’s flag in prayer walk for Remembrance

Take care that ‘quiet revival’ is not ‘stolen’ by a form of Christian nationalism, churches told

Silence could be a way to revitalise churches

‘God is not in the business of hierarchies’, Archbishop Vann says at her enthronement

How can clergy make changes in a parish without upsetting the flock?

Job of the Week

Priest in Charge (full time)

Scotland

Appointments

Chief Executive

UK

Church Commissioners Mission, Pastoral & Church Property Committee

UK

Director of Mission and Ministry

Yorkshire and Lincs

Director of Mission and Evangelism

UK

Top Feature

‘Waiting is fundamental to the Christian faith’ — Bishop Wilcox on the long Advent after his 2017 cancer diagnosis

Top Comment

How ‘woke’ morality revives the Puritan spirit

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