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We have become ‘a different sort of church’ in ways we couldn’t have imagined several weeks ago. While worship in our churches is suspended, our joy in the resurrection is not to be silenced.
Revd Canon Anna Macham, Canon Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral, tells the story of how a prayer vigil for Ukraine at the Cathddral grew from an expected 40 people to more than 600.
STORY / Shamsher Albert's faith story
Pilgrim was developed by bishops and teachers of the Church of England to support every local church in learning and teaching the faith year by year as a normal part of parish life.
FEATURE / The origins of Mothering Sunday and the traditions which have developed and changed becoming what we know today
More than 100 members of the medical profession met recently at Holy Trinity Church in Leeds, for an inaugural carol service of a local Christian Medical Fellowship network.
COMMENT / Becky Clark, Director of Churches and Cathedrals reflects on the popular response following the devastating fire at Notre Dame in Paris
Churches across England have been combining prayer for Ukraine with practical help for refugees and others suffering because of the Russian invasion.
'Our hope is that others will catch this vision and be willing to share our mission – to provide homes and build communities where people love to live'
Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Church of England's Bishop for Housing, looks back on a year since the publication of Coming Home, the report of the Archbishops' Commission on Housing Church and Community.
Churches and cathedrals are taking on the climate crisis with solar panels on their roofs.