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- The Church of England has warmly welcomed the announcement by Pope Francis that John Henry Newman is to be canonised later this year. Newman, a former Anglican priest who became a Roman Catholic in 1845 – midway through his life – and eventually a Cardinal, is regarded as one of the most influential figures from...Canonisation of John Henry Newman
- The world of ‘prayer bots’ goes largely unremarked, but it is growing fast. Now three researchers at the University of Oxford have made some surprising findings. For example, millions of Muslims are using online robots to post prayers automatically on social media. Just one site alone is uploading 1.9 million messages a day, mostly from...The growth of prayer bots – and other worship technologies
- Millions of people have been displaced, as monsoon rains cause extreme flooding and devastation in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The most vulnerable have been hit the hardest. Children are particularly affected, with widespread damage and closure to primary schools. Shivani Rani, Christian Aid’s Emergency Programme Officer for South Asia, said: “Huge numbers of families have been...Millions displaced as monsoon causes devastation in south Asia
- The Lambeth Conference, which begins next summer, must proclaim that Anglicans offer themselves as ‘bridge-builders’ to a world which needs peace and reconciliation. So says the Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, who chairs the conference’s design group. “We are there for peace, to address some of the social needs. We are there, in...Hopes for the Lambeth Conference 2020
- Could you champion mission in your church? ‘Shall we not love thee, Mother dear?’ Mothers’ Union – changing women’s lives for the better Bible stories for school children UK church attendance – by ethnicity Churches in Bulgaria breathe sigh of relief A million bricks of answered prayer ** Editor: We are offering the same article...Looking at your Church (all articles) for August 2019
- HOPE Together is recruiting Mission Champions who will inspire and equip fellow church members to reach out. Each Mission Champion will be resourced by HOPE Together to inspire others. Here’s the ‘job description’: Encouraging fellow church members to be involved in serving others in their community and making Christ known through their love and practical...Could you champion mission in your church?
- HOPE Together is a catalyst bringing churches together to make Jesus known with words and actions in Britain’s villages, towns and cities. The dream is that every church will have a Mission Champion who will inspire and equip fellow church members to reach out. Imagine if every church in the UK had such a person,...Could you champion mission in your church? – longer version
- The Church responds with a resounding ‘Yes’ to that question, as we celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary on 15th August. An ancient name for this day is the transition of Mary – her crossing over to eternal life – or the assumption of Mary. But her story begins in the Gospels, in Nazareth and Bethlehem....‘Shall we not love thee, Mother dear?’
- Most people have heard of the Mothers Union, though it’s not quite the force it was in its heyday of 70 years ago. This month the church celebrates its founder, Mary Sumner on 9th August, and it would be a pity if we forgot her contribution to the social wellbeing of women. She was a...Mothers’ Union – changing women’s lives for the better
- The Bible Society’s Open the Book (OtB) programme offers primary school children an opportunity to hear the major stories of the Bible through the academic year. It is a three-year rolling programme of chronological stories. Volunteers from local churches present the stories during assemblies using drama, props and costumes. OtB meets the criteria used by school inspection...Bible stories for school children
- The ethnicity of churchgoers has been measured across thousands of churches in England in the English Church Censuses of 1998 and 2005, and numbers for other years can be estimated from these. The proportion of White worshippers is declining, compared with the emphatic growth of many Black churches, especially in London. In the year 2000...UK church attendance – by ethnicity
- Christians in Bulgaria are thankful for the turn-around by the government on proposals to restrict the freedoms of believers and the activities and funding of churches. The breakthrough came during parliamentary voting on the second reading of the amendments to the Religious Denominations Act 2002, when all the controversial changes were suddenly dropped. Church leaders,...Churches in Bulgaria breathe sigh of relief