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You are bound to sing about donkeys this Christmas, especially the little one that carried Mary to Bethlehem! But how much do you know about donkeys? They are really rather special. Here are some fun facts: There are more than 44 million donkeys in the world, of all shapes and sizes. There are more than...

Recent research has found that drinking coffee or tea in midlife may help keep you stronger in later life. A study at the National University of Singapore concluded that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower odds of physical frailty in old age, regardless of the source of the caffeine. Physical frailty in old age...

Nobody knows who wrote this well-loved Christmas carol. It was originally a Latin Christmas hymn, ‘Adeste Fidelis’. It seems to have first ‘surfaced’ in English due to a John Francis Wade, who lived in the 18th century, and who made his living copying manuscripts and, sometimes, music by hand. Wade was a Roman Catholic, and...

During this year we have been exploring how art can celebrate the wonder of this world. This month with our Lady and Jesus we stand above the world: high on the clouds with a glorious path of tall, elegant lilies that lead like a stairway to the earth beneath. This is ‘The Virgin of the...

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This ground-breaking global pledge was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10th December 1948. It set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The UDHR enshrines ‘the inalienable rights that everyone is...

Independent research into the wellbeing of clergy from working class backgrounds has been recently published, as part of a 10-year programme into how clergy can flourish in ministry. The findings of the qualitative research conducted by York St John and Bournemouth universities, will inform Living Ministry, a Church of England research programme exploring clergy wellbeing. ‘Let...

Life is going to become simpler when it comes to recycling. From 2026, the national recycling laws are to be standardised, with Councils across the UK all having to collect the same glass, metal, plastic, paper and card, food waste and garden waste. It is expected that the plans will lead to packaging that is...

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For many religions, God is considered unknowable – just a supreme power or presence ‘out there’ somewhere.  Not so Christianity.  The heart of the Christmas message is His coming to us in peace and love – as the Bible says:  ‘The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.’ (John 1:4 RSV) Jesus was born a...

The death of a very young child is perhaps the hardest grief of all to bear.  So the 28th December is a very poignant day in the church calendar.  It is when the worldwide Church joins with bereaved parents to grieve the loss of babies and young children.  For Holy Innocents day recalls the massacre...

The World Food Programme is warning that in Zimbabwe, about 24% of the children aged five years old and under are chronically malnourished. This leaves them weak, often diseased, low on energy and concentration, and therefore unable to do their best in school. And so Barnabas Fund continues to appeal for help in delivering ePap...