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- Ukraine needs the support of ‘Christian solidarity’ Emergency appeal for Libya flood victims Appeal for victims of earthquake in Morocco Silent prayer is not a crime What children worry about Ten years on – minister reflects on terror attack that killed his mother Concern over the provision of RE in schools Cathedrals in the UK...Looking at Church (all articles) for November 2023
- The Primate of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, Major Archbishop Svetoslav Shevchuk, has said that: “Ukraine will not be able to withstand this war without broad international help. Universal Catholic and Christian solidarity is a necessary condition for the stability and survival of our Church and people – a condition for Ukraine’s victory in...Ukraine needs the support of ‘Christian solidarity’
- The development charity, Christian Aid, has launched an emergency appeal to help people impacted by the devastating flooding that struck Libya in recent days. More than 11,000 people have died and at least 10,000 are missing after a catastrophic storm burst two dams and flooded the eastern port city of Derna. Christian Aid is working...Emergency appeal for Libya flood victims
- More than 3,000 people have been killed by Morocco’s recent devastating earthquake. There have been dozens of aftershocks already since the 6.8 magnitude quake. The Christian community in Morocco is small, but determined to help. Believers have rushed to donate blood to help the injured. The Barnabas Fund’s Christian project partners in Morocco want to...Appeal for victims of earthquake in Morocco
- The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has recently written to every police force in the country to say that silent prayer near abortion facilities is not a crime. In the letter she writes that “silent prayer, within itself, is not unlawful.” And that “holding lawful opinions, even if those opinions may offend others, is not a...Silent prayer is not a crime
- A minister whose mother and 19 relatives were murdered by terrorists a decade ago has told how he has resisted feelings of revenge and hatred. The Revd Aftab Gohar said he found peace through the teachings of Jesus Christ, following a double suicide bomber attack at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan on 22nd September,...Ten years on – minister reflects on terror attack that killed his mother
- A group of cross-party peers, MPs and religious educators has criticised the lack of funding for the teaching of religious education (RE). It has called on the Government to address the crisis in teaching and recruitment. There were 30 signatories to a letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan. They described the...Concern over the provision of RE in schools
- Sundays of the Month Editor: Continuing our new feature, as we thought you might find it helpful to know what the Sundays of each month are called… 5th November Fourth Sunday before Advent 12th November Third Sunday before Advent 19th November Second Sunday before Advent 26th November Christ the King – Sunday next...High Days and Holy Days (all) for November 2023
- All Saints, or All Hallows, is the feast of all the redeemed, known and unknown, who are now in heaven. When the English Reformation took place, the number of saints in the calendar was drastically reduced, with the result that All Saints’ Day stood out with a prominence that it had never had before. This...1st November All Saints’ Day – the feast day of all the redeemed
- The first martyrs of Rome are recorded in the old Roman Martyrology, which states that: ‘At Rome, the birthday is celebrated of very many martyrs, who under the Emperor Nero were falsely charged with the burning of the city and by him were ordered to be slain by various kinds of cruel death; some were...1st November The first martyrs – the ‘seed’ of the Christian Church
- The early Church was slow to dedicate a liturgical day to offering prayers and masses to commemorate the faithful departed. But in time prayers were offered on behalf of dead monks, that they might attain ‘the Beatific Vision’ through purification, which the Church later described as Purgatory. Odilo, the powerful abbot of Cluny, (d 1049)...2nd November All Souls’ Day – a time of reckoning with the past
- Richard Hooker lived at a critical time for the Church of England. He became one of the most important English theologians of the 16th century. He provided the Church of England with a theological method which combined the claims of revelation, reason, and tradition. Traditionally, he has been credited as the originator of the Anglican...*NEW 3rd November Richard Hooker – priest, apologist, teacher