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The C of E is providing a £2 million grant to the Clergy Support Trust, an independent, national charity which supports clergy with financial, health and wellbeing needs. Last year it provided more than 6,300 such grants, equalling financial support to 22% of serving Church of England clergy. The grants covered the basics of daily life, such as...

Your Easter egg can be traced back to the early Church in Mesopotamia. Since ancient times, people had been giving each other eggs at pagan Spring festivals, as eggs were a symbol of the new life and rebirth in nature all around them. Then came Jesus and His death and resurrection, which made Easter the...

Sadly – a problem that is far too heavy for their young shoulders, but which can cripple them with anxiety: climate change. ‘Eco-anxiety’ now affects nearly four out of five children, according to a recent YouGov survey. And, increasingly, teachers are struggling to cope with the rising numbers of pupils who confess they are really...

Our present bishops have big troubles within the Church. Mellitus had big troubles outside the Church. It all began quietly enough in Rome, where Mellitus was born into a noble family, and became abbot of a monastic community. Then in 601 Pope Gregory the Great sent him to help Augustine, who had arrived in Canterbury...

After North Korea, where in the world is it most dangerous to be a Christian? The World Watch List puts Somalia in second place. In the entire country there are only hundreds of Christians, almost all from a Muslim background. As under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, being Muslim is a huge part of Somali identity,...

Applications for grants to fund the conservation of special church objects such as stained glass, paintings, bells, organs and clocks in churches have been opened. They are part of an expanded £5 million scheme administered by the C of E. Parishes are invited to apply for such grants towards the conservation of their historical and cultural...

It’s a yearly paradox. You’ve brought some flowers to the churchyard to lay on the grave of a loved one. All around you are graves and headstones, reminders of the inevitable end of life’s earthly journey. But it’s Easter Day, and from within the church you can hear the singing: ‘Jesus Christ is risen today,...

Those who attend church and read their Bible at least once a week. So says Stewardship, in its 2025 Generosity Report.  Stewardship, which manages charitable donations from church, charities and individuals, has found that, in donating an average of £314 a month, not only do ‘committed Christians’ give away almost five times the UK monthly...

– disciple, apostle, writer of the second gospel  Mark, whose home in Jerusalem became a place of rest for Jesus and His 12 apostles, is considered the traditional author of the second gospel. He is also usually identified as the young man, described in Mark 14:51, who followed Christ after his arrest and then escaped...

Last year’s London Marathon attracted more than 53,000 runners, which made it the world’s biggest annual one-day fund-raising event EVER. It also raised a world record-breaking amount of £73.5 million for charities. The route is 26.2 miles long. Greenwich and Blackheath is the starting point, and then the route takes in Woolwich, Greenwich, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey,...

In the morning, do you drink coffee, tea or freshly squeezed lemon juice mixed with warm water? Lemon juice has recently become a fashionably healthy lifestyle choice, according to nutritionist and autoimmunity specialist V J Hamilton. She explains that, as well as being high in Vitamin C, lemon juice helps with hydration and digestion, and...

Contrary to recent reports following a question asked by a General Synod member, the Church of England is not banning ‘gluten-free’ wafers nor ‘non-alcoholic’ wine at Holy Communion. A spokesman for the C of E said that Anglican churches across the country “routinely offer ‘gluten-free’ bread or ‘non-alcoholic’ wine at Holy Communion.” He said: “Many professional ecclesiastical...