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Cyprian is the saint for anyone who has given up a successful career in order to serve God in a difficult Christian ministry. For, before he became a Christian, Cyprian ‘had it all’. He was a renowned Orator of Carthage, teaching rhetoric and advocacy. But then, in AD 245, when he was in his mid...

Ninian was a Celt who was born about 360, in southern Scotland.  He was remarkable for two things:  he was almost certainly the first man in Scotland to live in a little white stone house, and also the first to preach the gospel to the Scots.   Just as remarkable:  becoming the apostle to the Picts...

Archbishop of York’s Presidential Address to General Synod Gaza food system ‘like Hunger Games’ – Archbishop Hosam Pray for Armed Forces amid ‘uncertain’ times, General Synod hears General Synod calls for a funding of palliative care General Synod approves redress scheme for survivors  Synod backs national spending plans for next three years Synod approves transformation...

Have you ever sinned since you became a Christian?  Really sinned – or in other words done something that was SO wrong and totally ‘out of line’ with being a Christian that you are still ashamed when you think of it now.  If so, and if you went on to ask God’s forgiveness for it,...

If you want to make the most of every minute of your life, and to use your various talents to the utmost, then Hildegard is the saint for you. Born as the tenth child into a nobleman’s family in the Nahe valley of the Rhineland during the High Middle Ages, Hildegard stood out from others...

Archbishop Stephen delivered the Presidential Address at the opening of the July General Synod group of sessions in York: I think it was Graham Greene who said, ‘If you are going to jump, make sure the water is deep.’ As I have spent a working lifetime of ministry reflecting on both the theology and the...

Joseph of Copertino (1603 – 63) should be the patron saint of all awkward people who mean well, but who drive those around them to distraction – especially their church leaders. Joseph began life in a garden shed, because his father had sold the house to pay debts.  Then he grew up wandering about open-mouthed...

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 A senior Army officer has urged the Church to pray for and support members of the Armed Forces “who put themselves in harm’s way to protect our nation”. In a recent address to the General Synod, Brigadier Jaish Mahan, Deputy Commander of the 1st UK Division – who has served in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq...

Theodore had several things in common with Justin Welby: despite living in troubled times, and in the aftermath of a severe national plague, he made extensive tours of his archbishopric, spoke at many Synods, and worked tirelessly to unite the bickering factions of the Church in England. But, unlike Justin Welby, Theodore did not start...

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The leader of the Anglican church in the Holy Land has urged Christians to “speak out in the face of injustices” – including the “horrifying’ current arrangements for food aid in Gaza” – as he called for a permanent ceasefire to end the war. The Most Revd Hosam Naoum, the Archbishop in Jerusalem, was addressing...