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As cases of Ebola in northeastern DRC continue to spread, the Bishop of Goma, the Rt Revd Martin Gordon, has joined other church leaders there in calling for urgent help. The country is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak in 50 years. More than 1,100 people have been affected, with over 350 dead. Bishp Martin, a...

US Vice-President JD Vance may have criticised an art installation at Canterbury Cathedral – but a new report shows that the Church of England’s cathedrals are its most popular places of worship. They are also vital centres of community, arts and music and are major tourist attractions. But the latest research shows that many of...

Some people are pushy and a bit grasping.  They get on your nerves.  Pray that they go on to find God’s will for their lives, for then all that pushiness is put to good use. Take Jeanne Delanoue.  She was born at Saumur in 1666, and grew up small, authoritarian, and quite frankly, a bit...

Surveys have found that, probably because of the popularity of intermittent fasting, these days 13% of adults never eat breakfast. For some of us, missing breakfast is not a problem. But be aware that no food means low blood sugars, which can lead to lower energy levels and even impaired cognitive function, or brain fog....

How will you become a better person than you are now?   Have you ever denied yourself in order to try and please God?  No matter what your dedication, it is unlikely that your efforts will ever have outshone those of Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617), who in 1671 became the first saint of America,...

Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians from Corinth, after Silas and Timothy had returned from delivering 1 Thessalonians, in AD 51/52. His purpose in writing this letter was largely the same as the first, as the situation in the church remained largely unchanged. He writes to encourage new believers facing persecution (1:4-10), to correct a misunderstanding concerning...

Ukrainian church leaders have accused Moscow of attempting to revise “historical narratives” by attacking their country’s ancient Christian sites, after two more Orthodox cathedrals were damaged in Russian strikes. “The ancient Kievan state, whose history they seek to appropriate, has never been part of their historical or spiritual identity,” the Greek Catholic Primate, Major Archbishop...

It was 60 years ago, on 4th and 5th August 1966 that US newspapers and radio stations quoted John Lennon as saying his Beatles band was “more popular than Jesus.” It provoked widespread protests across America. The story had really begun some months earlier, when in March Lennon’s comment was originally published in the London...

  Editor:  With the summer holidays, we are offering more children, family and travel-themed books this month… The Lion Book of Five-Minute Animal Stories Beyond the Setting Sun Baby Change Faithful Grandparents Living the Autumn of Life Every Pilgrim’s Guide to Walking to Santiago ** The Lion Book of Five-Minute Animal Stories By John Goodwin,...

A call for Christians to promote national unity in a time of polarisation, and the theological case for protecting the planet, were among the issues discussed at the final group of sessions of the last General Synod. Among the materials published for discussion was ‘Hope for All Creation: a theological response to the environmental crises,’...

On consecutive days this month (27th and 28th) the Christian Church celebrates, a mother and her son. The mother is Monica, and her son is Augustine. The story of their relationship and how, after a long process, they both came to share the same Christian faith is a moving one, and perhaps has a message...

It can damage your hearing. So say experts from Boots Hearingcare and MoneySuperMarket. The hot scorching weather of recent weeks can make it tempting to want to feel the wind on your face, but it does your hearing no good at all. Experts warn that at 70mph, the wind noise inside a car can hit...