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It was 75 years ago, on 3rd June 1950, that the first successful ascent of Annapurna in the Himalayas was made. It was a French expedition – and the first successful ascent of any mountain over 8000 metres. Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world. It was the first time in a century...

Churches hoping to build affordable homes for their communities on pockets of land they own – or as part of schemes such as rebuilding parish halls– have been invited to apply for grants to pay for expert advice from a new £3.2 million fund. Funding of up to £25,000 towards the cost of architect, consultant...

Helping a stranger in need Alban should be the patron saint of anyone who impulsively offers to help a stranger in need… and finds their own life turned upside down as a result. The story goes that Alban was a Roman citizen quietly living in England in the third century.  Then, miles away in Rome,...

Have you had your phone stolen yet? ‘Snatch thefts’ of mobile phones rose from 58,000 in 2023 to 99,000 in 2024 – that is a staggering 70 per cent increase in one year. Meanwhile, overall thefts from people, such as having had bags, phones and other items stolen from under a table or desk or...

Some 175 years ago, on 24th June 1850, Herbert Kitchener, the 1st Earl Kitchener, was born. This Irish-born British Army officer and politician became Secretary of War during the First World War, when he appeared on an iconic poster asking people to join the army. Kitchener already had a fearsome reputation, having been responsible for...

Do your holiday plans involve travelling from west to east this year? Then prepare yourself for some sleep disruption, while your body adjusts. A recent study at the Centre of Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in Singapore has found that travelling east can really impede your body’s natural...

In the first of a series of articles, Kenneth Harrod, Head of Theology and Media at Release International, the voice of persecuted Christians, reminds us of the realities of persecution today. We’ve all read the biblical story of Stephen, the first martyr in the New Testament. We’ve probably heard that Christians in the early centuries...

** With Trinity Sunday in mind: If asked to define the Trinity, we can only say that it is not this or that. – Augustine No wonder that the doctrine of the Trinity is inexplicable, seeing that the nature of God is incomprehensible.  Our faith must assent to what our reason cannot comprehend, otherwise we...

Parish revitalisations, work with children, young people and families and training for mission in rural areas are among a range of programmes to spread the Christian faith backed by the latest round of grants awarded by the Church of England. The Dioceses of Carlisle, Chelmsford, Rochester, Sheffield, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and Winchester are to...

Five hundred years ago, on 13th June 1525, German Protestant Reformer Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a nun whom he had helped to escape from a convent. Little is normally written about this phase of his life, but a great deal about him as a theologian and world-changing reformer in the Christian world, which...

Bangor’s historic Bible Gardens are undergoing a significant transformation as part of the city’s 1500th anniversary celebrations, with preparatory work already underway. Located next to Saint Deiniol’s Cathedral, the Bible Garden is being reimagined in collaboration with Bangor City Council and the Cathedral. Originally established in 1961 by Dr. Tatham Whitehead, then Professor of Botany at...

After North Korea, Somalia, and Yemen, where in the world is it most dangerous to be a Christian? The World Watch List puts Libya in fourth place. Libya has a population of nearly 7.5 million people. Of those, 35,500 are Christians (0.5%).  The official religion of Libya is Islam, and its government is currently in...