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The Pope supports the ministry of the exorcist. He told the recent International Association of Exorcists conference in Rome that their ministry was both “delicate” and yet “most necessary”. The Pope urged the 300 priests and exorcist assistants present “to live it both as a ministry of liberation and of consolation, accompanying the faithful truly...

Walkers looking for a new way to explore the Welsh countryside this autumn can now book overnight stays at St Gwrhai’s Church in Penstrowed, Powys — one of only two “champing” sites in Wales. Champing, a blend of ‘church’ and ‘camping’, offers exclusive overnight access to historic churches no longer used for regular services. St...

Stewardship Sunday Animal Welfare Sunday – 5th October 19th October brings Health and Care Sunday 2025  Share a little light this Halloween Soaring cost of school uniforms Being a pastor in the Ukraine All Day Breakfasts< Navigators – 70 years of helping young Christians to grow Theological colleges face critical drop in residential students **...

Autumn brings Harvest, and with it, our gratitude to God for all that we have. Alongside this, many churches hold a Stewardship Sunday, the day when a church congregation can take time to commit their financial giving back to God. While specific dates vary by church, it’s often the second Sunday of the month. Stewardship...

Health and Care Sunday is an initiative of Christian healthcare organisations in the UK and Ireland. It aims to give local churches an annual opportunity to affirm and support the work done by the members of their congregation and local community who work in health and social care. Most churches include someone who is a...

This year, Animal Welfare Sunday falls on Sunday 5th October, which is the nearest Sunday to St Francis’ feast day on Saturday 4th. It is a good opportunity to thank God for the animals, and to consider how we might help them. Christians have been involved in animal welfare reform throughout history. For example, even...

Some parents aren’t sure quite what to feel about Hallowe’en – is it just harmless fun, or are there aspects of it that don’t fit in with how we want to see the world? A child’s christening service is very honest about the reality of good and evil, and Hallowe’en can be a good time...

The BBC One’s The One Show recently interviewed Chldren’s Society’s CEO Mark Russell, on a growing crisis affecting families across the UK: the soaring cost of school uniforms. Russell reported that a new poll by The Children’s Society has found that more than two in five children (44%) have experienced negative consequences due to school...

Pastors in the Ukraine are continuing to minister to their beleaguered congregations, bringing comfort and hope into the most frightening and desperate war-torn situations. So says Transform Europe Network, a Christian ministry which serves alongside indigenous Christians in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. In a recent report, it gives an update from one of its...

For where two or three gather in My name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20) You can get most things whenever you want these days. We had three services recently in one day at our local church. Not much to brag about I suppose, but for us in small rural village it was encouraging....

The UK arm of the Navigators turns 70 this year. It has been celebrating its work in the UK with a national roadshow that stretches from Glasgow to Southampton. The Navigators was first founded in 1933 by an American evangelist, Dawson Trotman, who ministered to sailors in the US Navy. Due to his efforts, 135...

The number of C of E ordination candidates entering residential training has fallen from 218 to 65 in the decade to 2024. Seven of the ten colleges had fewer than ten new students at the beginning of the last academic year.