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The Church of England Pensions Board is 100 years old this year. It has been pointed out that this means it is still younger than the oldest living members of the scheme, while the newest members will be receiving their pensions into the 22nd century. The Pensions Board was created in 1926, and it asked...

75 per cent of professional football clubs across England and Wales have Christian players in their first-team squads. That is according to a recent study commissioned by Christians in Sport. The study, supported by Eido Research, also revealed the extent of Christian activities taking place within elite football: 75 per cent of clubs within the...

12th August will be the first total solar eclipse in mainland Europe since 1999. And many churches in the UK see it as a big opportunity for outreach. On 12th August, the Moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight for over two minutes. Some areas like northern Spain, Greenland and Iceland...

Swansea Minster will host Gaia, a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram, from 12th to 31st October. Gaia is a six-metre sphere created from detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface. The huge installation will be suspended inside the Minster, offering visitors the experience of seeing the planet floating in three dimensions. Jerram has...

Archbishop of Canterbury calls to ‘make strangers neighbours’  ‘Protect us from the perils of division and hatred’ – Bishops’ prayer  Pope Leo encourages Christians to share the Good News Church attendance grows for fifth year in a row  New listed places of worship fund launched  ‘Antisemitism is evil, it must be confronted’, Bishop Lusa tells...

Responding to the recent King’s Speech, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, has spoken about the importance of hope at a time of rising hate crime, intimidation and hostility. “The work of integration has never been more urgent. We have witnessed a deeply concerning deterioration in intercommunity relations. I therefore welcome the commitment in the...

A group of Church of England bishops has issued an invitation to Christians to pray for wisdom and love in national life in the face of “division and hatred”. The newly established Bishops’ Working Group for Promoting Unity in our Nation has shared a prayer – which can be used by churches or individuals – speaking of...

The Good News of Christ needs to be shared, Pope Leo says in a video message recently launched for the worldwide Thy Kingdom Come (TKC) international prayer movement. Christ is “everything” for us and in Him we find fullness of life and its meaning, the Pope said. “In Him, we find the fullness of life...

Church of England congregations saw their fifth year of growth in a row in 2025 with steady increases in weekly and Sunday attendance and strong growth in Christmas and Easter services, an early snapshot of official figures shows. Overall, there were an estimated 1.023 million regular worshippers across Church of England congregations last year, up...

Guidance on applying to a new Government grants fund for listed places of worship to help pay for capital works including fabric repairs and essential improvements, such as electrical upgrades, heating, toilets and step-free access, has recently been published. The Places of Worship Renewal Fund, for listed places of worship, was launched with details of...

The Bishop of Willesden, Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, the Church of England’s Lead Bishop for Interfaith Engagement, spoke at the recent ‘Standing Strong: Extinguish Antisemitism’ rally in London. In his address, he said: “Antisemitism is not an accidental prejudice drifting through history.  It is a deliberately cultivated and deeply rooted system of hatred, one that has adapted...

 The bishops of the Church in Wales have condemned unreservedly the recent attacks on the Jewish people across the UK. They say: “Anti-Semitism has no place within our society. We are proud to be part of a nation which welcomed Jews as they fled persecution in Nazi Germany and which continues to offer sanctuary to...