The dioceses of eastern Uganda have begun talks with local government officials to build a church-affiliated university in the Mbale region. However, Ugandan press reports that Mrs. Margaret Sentamu had been named chancellor of the new university were premature. A spokesman for the Archbishop of York told The Church of England Newspaper that Mrs. Sentamu [...]
The Karnataka high court has issued a contempt notice to the Bangalore police after they failed to carry out a judge’s order to investigate fraud and corruption charges leveled against the Moderator of the Church of South India (CSI). On Dec 9, Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar asked the police to complete their investigations “as soon as [...]
The Mothers’ Union (MU) in the Diocese of Winchester in conjunction with the Armed Forces Christian Union has launched a pilot programme to provide family counseling services to active duty members of the armed forces. Using a group of qualified therapists, the MU will fund up to six sessions with a counselor for couples where [...]
Death threats made against the Bishop of Pretoria, the Rt. Rev. Jo Seoka, may be linked to the unsolved January murder of the bishop’s chaplain. On March 15, the South African Council of Churches reported that “five men armed with guns arrived at Bishop Seoka’s Pretoria home, declaring their intention to kill the bishop and [...]
The weekend London march against the government cuts and for an alternative policy unfortunately gained most publicity for violent anarchists and their message. On the rolling news channels images of such people battering at the Santander Bank plate glass windows were shown with a police commentator telling viewers that he was happy with the police [...]
There is a sense in writing this column, of ‘teaching my grandmother to suck eggs’. As Bishops, members of the clergy, and people attending the Church of England, you will all be aware that this year marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. So far, Prince Charles has read from the Gospel of [...]
BRITAIN’S ABORTION counselling industry is comparable to the pension mis-selling scandals two decades ago, a leading MP has said. Frank Field MP, who is tabling two amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill with Nadine Dorries MP, this week said that abortion counselling services should be separated from the £60 million industry. The first [...]
BRAZEN thieves scaled a northern cathedral twice last week and “heartbreakingly” stole lead off the roof, causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage. And to add insult to injury, the robbers used Wakefield Cathedral’s own ladders on both occasions to strip the precious metal from the building. Angry Dean of Wakefield Jonathan Greener [...]
CONTROVERSY is growing over plans by Tony and Cherie Blair to publish a Christian sex manual. It was announced today (Friday) that The Good Sex Guide for Christians is due out next month with all profits going to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. It will carry a preface by President Bill Clinton. Sources in the [...]
CHRISTIAN GROUPS were present on the TUC March of the Alternative on Saturday, March 26, and one church, the United Reformed Church, was officially represented by its General Secretary, the Rev Roberta Rominger. Among the other church organisations taking part were Church Action on Poverty, Pax Christi, SCM, the think tank Ekklesia, the National Peace [...]
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