An Archdeacon of Taunton designed the defences of Portsmouth Dockyard. The new Archdeacon for the Navy is not involved in these. But the Venerable Martin Poll RN, who took office last November, has a wide remit, beyond that of Archdeacon, ultimately responsible to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the Bishop for the Church within [...]
A FORMER soldier who served in Northern Ireland was sentenced before Easter to 70 days in prison for religiously aggravated harassment after burning a Qur’an in Carlisle’s main shopping street in January. Andrew Ryan, 32, was also sentenced to serve 30 days concurrently for stealing a copy of the Qur’an from the public library. In [...]
FAITH LEADERS in Leicester, including Bishop Timothy Stevens, have called on the local community not to vote for anti-immigration parties in the coming elections. Local elections will take place on Thursday May 5 in 279 English local authorities, including Leicester. Leicester is a highly multicultural area and although community tensions are less than 30 years [...]
I was rather put off Rio because of its use by Orange, whose adverts have gone from clever use of typecast actors to not-so-clever use of forthcoming movies. None of those movies has been enhanced by the experience. So even though Rio, from the animation team that gave us Ice Age, has been out since [...]
Many traditional fairy tales follow the same basic formula: a young girl meets a prince, they fall in love and get married. The story of William and Kate’s relationship is far from traditional, but it is still a heart-warming story of a young couple who are very much in love. William and Kate lived starkly [...]
Any person in Britain with a TV or a computer most likely knows the basics of the royal wedding on Friday, 29 April. Prince William will be married to Kate Middleton, his long time girlfriend, at an Anglican ceremony in Westminster Abbey. The royal couple will ride back to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony, and [...]
AMERICA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH has lost one-third of its members. Only the arrival of millions of Hispanic immigrants has allowed overall membership figures to remain stable. Up to now little research has been done on why people leave the Catholic Church but Pew Research Centre’s Forum on Religion and Public life has plugged the gap with [...]
A chaplain serving with the 3rd Battalion of The Parachute Regiment at Camp Bastion has found a novel way to meet the pastoral needs of his troops in Afghanistan. The Rev. Robin Richardson, who returns to Britain on April 24 after a six month deployment hands out crosses made from the wire fencing surrounding the [...]
Married clergy will be a temporary aberration within the Anglican Ordinariate, the Vatican’s Secretary of State declared, according to extracts published this week from his forthcoming book, “A Great Heart: Homage to John Paul II.” Extracts published on April 24 by the L’Osservatore Romano from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone’s book addressed a cross section of issues [...]
The Archbishop of Canterbury gave his best wishes to Prince William and Kate Middleton for today’s Royal Wedding and said he looks forward to his role in the big day. Dr Rowan Williams will marry the couple at the ceremony in Westminster Abbey today. “I’ve felt very privileged to be part of this event,” [...]
Synod says farewell to Bishop
Assisted suicide changes rebuffed
Women bishops move a step closer after debate
Minister gets unusual Valentine’s card
‘Be more confident in faith’
RAF hero priest dies, aged 89
Dialogue urged to prevent discrimination litigation
Missing millions trial underway in S.A.
American church boycott of Starbucks begins
Ulster bishop to lead SAMS-Ireland