1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (544+ words) Friday 01 May 2026 Cardinal Reinhard Marx during the Christmas mass in his cathedral, the Frauenkirche in Munich, last year THE Roman Catholic Church in Germany faces renewed conflict with the Vatican after a cardinal authorised ceremonies of blessing for same-sex couples....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (490+ words) Friday 01 May 2026 It'promises to "share the life, gifts and challenges of Spanish-speaking communities" This year"s Easter vigil at St James"s, Las Cruces, in New Mexico A NEW network for those ministering to Hispanic populations has been launched by…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (396+ words) Friday 01 May 2026 St'George's, Venice, marks two significant anniversaries on 19 April The Chaplain of St George's, Venice, the Revd Linda Laird, and the Suffragan Bishop in Europe, the Rt Revd Andrew Norman, in procession on 19 April ST GEORGE's, Venice, marked two…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (892+ words) Wednesday 29 April 2026 Petition is published by WATCH'before'appointment of next Bishop of London The Archbishop of Canterbury (centre), then Bishop of London, cuts a cake at an event in January 2024 to celebrate 30 years of women priests A PETITION calling for a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (832+ words) Friday 24 April 2026 Rod Garner marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Ludwig Wittgenstein TWO days before his death, aged 62, on 29 April, 1951, Ludwig Wittgenstein sent a farewell message to close friends in England: "Tell them I've had a wonderful life." In…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1754+ words) Friday 24 April 2026 Are you feeling called to explore a vocation to spiritual direction? Sarah Lothian considers this growing area of lay and ordained ministry THE calling to walk alongside people in their journey of faith has never been limited to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (549+ words) Friday 24 April 2026 CSW highlights 300 cases of harassment of Christian groups Our Lady of Mercy, Granada, in Nicaragua RESEARCHERS working for the charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide found that there had been a significant increase in 2025 in violations of religious freedom in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (442+ words) Friday 10 April 2026 The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals would bring about seismic changes " and not for the better, argues Paul Avis Members of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order in Kuala Lumpur, in December 2024 This follows from the claim that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (562+ words) Friday 10 April 2026 "Every rocket explosion or drone crash with toxic fuel harms our nature, waters, and soils'Archbishop Shevchuksays A military chaplain clears the wreckage before the Palm Sunday service in an Orthodox church damaged by the Russian troops in Orikhiv,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (231+ words) Thursday 09 April 2026 "This threat against the entire people of Iran. .. is truly unacceptable" says Pope" Pope Leo XIV during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in Rome CHURCHES across Jerusalem remained largely closed over Easter…...