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Archdeacon Chamberlain to be Bishop of Wakefield
THE next Area Bishop of Wakefield in the diocese of Leeds is to be the Ven. Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield and ...
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Malcolm Guite: Poet’s Corner
I WAS idly leafing through an anthology of Elizabethan verse when I came upon George Peele’s lovely lyric “A Farewell to Arms”, and suddenly it summoned a poignant memory of my mother reciting that ...
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Church of England Evangelical Council scales up alternative chrism eucharists
ALTERNATIVES to diocesan chrism eucharists are being organised this year in conjunction with the Church of England ...
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Bishop of Rochester questions Church Commissioners’ control over dioceses
THE Church Commissioners ’ control over dioceses has been criticised by the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Jonathan Gibbs, who has ...
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Disability benefit reforms spark ‘deep concern’
THE Government should listen to the concerns of people who are set to be affected by changes to the benefits system, the Archbishop of York has said. “I urge the Government to listen carefully to ...
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European church leaders call out Trump over Putin talks
CHURCH leaders have voiced concern at geopolitical uncertainties in Europe, as the US President, Donald Trump, held new talks ...
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Listed churches expect to lose out on VAT after grants scheme capped
MORE than 100 Anglican churches and cathedrals are engaged in building projects that will exceed the £25,000 cap on the ...
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Dioceses ready to take back purse strings from centre, Dr Gibbs tells Rochester synod
The SMMI grant of £11 million, announced on Saturday, covers a five-year period and will supplement the £10.9 billion already ...
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Notebook: Rachel Mann
TELEVISION and film are all very well, but there’s nothing like what my granny called “the wireless”: the intimacy, the pictures created by words, the faded glory of a now ancient technology. So, as I ...