British Isles
Winter night shelters
28 Oct 2016
Night shelters supported by Church Urban Fund (CUF) are to increase their provision to nearly 4,000 bed spaces this winter in response to growing homelessness. Over 800 volunteers will work in shelters in Manchester, Salford, Birmingham,…
We’re all equal
21 Oct 2016
Today, possibly as you are reading this article, Lord Shinkwin's Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill is receiving its second reading in the House of Lords. Under current law (the 1967 Abortion Act) an unborn child with a…
‘Offensive’ teaching of Jesus?
21 Oct 2016
Repentance isn't preached so much any more. We can dress up the concept in all sorts of fancy terms for those who do not yet believe. It seems offensive to tell people who live in a…
Praying for parliament
21 Oct 2016
There is an active community of Christians from both houses of parliament who regularly pray, worship and study the Bible together. A strong focus at the moment is Brexit. We can pray for the responsibilities of…
Theresa May’s first EU summit as PM
21 Oct 2016
The Brussels summit, which brought together the leaders of all EU member states, did not particularly focus on the UK's Brexit. The official agenda was dominated by migration, trade and Russia. However, Brexit still loomed large,…
Archbishop meets Patriarch
21 Oct 2016
The Archbishop of Canterbury met for the first time with His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, amid what Lambeth Palace acknowledged are ‘tensions’ between Russia and the UK. Earlier, Welby and the Bishop…