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This pandemic is a kairos moment
THERE has yet to be a pandemic that is an existential risk to the human species. In the worst recorded pandemic to date, the “Black Death” of the 14th century, about one third of Europe’s population are estimated to have died. The population in En...

‘It’s OK to ask for help’: priest helps set up community support in Cumbria
A VILLAGE church and parish council in Cumbria is proving just how much can be done to help a rural community survive the privations and loss of employment consequent on the coronavirus lockdown. St Patrick’s, Patterdale, in Carlisle diocese, is t...

The Prince of Wales opens Nightingale Hospital
THE Prince of Wales has opened by video link the new Nightingale Hospital in the ExCel Centre, in east London, for coronavirus patients. On Friday, Prince Charles, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 on 23 March, opened the emergency field hospital fr...

Mark Russell, CEO of the Children's Society, on Covid-19's impact on charities. Plus, how chaplains are helping out-of-work musicians and actors
Charities have launched emergency appeals for donations to help the most vulnerable, at home and abroad, during the coronavirus crisis. Much of the third sector have seen a significant drop in funds, just at the time when the people they help need...

Your Church Times and the coronavirus
HOLY WEEK approaches, and the help that church art and architecture give to worshippers is going to be keenly missed by everyone trapped in a domestic setting. As our contribution, the Church Times has converted its front page into a poster for re...