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Worship and carols lead BBC Christmas schedule, despite restrictions
LIVE and pre-recorded worship, carol services, and seasonal reflections remain at the heart of Christmas programming on the BBC this year, despite the pandemic restrictions. The annual Carols from King’s service on BBC2 on Christmas Eve has been p...

Anti-Living in Love and Faith video investigated as a hate-crime
A VIDEO on the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) materials, produced by the campaign group Christian Concern, has been criticised by the Bishop of Coventry, Dr Christopher Cocksworth, for condemning participants in the process. Police are looking at ...

C. S. Lewis, my guardian and my friend
THE great collect for Advent Sunday urges us “to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light” while we are mortal, so that, when we enter into immortality, we will flourish into eternal life. This year, Advent Sunday falls on...

Covid restrictions fail to quench Church’s burst of Advent creativity
VIRTUAL and outdoor carol services, and online seminars and Advent calendars, are just some of the creative ways in which churches and cathedrals across the UK are marking the season of Advent in pandemic times. On Monday, the Prime Minister annou...

Survivors receive apology from Cardinal Nichols after IICSA report
THE Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has apologised to victims and survivors of abuse inflicted over 50 years in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. Cardinal Nichols was heavily criticised by the Independent Inquiry...