The Rt Revd David Walker is the Bishop Diocesan of Manchester in the Church of England. He recently conducted some research into why folks were attending church services. He enlisted the help of folks at Worcester and Lichfield Cathedrals and was able to survey 1150 people attending services.
The Revd Canon Jeffrey Davies was Canon Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral for 25+ years. He had applied for a license to officiate from the Bishop of Winchester. His application has been denied.
A film that shows a young person negotiating the tensions between modern life and traditional belief has reignited the uproar over an advertisement encouraging people to pray.
“But while I make this sacrifice, I want you to be honest about all the other, secret sacrifices you demand I make – and why, and for whom.”
This coming Sunday, on the feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury, will hand off the mitre and crozier to a 12 year old member of the choir, following a tradition that dates back to the middle ages. For the first time in cathedral’s long history, that Chorister Bishop will be a girl.
“Has the CofE simply proved itself the latest in a long line of canny PR operators, happy to stir up a stink and reap the press-attention whirlwind?”
Have you seen ‘Just Pray’, the Church of England ad that was rejected by UK cinemas? Do you agree with the decision to bar it, or do you think it’s an example of political correctness? What do you think of the ad as a form of evangelizing?
The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, took her seat as the first female bishop in the House of Lords on Monday.
A statement on a case of child sexual abuse dating back to the 1940s and 1950s was issued today by the Church of England.
“I wasn’t expecting to get on – I thought the clergy were too conservative to vote for a progressive like me,”