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Sir Humphrey sneers at the CofE to appoint Chaplain General of Prisons

There is a vacancy for the post of Chaplain General of Prisons (or, to give it its full title: Head of Chaplaincy and Faith Services at Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service). You probably didn’t know there was such a…

Why are Church Commissioners throwing more cash at insolvent Diocese of Rochester?

July 13, 2016
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The Diocese of Rochester is insolvent. That's to say, its cash-flow in falls beneath its cash-flow out. The Diocese isn't bankrupt, but it has manifestly been living beyond its…

Canon Andrew White leads Top 100 UK Christians 2014

December 31, 2014
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The awards for the Top 100 UK Christians were announced, word spread and admonition radiated. #CranmerList2014 was explained, word spread (again), nominations poured in and speculation grew. The waiting…

21 bishops now demand aid and asylum for Iraqi Christians

September 15, 2014
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It is, sadly, now too late to save Mosul. But there is a further letter in today's Times demanding Government action to aid or offer asylum to the persecuted, suffering…