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The Church Times is known for informed and independent reporting of Church and world news, as well as producing comment, features, interviews, book reviews, events, and more Each issue includes wide-ranging features and interviews, Bible commentary, lively debate on current affairs, cartoons, book reviews, and more. Find out more and meet our journalists: www.churchtimes.co.uk/about-us

The Church Times has always been independent of the Church of England hierarchy. The paper was started in the 1860s to campaign for Anglo-Catholic principles, but now aims to provide balanced and fair reporting of events and opinions across the whole range of Anglican affairs. The Church Times runs several events, including an annual clergy Cricket Cup, the Festival of Faith and Literature, and the Festival of Preaching. The Train a Priest (TAP) Fund has raised over £4.6 million to support ordinands and their families since it was established in 1952. Other campaigns include the Green Health Awards and the 21 For 21 interfaith awards. Read the Church Times at www.churchtimes.co.uk, via our app for iPhone/iPad, or in print. The print edition is published every Friday.

🌱 Josephine Gabelman got her hands dirty, she writes for Creationtide: ‘I had been asked to lead an immersive outdoor me...
14/09/2026

🌱 Josephine Gabelman got her hands dirty, she writes for Creationtide: ‘I had been asked to lead an immersive outdoor meditation, and had suggested the theme of rot and renewal.’

The Archbishop of Cape Town 🇿🇦, Dr Thabo Makgoba, has said that he is “deeply disturbed” by the detention of the Rt Revd...
14/09/2026

The Archbishop of Cape Town 🇿🇦, Dr Thabo Makgoba, has said that he is “deeply disturbed” by the detention of the Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba, who was Bishop of Botswana 🇧🇼 from 2005 to 2013. 🌍

The Episcopal Church in the United States has welcomed its first transgender cathedral dean, the Very Revd Micah Cronin....
14/09/2026

The Episcopal Church in the United States has welcomed its first transgender cathedral dean, the Very Revd Micah Cronin.

‘While the majority of the clergy I mix with appear to have left-liberal sympathies, it is less true of the laity’ ✍️ An...
14/09/2026

‘While the majority of the clergy I mix with appear to have left-liberal sympathies, it is less true of the laity’ ✍️ Angela Tilby

📺 Review: Jayne Manfredi on the ‘chilling case’ of an abusive church leader, and the story of an Australian breakdancer ...
14/09/2026

📺 Review: Jayne Manfredi on the ‘chilling case’ of an abusive church leader, and the story of an Australian breakdancer

Camilla Harrison is moved by a recent visit to its Marian shrines
14/09/2026

Camilla Harrison is moved by a recent visit to its Marian shrines

Burnham describes the existing restrictions as an ‘antiquated and archaic anomaly’ and pledges to correct them
14/09/2026

Burnham describes the existing restrictions as an ‘antiquated and archaic anomaly’ and pledges to correct them

💬 Caption Competition: Read the latest winner and top entries
14/09/2026

💬 Caption Competition: Read the latest winner and top entries

Evangelicals make up almost two-thirds of “practising Christians” in the UK, a new report from the Evangelical Alliance ...
14/09/2026

Evangelicals make up almost two-thirds of “practising Christians” in the UK, a new report from the Evangelical Alliance suggests.

🇬🇧 Among the snippets this week: NOS founder, Chris Brain, on trial for second time, and mixed polling as assisted dying...
14/09/2026

🇬🇧 Among the snippets this week: NOS founder, Chris Brain, on trial for second time, and mixed polling as assisted dying returns to Parliament

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