St Albans related articles

  1. Bishop says society must not accept child gambling 'crisis' following report

    NEWS / The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has responded to a new report from the Gambling Commission looking at gambling trends of 11 to 16 year-olds in Great Britain.

  2. Bishop sets out to change inquest law to expose scale of gambling role in suicide

    The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has set out to change the law on inquests to help reveal the full extent of the link between gambling and suicide for the first time.

  3. Bishop welcomes credit card gambling ban

    The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has welcomed an announcement from the Gambling Commission that consumers will no longer be able to use credit cards to gamble from April 2020.

  4. Bishop's Bill calls on MPs to add mothers to marriage certificates

    NEWS / House of Lords passes Bill from Bishop of St Albans to end exclusions of mothers’ names from marriage certificates.

  5. Black History Month marked in cathedrals and churches

    Black composers, musicians and singers are to be celebrated as part of a series of events, from exhibitions and lectures to services and study days marking Black History Month in Cathedrals and churches across the country.
     

  6. Churches mark National Day of Reflection on anniversary of lockdown

    Messages and photos are to be placed at ‘walls of reflection’ in cathedrals and churches, with prayer vigils and services due to take place, for the National Day of Reflection marking the second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown.

  7. How a vicar's conversation in Greggs led to a baptism

    A chance conversation between a bakery worker and a Church of England priest after he dropped into a branch of Greggs has led to her baptism.

  8. Jane Mainwaring named as next Bishop of Hertford

    Downing Street has announced today that the Venerable Jane Mainwaring is to be the next Bishop of Hertford in the Diocese of St Albans.

     

  9. St Albans Cathedral turns turquoise in support of Mental Health Awareness Week

    St Albans Cathedral has pledged its support for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week by illuminating the West End in turquoise.

  10. Year after vaccine roll-out began bishop warns: 'None of us are safe until we're all safe'

    Dr Michael Beasley, Bishop of Hertford and an epidemiologist, writes of the urgent need to vaccinate the world on the first anniversary of vaccines being administered in the United Kingdom.