What is the Church of England?
30/04/2023
The Church of England traces its history in England back to the early centuries of the Christian faith.
2 min readWhat is the point of RE?
21/09/2017
COMMENT / A rounded and positive religious education should be available to all and is about understanding what it is to be human, says the Revd Nigel Genders, Chief Education Officer for the Church of England.
4 min readWho is losing out at the Qatar World Cup?
18/11/2022
The Bishop of Derby, Libby Lane, looks ahead to a World Cup with serious concerns
2 min readWho was Zadok the Priest?
30/04/2023
Among the music at the Coronation is the most famous anthem of all, George Frederick Handel’s Zadok the Priest.
3 min readWhy are British monarchs anointed?
30/04/2023
What is anointing? Why is the monarch anointed at their Coronation? Where does the practice originate? Where has King Charles III’s anointing oil come from?
2 min readWhy are more Christians “chalking the door” during lockdown and what is it?
05/01/2021
Christians reviving ’graffiti’ tradition as public expression of faith.
2 min readWhy are we supporting the People’s Plan for Nature?
05/06/2023
On World Environment Day, Bishop Graham Usher writes about why the Church of England is backing the People's Plan for Nature, and why you should, too.
4 min readWhy did a Canon of the Chapels Royal wear litter on Easter Sunday…and why is a London church hanging milk cartons from its roof?
22/04/2018
FEATURE / The Church of England takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously. With 16,400 churches, 10,000 churchyards and 5000 schools it has to - and its Environmental Programme is constantly monitoring and adapting to environmental issues of all kinds.
2 min readWhy do kings and queens sit on thrones?
30/04/2023
What is the historical and religious significance of thrones? Which chair is used at King Charles’s Coronation? Where can the Coronation Chair be viewed by visitors?
2 min readWhy does the Archbishop of Canterbury crown the monarch?
30/04/2023
The office of Archbishop of Canterbury dates back to St Augustine of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
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