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COMMENT / Becky Clark, Director of Churches and Cathedrals reflects on the popular response following the devastating fire at Notre Dame in Paris
What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?
Opening the Doors is about generating resources for churches as their buildings reopen to the public.
FEATURE / The origins of Mothering Sunday and the traditions which have developed and changed becoming what we know today
The Church of England traces its history in England back to the early centuries of the Christian faith.
Maundy Thursday falls on March 29th this year. But what is Maundy Thursday and how to churches mark it?
Churches of all denominations in the North East are working to find ways to build new homes amid concern over a shortage of affordable rented accommodation in the region.
Why do bishops sit in the House of Lords? What is the link between Church and State?
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.
Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?