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The events of the past weeks in response to the tragic death of George Floyd have brought into focus the question of monuments to individuals who have participated in systemic and targeted discrimination or exploitation based on race.
A married couple, who are both priests, and who lost a child, have unveiled a "baby-loss memorial" in a parish churchyard.
What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?
What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?
An Oxford College has celebrated the largest number of baptisms and confirmations in at least 20 years.
Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?
Why do churchgoers carry palm crosses? Why will there be processions through towns and cities this Sunday? Why will donkeys be seen in churches and cathedrals this week?
NEWS / The Church of England Pensions Board, together with investors with assets totalling nearly £50bn, has filed a shareholder resolution at Rio Tinto calling on the company to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies.
NEWS / The Church Commissioners for England published today financial results for 2017 and the year’s Annual Report.
The Church of England Pensions Board has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2017, and the Report and Accounts for each of the four pension schemes of which the Board is the corporate trustee.