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?

 

What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?

Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?

What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?

 

FEATURE / On Saturday afternoon, around and during the England football match (!), the Digital and Church House Publishing teams updated General Synod on how we’re supporting local churches and encouraging people into worshipping communities.

With a budget of around 17 pence per head – 20 cents – the Brussels community kitchen works hard to pack as much nutrition as possible into each meal it cooks for refugees while getting maximum value for money.

John Rutter’s latest work, composed in response to the invasion of Ukraine, has been performed in a parish church.

Helen Daltry, a PCC (Parochial Church Council) Treasurer, describes her role supporting a 'much loved' village church, to mark Volunteers' Week.

Retired couple John and Darylin Francis joined a small rural church in Wiltshire a couple of years ago and in that time have had an extraordinary impact on the church’s community life. 

FEATURE / The Church of England has more than doubled its monthly reach on social media this year, from 1.2 million in 2017 to 2.44 million in 2017/2018.