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?

 

Address by Lord Boateng, Chair of the Archbishops' Commission on Racial Justice, at the National Education Conference 2023

Learn more about the journey we've taken so far in addressing the Church Commissioners’ historic links with African chattel enslavement.

Chaplains have continued to serve vulnerable and dispersed communities throughout the pandemic, including those in industry – like Ewen Huffman. 

BLOG / A year on from launching the redesigned Church of England website, we wanted to highlight some of the figures that help us understand how people are using this award-winning resource and what we are looking forward to in 2019.

A programme of public events that began with mini golf has led to an increase in the numbers attending Sunday worship at Rochester Cathedral.

An estate church has provided £5,000 worth of supermarket vouchers to a primary school.