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"Every archbishop starts, like every president or prime minister, with expectations being thrown at them. Realising you’re not going to be able to meet them is part of the job. It is no walk in the park" - Rowan Williams #quotesoftheweek #quotes #Echobox=1774003854" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

‘Magyar doesn’t appeal to Christianity as overtly as #Orbán, yet his #Catholicism is unmistakably part of his public image.’ —My take for @ChurchTimes today. churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

‘This book isn’t a comfortable read, but it pursues a powerful moral good: ensuring #Afghanistan’s women aren’t forgotten now the world’s attention has moved on.’ —My review of Mandana Hendessi’s THE ALMOND GARDEN OF KABUL for @ChurchTimes. churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

The UK is using concerns about antisemitism as a pretext to restrict protest — just as the US did. As a Jewish human rights lawyer, I've seen this before. "We are all safest when we are able to hold our governments accountable." My op-ed in @ChurchTimes tinyurl.com/mptzjf8n

Music students are mystified, they say, by resonances recorded in @SalisburyCath and described by one of them as “a weird pinging”. #SalisburyCathedral #Echobox=1773999873" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Radical reform of the National Church Institutions, including the abolition of the Archbishops’ Council, has been halted after the parliamentary Ecclesiastical Committee deemed the legislation “not expedient”. #DannyKruger #Parliament #Echobox=1774001072" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

The 98th #ArchbishopofYork, @CottrellStephen, has pledged anew to “love and preach the gospel of salvation”, as his 12th-century predecessor, St William of York, had done. #YorkMinster #Echobox=1773999756" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Charity sees grounds for hope in wake of significant pruning #Echobox=1773992947" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

In a time of war, Malcolm Guite seeks the wisdom of C. S. Lewis #Echobox=1773985861" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

After a short service of blessing, the Archbishop, wearing walking clothes and a pectoral cross, emerged from St Paul’s Cathedral to cheers and applause #churchnews #churchtimes #Echobox=1773985857" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

In a time of war, Malcolm Guite seeks the wisdom of C. S. Lewis #Echobox=1773978351" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Rachel Mann reflects on falling in love with cinema #Echobox=1773978348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Susan Gray reviews three springtime reads #Echobox=1773974443" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Catherine Coldstream on an uphill struggle to Guinness and the Carpenters, sewing and mending, homemade marmalade, and other small redemptions #Echobox=1773968156" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Church leaders in Liverpool have distanced themselves from a “Walk with Jesus Rally” in the city arranged for Friday by the far-Right UK Independence Party (#UKIP). “Our calling is not to sow discord, but to build bridges,” they said in a joint statement #Echobox=1773967295" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

Susan Gray reviews three springtime reads #Echobox=1773966301" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

“I found it hard to connect with a support network after I had my first child, Elijah. It’s an enormous pastoral moment when a whole section of your life stops, and then the new one starts. I didn’t have a spiritual structure, and really needed one." #Echobox=1773947117" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

"In what way was the terrible sadness of this broken man reflected in the poetry? Not at all." 📚Richard Harries reviews Auden by Peter Ackroyd #WHAuden #Poetry #Biography #Echobox=1773937269" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

"Read now in worship, John 11 is a preparation for Easter Day, when we shall celebrate an infinitely greater resurrection." Cally Hammond reflects on the #lectionary readings for 22 March: Passion Sunday ✝️ #Bible #Faith #Preaching #JohnsGospel #Echobox=1773928616" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

The #ArchbishopofCanterbury, speaking in the House of Lords on Wednesday night against the decriminalisation of abortions carried out outside the legal framework, said that the legislation “risks making an imperfect situation worse” #churchnews #Echobox=1773928632" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…