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Chronically low incomes are devastating the lives of millions of people who don’t have enough income to afford food, essential bills and a safe home to live in. That’s according to the latest report by UK debt advice charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP). CAP’s YouGov polling, which accompanies the report, shows that 11.8 million (22%) of...

It was back in 1954 when the charity, BibleLands Mission Aid Society, first tentatively decided to print a colourful compilation of popular Christmas carols, alongside images of some of the people BibleLands served. From the start, the scheme was an immense success. The carol sheets were so popular that even that first year, 100,000 copies...

A charity based in the UK is sending emergency vets to care for donkeys in Gaza. Safe Haven for Donkeys was set up about 20 years ago to treat working donkeys across Israel and the Palestinian Territories. But the charity says that its mobile first aid team is even more necessary now, because with fuel...

Stories of answered prayer during World War II Our Royal Army Chaplains What issues most concern us? Black History Month marked in cathedrals and churches Church in Wales to invest nearly £10m in new schemes to promote growth Herod’s Secret Policeman When poverty pushes people into dark places New Chaplain to the Speaker of the...

Premier has produced a series of podcasts on extraordinary stories from World War II. When we prayed: Miracles of World War II, is in seven podcasts, hosted by Pam Rhodes. Premier says: “Join us on a journey back in time to witness how God answered the nation’s prayers during one of history’s most tumultuous periods.”...

For centuries, armies worldwide have taken their clergy to war with them. And while over the years the roles of chaplains may have changed, still their presence among the troops has remained as important as ever. For the British, it was in 1796 that the Army Chaplain’s Department was founded by the Revd John Gamble,...

In a recent article for The Tablet, the international Roman Catholic newspaper, its lobby correspondent listed a number of things that seem to most concern the UK at the moment, and which therefore indicate the challenges facing the new Government. She listed, in no particular order: Breakdown of the justice system and overcrowding in prisons;...

Black composers, musicians and singers have just been celebrated as part of a series of events, from exhibitions and lectures to services and study days, marking Black History Month (October) in Cathedrals and churches across the country. The events included the Archbishop of Canterbury presiding at a Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral in a service with...

The Church in Wales has announced investment totalling nearly £10m in four major projects designed to promote growth in church attendance across the nation. Projects in north east Wales, in Swansea and in Monmouth will be given multi-million-pound grants to develop new initiatives, centres and church communities. The grants are being made from the Church...

Open Doors has launched a new tool for families and churches, aimed at explaining religious persecution in an age-appropriate way. Herod’s Secret Policeman is a children’s story book and animated video which tells the fictional tale of Secret Policeman Number 3 (and his toy sheep, Nellie), of the people he met on the journey, and...

As Christmas approaches, the charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is warning that “Poverty has become more ruthless than ever. There are rarely simple solutions anymore. Families can’t afford to live, let alone repay debt, as incomes don’t cover the basics.” CAP tells the story of Bea, one of its clients. “Like nearly half of CAP’s...

The Revd Mark Birch has been appointed by HM The King as a Canon of Westminster and by Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Mark has been a Minor Canon at Westminster Abbey since January 2015. He has been responsible to the Dean of Westminster for the daily...