9 February, Proper 1: Isaiah 6.1-8 (9-end); Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15.1-11; Luke 5.1-11 IN THIS Gospel, Simon responds to Jesus as he does, not because of a realisation at that moment (15.8), but ...

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THE Bishop of Warrington, the Rt Revd Bev Mason, has identified herself as the bishop who made allegations of misconduct against the Bishop of Liverpool, Dr John Perumbalath, who resigned earlier on ...

THE Bishop of Liverpool, Dr John Perumbalath, has resigned with immediate effect. He wrote to the clergy of the diocese on Thursday morning that, having sought permission from the King, he had taken ...

Madeleine Davies speaks to one of the two women who have made allegations against the Bishop of Liverpool, and explores wider concerns about the Church’s processes for responding to such reports A ...

All Shall Be Well: Visions of salvation with Julian of Norwich by Emma Pennington (BRF, £12.99 (£11.69); 978-1-80039-206-9). “Through revelations ten to sixteen of her Revelations of Divine Love, ...

BAILEY. The Revd Christine Bailey, OLM of Christ Church, Davyhulme, and Urmston (Manchester). CUSHING. The Revd Barbara Cushing, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Anston (Sheffield). DELAFIELD ...

THE next steps in Living in Love and Faith (LLF) require “serious attention to issues of power, trust, honesty, and transparency”, the lead bishop on LLF, the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Martyn ...

PATRIARCH KIRILL of Moscow has praised Alexander Lukashenko on his declared re-election as President of Belarus, despite fears of new restrictions on religious freedom and church activity. “Despite ...

A BOWL made from a churchyard yew tree by a local woodturner has been presented to Pope Francis by the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, during his ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome earlier ...

THE “untypical” story of a Jewish child who survived the Holocaust after being cared for by a Dutch woman from a Catholic family was told during a commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day, at Lambeth ...

Have a go at our next caption competition (above). Send entries by email only to [email protected] by 9 a.m., Monday 10 February. We invite readers’ ideas for photos: please provide ...