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Category Archives: News from religious organisations
Lenten Observance
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar, the forty-day period of fasting and penance ending on Easter Eve (which falls on 7 April this year), and replicating Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and withdrawal into the … Continue reading
Church Growth and Social Action
93% of Anglican clergy agree that ‘engaging with the poor and marginalised in the local area is a vital activity for a healthy church’, and yet only 44% admit that ‘tackling poverty is a fundamental part of the strategy of … Continue reading
Christian Families
‘Christian marriages are messy but have a higher chance of success’, the Evangelical Alliance claimed on 7 February 2012, in releasing (to coincide with Marriage Week) its latest report in the 21st Century Evangelicals series, entitled How’s the Family? This … Continue reading
Catholic School Statistics, 2011
A higher proportion of pupils at Roman Catholic schools come from the 10% most deprived areas than those attending English schools as a whole, the Catholic Education Service for England and Wales (CESEW) claimed in a press release on 30 … Continue reading
Anti-Semitic Incidents, 2011
For the first time ever since reporting began, there were more anti-Semitic incidents in Greater Manchester than in Greater London in 2011, even though the Jewish population of the capital is seven times the size of Manchester’s. This is one … Continue reading
Catholic Directory, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI’s state and pastoral visit to Britain from 16 to 19 September 2010 seems to have done little to improve the religious practice of English and Welsh Roman Catholics, to judge by average weekly mass attendance over four weekends … Continue reading
Loyal Subjects
Churchgoing Christians are mostly (81%) convinced that there is such a thing as a ‘British’ identity, and they retain a strong sense of commitment to the monarchy in general, and the present Queen in particular, according to a Cpanel survey … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Britishness, Church of England, ComRes, Cpanel, disestablishment, monarchy, Premier Christian Radio, pride, Prince Charles, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth II, Supreme Head
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Faith in Research Conference
The Research and Statistics Department of the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England and the Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology and Practical Theology will be hosting the next annual Faith in Research Conference at The Mothers’ Union, 24 Tufton Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of England, clergy, David Walker, Experiences of Ministry, Faith in Research, King's College London, Mike Clinton, occasional churchgoers, Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology and Practical Theology, Research and Statistics Department Archbishops' Council
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Swindon Churches Audit
‘Christians are highly motivated to make a difference in their communities, stepping forward in response to need and to fulfil the divine injunction to love our neighbours as ourself.’ So writes Rt Rev Dr Lee Rayfield, Bishop of Swindon, in … Continue reading
Anglican Churchgoing in 2010
Attendance in the Church of England continues on its gently declining path, although there are one or two glimmers of hope, according to the 2010 provisional statistics which were released by the Research and Statistics Department of the Archbishops’ Council … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Rites of Passage
Tagged baptisms, Christmas, church attendance, Church of England, Easter, electoral roll, Fresh Expressions, funerals, marriages, religious festivals, Research and Statistics Department Archbishops' Council, rites of passage
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