by Stephen Adams and Jo MacFarlane, Mailonline: An NHS doctor has been banned from trying to save the babies of women who regret starting controversial ‘pills-by-post’ abortions introduced because of the pandemic. Since GP surgeries and clinics closed in lockdown, women have been able to carry out terminations at home by swallowing two powerful pills […]

by Gavin Ashenden: Sex scandals in the Church cause proper revulsion. Financial scandals make people angry. But alongside the abuse of sex and money, misusing power causes deep distress. The abuse of power in the church, while a more subtle corruption of Christian life, is equally scandalous. It is all the worse when it is […]

by Michael Haynes, LifeSite: ‘This bill marks the start of a new battle against the lives of the most vulnerable – we must fight back now.’ A new bid to legalize assisted suicide has begun in the U.K., when the Assisted Dying Bill was introduced into the House of Lords on May 26, with the […]

The latest guidance on how to operate during the pandemic from the Church of England says: “While some parishes continue to offer digital services only, for the time being, many others have either remained open for individual prayer and public worship following Covid risk assessments or are in the process of reopening for in-person worship. […]

Sydney’s Archbishop elect Kanishka Raffel on evangelism, growth, greenfields & the future of the national Anglican Church. From The Pastor’s Heart. Dominic Steele speaks with Sydney Anglican Archbishop elect Kanishka Raffel on his second day in the job, before he is formally installed on Friday 28th May. Kanishka reflects on the unifying power of the […]

Dear Sir… […]  Over recent years, we have heard a lot in the Church about speaking truth to power, which in practice usually means offering free advice, welcome or not, to political and business leaders.   What Dr Randall has done is more profound, unmasking the unseen principalities and powers which are increasingly reshaping the default […]

by Colin Hart, Coalition for Marriage: MPs on the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee have said they want cohabiting couples to have the same financial rights as those who are married. The committee has announced plans to look into what legal mechanisms are needed to treat the UK’s estimated 3.4 million cohabiting couples […]

by Mgr Charles Pope, Community in Mission: In yesterday’s post we examined the danger of marginalizing God and how the Lord warns that such a thing is a civilization killer. In today’s post we ponder a more sociological examination of how cultures and civilizations go through cycles. Over time, many civilizations and cultures have risen […]

by Cara Bentley, Premier: The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised to the victims of John Smyth, saying “it is clear a number of Christians, clergy and lay, were made aware of the abuse in the 1980s.” Following a recent meeting with survivors of the abuse carried out by John Smyth, Most Rev Justin Welby made […]

From American Anglican Council’s ‘Anglican Perspective’: Canon Phil Ashey interviews writer and reporter, Rev. Andrew Symes, of Anglican Mainstream and the Anglican Network in Europe. This follows on from the blogs by Ashey and Symes setting the US Equality Act in the context of today’s cultural issues in the Western world, pitting the Church against […]