‘Choir Churches’ to be funded as part of projects to spread the Christian faith

Jul 20, 2022 by

from The Church of England: Children are to get a chance to learn music in the English choral tradition as part of plans by the Church of England to inspire young people to learn about the Christian faith, it was announced today. A total...

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BBC under fire over plans to slash budget for Songs of Praise

Jul 10, 2022 by

by Mark Hookham, Mail on Sunday: The BBC came under fire last night over plans to slash the cost of Songs Of Praise by broadcasting more repeats of hymns from its archive. A document reveals that producers have been asked to ‘streamline’...

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Christian hymns in Queen’s top 10 favourite songs

Jun 7, 2022 by

by Hannah Tooley, Premier: Two Christian hymns have made it into a list of Queen Elizabeth II’s top ten favourite songs. ‘Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven’ and ‘The Lord is My Shepherd’ have graced the...

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Beating Retreat: British hymn ‘Abide with Me’ causing a stir in India

Jan 29, 2022 by

By Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC: A Scottish hymn, said to be Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite, has been dropped from India’s annual Republic Day celebrations, as part of what the government says is an “ongoing process of...

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Songs of Praise: Queen congratulates BBC show on 60th anniversary

Oct 3, 2021 by

from BBC News: The Queen has congratulated “all those involved” in BBC One’s Songs of Praise as the show celebrates 60 years on air. Nearly 3,000 episodes of the world’s longest-running religious TV programme have...

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Bishop’s feeble welcome for freedom

Jul 7, 2021 by

by Julian Mann, The Conservative Woman: THE Bishop of London sounds hardly overjoyed that Christian people can once again sing hymns together in church after Freedom Day. After the Prime Minister announced the government’s intention to...

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