Church buildings win environment ‘Oscars’

A church, priory and abbey were among the winners of an award recognising their outstanding architectural, environmental and educational projects. The Campaign to Protect Rural England Norfolk awards, regarded as...

X-Factor generation values Remembrance Day most, new research reveals

Acts of national remembrance are becoming more significant in schools and for younger people, according to new research published today by Theos, the public theology think tank. In a survey of over 1,000 adults...

Children should make up own mind about faith, says EA

The Evangelical Alliance says it agrees with the message of a new humanist advertising campaign proclaiming that children should make up their own mind about their beliefs. The British Humanist Association has put...

Archbishop: Economics is 'housekeeping' for humanity

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has urged people to keep economics in perspective as only one aspect of human existence. In a keynote address to the TUC Economics Conference on Monday, the Archbishop...

Church of England schools join inter-faith week

Thousands of Church of England schools are taking part in the UK’s first inter-faith week, which kicked off on Sunday. The week is being facilitated by the Inter Faith Network for the UK and the Department for...

Service marks passing of World War I generation

The Queen has joined a special Armistice Day service today marking the passing of the World War One generation. The service at London’s Westminster Abbey was held after the death earlier in the year of the last...