Julian Mann

The Church of England's governance shake-up ignores the elephants in the room
The Church of England's governance shake-up ignores the elephants in the room

Streamlining its governance is all good and well but what about all the other issues?

Churches have a responsibility to welcome Afghan refugees - Bishop of London
Churches have a responsibility to welcome Afghan refugees - Bishop of London

The Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally, has paid tribute to the courage of Afghan refugees as she visited a church in Marylebone which is supporting 70 people living at a nearby hotel.

Africa minister slammed over comments on spiralling insecurity in Nigeria
Africa minister slammed over comments on spiralling insecurity in Nigeria

The Government's Minister for Africa claimed to be "unaware of substantiated evidence that extremist Islamist ideology is a driver of intercommunal attacks" in Nigeria.

Evangelical Christians cautioned against 'either-or' stance on Israel-Palestine
Evangelical Christians cautioned against 'either-or' stance on Israel-Palestine

The Church should "take the lead in loving Israel and her neighbours and not thinking that it is a zero-sum game", a conference has heard.

Don't be intimidated by cancel culture, says Billy Graham's daughter
Don't be intimidated by cancel culture, says Billy Graham's daughter

Billy Graham's daughter said the Church must not allow itself to be intimidated by the prevailing 'cancel culture'.

Pro-life group seeks investigation into police officer's response to alleged assault
Pro-life group seeks investigation into police officer's response to alleged assault

Pro-life group, Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR UK), is calling for an investigation into a Norfolk police sergeant who said that causing offence through anti-abortion displays could be deemed equivalent to assaulting a person.

Churches step up to help Afghan refugees in the UK
Churches step up to help Afghan refugees in the UK

Dr Krish Kandiah was speaking at the Church Leader Emergency Afghanistan Event on Wednesday joined by around 200 church workers and volunteers.

Will the Church of England soon follow the Church in Wales on same-sex marriage?
Will the Church of England soon follow the Church in Wales on same-sex marriage?

Allowing vicars to bless same-sex civil marriages while not yet permitting them to take full marriage services for same-sex couples looks like the sort of compromise that would play well in the Church of England General Synod.

Doctors involved in euthanasia experience 'deep distress'
Doctors involved in euthanasia experience 'deep distress'

"After euthanasia, there is a chilling silence in the ward, nothing like the reflective silence following a natural death, even when it has been difficult," says one palliative care doctor.

Christians in Nigeria are living in fear of another attack
Christians in Nigeria are living in fear of another attack

"There has been so much bloodshed and property burnt and more people displaced and also crops destroyed. We pray that God will stop it from happening again."

Church leaders tell Boris Johnson: do not introduce Covid-19 vaccine passports
Church leaders tell Boris Johnson: do not introduce Covid-19 vaccine passports

The organisers report that more than 1,800 Christian leaders have now added their names to the letter to Boris Johnson.

North Korea's 'campaign to exterminate' Christians 'has been brutally effective' - report
North Korea's 'campaign to exterminate' Christians 'has been brutally effective' - report

The North Korean Communist dictatorship is as determined as ever to stamp out Christianity, a new report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has found.

Islamic extremists feared to be among Afghan refugees making their way to neighbouring countries
Islamic extremists feared to be among Afghan refugees making their way to neighbouring countries

Islamic extremists are feared to be among the more than 12,000 Afghan refugees pouring into the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan, according to an Open Doors expert on the region.

Majority of Irish support protection of single-sex spaces
Majority of Irish support protection of single-sex spaces

The first gender poll of the Irish public shows a majority in favour of single-sex spaces, services and sports but also reveals substantial support for transgender expression.

Blanket ban on conversion therapy 'would imprison many in their misery'
Blanket ban on conversion therapy 'would imprison many in their misery'

The Christian Medical Fellowship has warned the Scottish Government that a "blanket ban" on conversion therapy "would imprison many in their misery".

Can the Church of England's parishes be saved?
Can the Church of England's parishes be saved?

Even if Save the Parish succeeds in stemming the alleged tide of central posts and re-diverting financial resources back to the parishes, the basic problem will not go away. And that is the fact that not enough people across England want to go to a parish church on a Sunday.