Palestinian reconciliation activist speaks of ‘absurdity’ of hope for the Holy Land MANY young Palestinians do not see a two-state solution as politically possible, regarding it as a “smokescreen by Western powers and Israel to continue further colonising”, a Palestinian reconciliation activist told a gathering in London this wee...
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UK news in brief Worcester Precentor dies suddenly
THE Precentor of Worcester Cathedral, Canon John Paul Hoskins, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, it was announced this week. Canon Hoskins, who was 50, was installed as Canon Precentor in January 2022. The Dean of...
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Can you donate to the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund? THANK you to readers who responded to last week’s request to donate to the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund appeal: the total raised so far is now in double figures: £11,579.51.
We are still a long way off last year’s total of £45,0000, howe...
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Bishop of St Albans affirms work of the European Commission on Human Rights THE 75th anniversary of the European Commission on Human Rights was a moment to acknowledge that its original “concerns remain vitally relevant to this day and that they are crucial to our future”, Lord Alton (cross-bench) said in a House of Lords...
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Little lamb is a gift for blind children STORYTELLING for blind and partially sighted children has an added sensory dimension in a new free resource from the Christian charity Torch Trust.
The resource is a soft toy lamb to cuddle while they listen to the actor Sir David Suchet reading t...
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