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Rosh Hashana, monarchy and memories

Irene Lancaster Thu 22 Sep 2022 9:47 BST

There may be many human monarchs, but there is only one true ruler, and that is G-d Himself.

Is Pope Francis' diplomacy of dialogue failing?

Claire Giangravé | Wed 21 Sep 2022 11:38 BST

In Kazakhstan, Pope Francis could not dialogue with Russia or China, but Vatican experts say the real work happens behind closed doors.
Westminster Abbey: a royal church with national significance

Paul Hammer | Wed 21 Sep 2022 11:06 BST

Westminster Abbey has effectively become a kind of national cathedral offering a deep sense of historical continuity.
Do we have 'institutional ableism' in this country?

Kay Morgan-Gurr | Wed 21 Sep 2022 9:54 BST

It's not terminology I like, but it's worth asking.
The role of Christianity in British coronations

Martyn Whittock | Wed 21 Sep 2022 9:31 BST

Christianity is hard-wired into the history and practice of the British monarchy and its coronations, explains historian Martyn Whittock.
Full text of the Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

| Tue 20 Sep 2022 10:40 BST

Read the full text of Archbishop Justin Welby's sermon for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen's death marks the end of an age

Mark Woods | Tue 20 Sep 2022 10:07 BST

As this part of our long story ends, the prevailing note is simple gratitude for what we have been given.
The Queen's funeral, a short sermon, and a lesson for all sharing faith in public life

Tim Farron | Tue 20 Sep 2022 9:58 BST

Like many of us, I prayed that Justin Welby would use his sermon to preach the gospel – and I feel hugely encouraged by a prayer answered.
Scottish politician disciplined for speaking against abortion

David Robertson | Sat 17 Sep 2022 11:09 BST

The case of John Mason MSP is a chilling indication of how Orwellian and authoritarian the SNP, and thus the Scottish government, have become.
God save the King

Gavin Ashenden | Wed 14 Sep 2022 7:50 BST

If King Charles means what he says in his oath to act as Defender of the Faith, he may find that he places himself in both the spiritual and political firing line in the culture wars.
Are we grieving for more than the Queen?

Peter Crumpler | Tue 13 Sep 2022 8:01 BST

The Queen's funeral may well prompt a further outpouring of sadness, as men and women connect with their own grief – perhaps going back decades – as well as mourning Queen Elizabeth.
Mourning the loss of our Queen and all that she embodied

Gavin Ashenden | Sun 11 Sep 2022 7:08 BST

The mourning that will accompany the Queen's passing will be a grief not only for a remarkable woman, a treasured mother, a dignified grandmother and a much-loved Queen, it will also include a sorrow for the passing of a Christianised culture whose deepest and most noble virtues she represented and embodied, writes her former Chaplain, Gavin Ashenden.
Celebrating the Queen's life with five ways her faith inspired me

Claire Musters | Sat 10 Sep 2022 7:57 BST

As we take time to mourn our loss together, whatever our feelings about the monarchy, let's acknowledge that the Queen was a solid, faithful figure, always there – most of us haven't known a time when she wasn't on the throne.