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Book review: The Foundations of Zionism by Sabri Jiryis, translated by Fida Jiryis
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (223+ words) Friday 24 July 2026 William Whyte finds a history of Zionism a monument to bitterness The Revd Dr William Whyte is a Fellow and Tutor of St John’s College, Oxford, and Professor of Social and Architectural History in the University of Oxford....
Sudanese farming is in ruins, says World Vision
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (641+ words) Friday 24 July 2026 Invest in agriculture or millions will suffer, charity warns Men offer fish for sale at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, in April AGRICULTURAL land equivalent to the landmass of Switzerland has been lost to…...
Letters to the editor
1+ week, 2+ day ago (843+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 Draft Bill to ban conversion therapy From Professor Jim McManus Madam, — Canon Mark Bratton’s critique of the Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Letter, 10 July) repeats many of the concerns that have accompanied every attempt to regulate conversion practices, and,…...
Grant to conserve rare wall paintings with possible links to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
1+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 Medieval wall paintings in Gloucester church awarded a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund “The Adoration of the Magi” in St Mary DeCrypt MEDIEVAL wall paintings in a Gloucester church with possible links to King Henry VIII and Anne…...
Peers lament effects of cuts to foreign aid on women and girls
1+ week, 2+ day ago (548+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 ‘Ending gender-based violence is a priority across the Anglican Communion’ says Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek THE impact of cuts to foreign aid on “the most fragile communities globally, especially women…...
Book review: An Enchanted World: The shared religious landscape of late antiquity by Michael L. Satlow
1+ week, 2+ day ago (198+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 Cally Hammond reads about the enchanted world of late antiquity Satlow, a professor of religious and Jewish studies, pays Christian readers the compliment of expecting them to want to understand themselves as part of a continuum, not as…...
Book review: Walking Shadow: Love, loss, and Shakespeare by Gregory Doran
1+ week, 2+ day ago (318+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 Paul Edmondson on a theatre couple’s diaries AlamySir John Suckling reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a First Folio, in a painting by Anthony Van Dyck. From the book The next two-thirds are devoted to a road trip during which…...
Restrictions on religious life in Cuba are the ‘new normal’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (854+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 Cubans have been subjected to an ongoing government crackdown since the demonstrations on 11 July 2021, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports The annual Saint Lazarus procession, a pilgrimage that blends Roman Catholic and Afro-Cuban Santería traditions, in El Rincón, on the…...
UK news in brief
1+ week, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 Bishop stands with Muslim community in Suffolk No driving ban for speeding Bishop of Truro New director for Christians on the Left Church of Norway adopts C of E logo in World Cup bet Posthumous Living Wage Foundation…...
Archbishop Argüello’s ‘thieves’ slur provokes fury among Spanish politicians
1+ week, 2+ day ago (453+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 The Minister for Equality, Ana Redondo, during the 2026 national LGBTI+ Pride march on 4 July 2026 in Madrid SPANISH politicians have reacted angrily to a speech by the President of the Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, which was…...