Ed Thornton

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Sandford St Martin Awards celebrate voices found in midst of ‘turbulence’

1 week ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

A DOCUMENTARY about young anti-abortion activists was among the programmes recognised at the Sandford St Martin Awards on Tuesday evening. The awards, which were presented at a ceremony in Lambeth Palace, celebrate excellence in broadcasting about religion, ethics, and spirituality. The Trust said that this year’s accolades featured people “finding their voice, connection and identity even while surrounded by political, economic or social turbulence”.
New C of E booklet invites the faithful to explore the Nicene Creed

1 week ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

A NEW booklet inviting churches, small groups, and individuals “to engage prayerfully with each phrase” of the Nicene Creed is now available. We Believe: Exploring the Nicene Creed, is published today by Church House Publishing, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, whose deliberations ultimately led to the adoption of the Nicene Creed. The Creed was expanded amended to its present form at the First Council of Constantinople, in 381.
Theos chides critics of religious opponents of assisted dying

2 weeks ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

A NEW report by Theos responds to accusations that opponents of assisted dying are not honest about their religious motivations. “How much have your religious views influenced your decision?”: Religion and the assisted dying debate, by Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at Theos, was due to be published yesterday; the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the House of Commons to continue its remaining stages on Friday.
Bishop Rob Saner-Haigh of Penrith to be translated to Carlisle

1 month ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

THE Rt Revd Rob Saner-Haigh, Suffragan Bishop of Penrith, in the diocese of Carlisle, since 2022, is to be its next diocesan Bishop, Downing Street announced on Friday. Bishop Saner-Haigh, who is 52, has been the Acting Bishop of Carlisle since September 2023, after the see became vacant on the retirement of the Rt Revd James Newcome (News, 14 July 2023).
American Cardinal Robert Prevost elected in Rome as Pope Leo XIV

1 month ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton |Hattie Williams

THE American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first pope from the United States. Pope Leo XIV, who is 69, was elected on the fourth ballot, on the second day of voting, by at least a two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinal electors gathered inside the Sistine Chapel for the conclave. More than 100 of the voting cardinals were appointed by Pope Francis during his 12-year papacy.
Fair‐Weather Nearshore Surface Winds: Observational Insights and Gaussian Process Regression Analysis

1 month ago | agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Charlotte Benbow |Jamie H. MacMahan |Ed Thornton

1 Introduction Nearshore wind fields are anticipated to exhibit large spatial variations due to ocean-land surface roughness and temperature differences. Here, the nearshore wind field is defined as the region of significant spatial modification due to the influence of the coastal land boundary for which the cross-shore response and seaward extent are mostly unknown.
Church publishes safeguarding framework to help victims and survivors of abuse

Feb 13, 2025 | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

A FRAMEWORK has been published to guide victims and survivors of abuse, as well as church bodies, who are involved in making safeguarding changes in the Church. The National Survivor Participation Framework was approved by the National Safeguarding Steering Group (NSSG) on 25 November, and was published on the Church of England website on Thursday of last week. It will be revised by the NSSG in November 2026.
Community of St Anselm ‘in a period of discernment’ after Welby’s departure

Jan 8, 2025 | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

THE Community of St Anselm (CoSA), a flagship initiative of Archbishop Welby, is “in a period of discernment” about its future, a Palace spokesperson has said. The Community of St Anselm was launched in 2015, and sought to encourage Christians between the ages of 20 and 35 to experience a “radical Jesus-centred community” of prayer and service (News, 25 September 2015).
Former Ridley Principal Canon Andrew Norman to be Europe suffragan

Nov 28, 2024 | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

THE next Suffragan Bishop in Europe is to be Canon Andrew Norman, Director of Ministry and Mission in Leeds diocese, Downing Street announced on Friday. He will succeed the Rt Revd David Hamid, who retired earlier this year (News, 8 September 2023). His responsibilities will include chairing the diocese’s Ministry Team and being the lead bishop for safeguarding. Canon Norman, who was trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, was ordained deacon in 1995, and priest in 1996.
‘Break down the barriers to university’ bishops tell the House of Lords

Nov 21, 2024 | churchtimes.co.uk | Ed Thornton

MORE needs to be done to help disadvantaged young people to access universities, bishops have said. The Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, and the Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Pete Wilcox, contributed to a debate in the House of Lords on 14 November, on a report by Universities UK, Opportunity, growth and partnership: A blueprint for change, published at the end of September.