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  • 2 Apr 2011
    Recovering 'Refreshment Sunday'

    ‘Mothering’ referred to the mother Church in Jerusalem and returning to the church after breaking fast in Lent. But nowhere did it mean biological mothers, says Maggi Dawn. She suggests that the alternative idea of refreshment could be brought back into play.

  • 25 Feb 2009
    Ethical Mother's Day gifts from UNICEF

    Mother’s Day is fast approaching and many of us will be thinking of how we can let Mum know how much we appreciate her without breaking the bank.

  • 15 Mar 2007
    Most Mother's Day flowers will come from exploited workers says report

    Flowers handed to mothers this Sunday will come from workers in developing countries who have risked their health for unsafe, insecure jobs supplying UK supermarkets, a new report suggests.

  • 12 Mar 2007
    1,000 mothers will die on Mother's Day, say Methodists

    This Mother’s Day, the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) is highlighting the fact that over one thousand women worldwide die in childbirth every day.