by Agency Reporter | Aug 31, 2021 | Briefing
AS REQUESTED BY THE METHODIST CONFERENCE, the President and Vice-President have written the following letter to the members of the Young Christian Climate Network, and everyone taking part in the Relay to COP26: “We are writing on behalf of the Methodist Church...
by Staff Writer | Aug 31, 2021 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH FROM CITIZENS ADVICE has revealed the potential impact of a cut to Universal Credit this October. A survey of over 2,000 people on Universal Credit shows more than a third (38 per cent) would be in debt after paying just their essential bills if their...
by Staff Writer | Aug 30, 2021 | Briefing
SIXTEEN MEMBERS of Christian Climate Action, including several clergy members, staged a protest inside St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday 29 August, demanding that the Church of England divest from fossil fuels. Immediately following communion at the Eucharist service, the...
by Staff Writer | Aug 30, 2021 | Briefing
VACCINE CHAMPIONS SPONSORED by the World Council of Churches (WCC) have shared their reflections on the status of vaccines in their home contexts, as well as the important role churches are playing in moving toward vaccine equity. The comments come ahead of a...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 30, 2021 | Briefing
THE NGO SAVE THE CHILDREN is deeply concerned about the safety of foster children and children who have lost their parents in the recent earthquake in Haiti, as they are at risk of neglect, different forms of abuse or even trafficking. An estimated 30 per cent of 48...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 30, 2021 | Briefing
RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ENGLAND are missing out on vital local services, due to planning laws which have allowed a surge of almost 225 per cent in homes converted from barns and farm buildings without planning permission in the past five years, councils have warned....
