US church urged to put justice in healthcare before charity

The US United Methodist Church needs to think less about charity and more about social justice, according to the leader of the denomination’s mission agency. Becoming a partner in establishing free health clinics across the United States may be one way to do...

Bishop encourages Christians to consider organ donation

The Anglican Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Rev Dr Tom Butler, has encouraged Christians to give serious thought to the responsibility to donate their organs to others upon their death. Medical professionals say that it is necessary to continue to remind people about the...

Ideas for National Tree Week – National Tree Week

National Tree Week is the Tree Council’s festival to mark the start of the tree planting season, and a nationwide celebration of trees and woods. National Tree Planting Year 1973 (with its slogan of “Plant a Tree in 73”) led to the founding of The...