✞ Faith: Michael Hahn examines Bernardone’s continuing influence, 800 years after his death #StFrancis #ChurchTimes

Around 2,000 members of the Mothers’ Union and the Archbishop of Canterbury met in Durban, South Africa 🇿🇦, last week in a global gathering to celebrate the movement’s 150th anniversary. #ChurchTimes

A motion setting out the 🟢 Green Party’s opposition to Zionism felt for Jews “uncomfortably close to support for Hamas”, the Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Richard Jackson, said this week. #ChurchTimes #ChurchNews

🌱 Churches consider how they can respond to the environmental crisis in Northern Ireland #ChurchTimes #LoughNeagh

📻 Review: Gerry Lynch on dangerous scriptures and dangerous leaders #ChurchTimes #Radio #Reviews

📺 Review: Jayne Manfredi on Richard E. Grant’s ‘chaotic glory’, and the enduring appeal of Songs of Praise #ChurchTimes #Traitors

The violence that is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry is a reminder of what befell medieval monasteries, ✍️ Michael Carter #ChurchTimes #Features

📕 Review: Encountering Henri: 'The living legacy of Henri Nouwen', edited by Stephen Lazarus — Christopher Hill reads new essays #ChurchTimes #BookReviews

“There's something about the fact that maybe we have flaws, in a sense, by design, so that the light of Christ may shine out,” the Archbishop of Canterbury has said, reflecting on Dyslexia Awareness Week. #ChurchTimes #SarahMullally #Dyslexia

💷 Nicodemus bursary will cut the cost of a year-long programme to £25 per month #ChurchTimes #Mentoring

Bishops of the US state of Tennessee have appealed for “restraint, human dignity, and mercy” in the case of the botched execution of Christa Pike, who is on life support in hospital. #ChurchTimes #ChurchNews

Chris Brain, the founder of the Nine O’Clock Service in Sheffield, has been found guilty of one count of rape and four counts of indecent assault, after a second trial. #ChurchTimes #ChurchNews

🇬🇧 Among the snippets this week: Grants for Sheffield spire and Kendal tower, and the former Gay Christian Movement calls it a day #ChurchTimes #NewsBriefs

‘The Church of England has not covered itself with glory when it comes to its relationship with British Jews’ ✍️ Angela Tilby #Comment #ChurchTimes

🧠 Allison Fenton and Ed Olsworth-Peter reflect on a two-year research project #Comment #Analysis #ChurchTimes

🖼️ Cartoon: Church humour from the cartoonist #ChurchTimes #JamesMellor

📒 Notebook: Mark Oakley on reading, St Columba, prayer, and Sex on the Beach #ChurchTimes

💭 Leader comment: ‘Farming has always been a business of high risk and modest returns, but the current financial squeeze is unprecedented in its speed and scale’ #Comment #ChurchTimes

Alec Hamilton on a 600-year-old sacred well 💧#StHelens #ChurchTimes #Faith

🗞️ From our archive: October 1st, 1926. #ChurchTimes #Archival