Christian charities have urged the European Union 🇪🇺 to “lead by example” during an upcoming United Nations 🇺🇳 climate summit in Turkey 🇹🇷 and push for an end to the use of fossil fuels and fairer treatment of vulnerable communities. #ChurchTimes

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Grandparents separated by distance from their families, juggling caring responsibilities for both grandchildren and ageing parents, or wondering how to pass on faith are among those being supported by a growing ministry to grandparents, its two founders said this week. #ChurchTimes

🖊️ Leader comment: ‘An honest conversation is needed about the complex factors that lead to 🚓 criminal behaviour’ #Leader #ChurchTimes

See our list of Michaelmas Ordinations from the dioceses. #Ordinations #ChurchTimes #Gazette

📕 Review: Philip Welsh learns of a retreat leader’s missionary life — Footsteps of Faith: Reflections from a lifetime of following Jesus by Tony Horsfall #ChurchTimes #BookReviews

‘It is hard now to believe that there was a time when men who could have risen to the top in any profession would choose the Church,’ ✍️ Andrew Brown #ChurchTimes #Viewpoint

✝️ Theology Matters: Andrew Davison continues his occasional series on The Gospel in All of the Creed #Resurrection #ChurchTimes

British people who espouse Christian nationalist views are a “deeply anxious” group, and conversations with them should explore “what is it that bothers them so much about the state of Britain today”, a new report from Theos suggests. #ChurchTimes #ChurchNews

🗞️ From our archive 100 years ago: October 8th, 1926. #100YearsAgo #Archives #ChurchTimes

As the US Episcopal Church 🇺🇸 struggles with declining numbers and shrinking budgets 📉, one diocese has voted against merging with its neighbour after prolonged discussions, speaking of a need to build more trust. #ChurchTimes #TEC #ChurchNews

💬 Striking sayings or writings from the past week. Readers’ contributions welcome #Quotes #ChurchTimes

‘Psalm 130 implies that God’s forgiveness is more fearful for humanity than revenge, even just revenge,’ ✍️ Angela Tilby #ChurchTimes #Comment

Baby Loss Awareness Week begins on Friday. Sam Naughton reflects on her own experience #ChurchTimes #Features #Pregnancy

📙 Review: Claire Gilbert reads an account of ministry in cancer treatment — Called Through Cancer: Vocation, vulnerability and the God who holds us by Lisa Barnett #ChurchTimes #BookReview

🗳️ Candidates this year have not been allowed to observe them in person. This falls short of best practice, argues Adrian Vincent #ChurchTimes #Opinion

📚 New books just published: a companion to Meister Eckhart; a study of the biblical theology of wine; and a guide to Christian festivals, feasts and holy days #ChurchTimes

Oceans are the focus of the Anglican Communion’s Lungs of the Earth 🌎initiative, as it invites churches to stand alongside coastal communities around the world. #ChurchTimes #COP17

The Steering Board of the Church of England Redress Scheme and its administrator have appointed The Survivors Trust to deliver an independent redress helpline, which will provide support to victims and survivors who are preparing and submitting applications to the scheme. #ChurchTimes #Safeguarding

🛂 Pilot deportations of unsuccessful asylum applicants and others without legal residency, from EU countries to Africa, could start as early as the first half of 2027, Greece’s migration minister has announced. #ChurchTimes #ChurchNews

🇵🇱 Poland’s predominant Roman Catholic 🇻🇦 Church, which once provided a third of all priestly vocations in Europe 🇪🇺, is recruiting clergy from Africa 🌍 to work in its parishes after a dramatic decline in seminary admissions. #ChurchTimes #ChurchNews #RC