.The Church of England General Synod watchers will be saddened by the death of Canon Geoffrey Tattersall KC, a retired judge and indominable Chair during the Living and Love and Faith debates at General Synod. The Archbishop of York has paid tribute to him today.

I recently read ‘What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence And Choice’ (excellent) and loved talking to one of the authors, Anastasia Berg, for this feature newstatesman.com/politics/socie…

Well my The Church of England General Synod PMM has made the Guardian. You can read it here. theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…

Our Senior Writer Madeleine Davies speaks to one of the two women who have made allegations against the Bishop of Liverpool, and explores wider concerns about the Church’s processes for responding to such reports churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

I sit and talk with children and young people in custodial care every week of the year. The vast majority have complicated and chaotic lives; and all have been exposed to chronic insecurities. Read more here: churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

Good to see my Church Times article getting picked up more widely. Ed Thornton

JFK files released: My Substack debut open.substack.com/pub/jamesmacin…

"Despite speculation in recent months, I have felt no sense of inner calling to be Archbishop of Canterbury," the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, said today. He'd previously been considered among the front runners to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

There an exciting new post in my team, heading up the St Paul's Cathedral Institute. A fabulous opportunity for the right person! Please share widely. stpauls.co.uk/vacancies/head…

It was a real pleasure writing the essay for issue 55 of Kinfolk Magazine . I set out to explore what’s driving the surge of interest in pilgrimage, with the help of a trip to windswept Orkney and a chat with Guy Hayward from British Pilgrimage Trust kinfolk.com/stories/on-the…

Just had confirmation I will be appearing on Good Morning Britain tomorrow at 8.15am live from the studio in London talking about Ketamine. Please watch if you can.

Deeply saddened by news of the bombing of the Al Ahli Christian hospital in Gaza this morning on Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week. Devastation upon devastation. Prayers for Diocese of Jerusalem and all concerned

Column: 'upon seeing the religious revival in England, I feel like Lenin at the revolution: always knew this would happen yet overwhelmed to see it. “I feel dizzy,” Lenin told Trotsky, “and made the sign of the cross before his face.”' telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/2…

Pleased to see that "God is an Englishman" is book of the week at ChurchHouse Bookshop - on offer too!

The Religion Media Centre Young Journalists Community Reporting Awards have been announced!✍️ Congratulations to Francis Martin and Lamorna Ash, who has shown excellent knowledge and skill in reporting communities and religious life #RMCFestival

A story from Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion about the public engagement and educational work of an MPhil student – Daniel Kim – with the wonderful ChristianStory project he was so influential in starting.

Yesterday I interviewed the former head of MI5 about his current job chairing the group choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury. He spoke about the approach they're taking, the prospects of a first female Archbishop, and the rocky process by which the commission came together.

The UK #Church is rarely considered 'brown', but many South Asians follow #Jesus - my feature Church Times on #Christianity & South Asians: churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/… Evangelical Alliance Anderson Jeremiah Andrew Pratt The CofE in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) Dhanaraj Premraj London Diocese Jill Duff Stephen Cox Jon Batham

Alastair Campbell: 'A serious and consequential analysis of a serious and consequential politician.' Matthew Parris: 'Fascinating and well written.' Shelagh Fogarty: ‘More than we have ever known about [him].’ Pre-order my new Gordon Brown book here: tinyurl.com/jmzpsnk8

Do come to Southwark Cathedral and see 12,000 prayers for peace written on white doves. It is very beautiful. #peacedoves #Peace