Church of England

Mystery donor leaves gold coins under altar, saving a medieval English church from closure - report

A week after the coins were found, the Times of London learned that the mystery benefactor is believed to be a leather-clad biker.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
St. Wilfrid's Church in Melling, Lancashire, England..
An aerial view shows burnt houses as the wildfire continues to spread to the golf course on August 14, 2026 in Stourbridge, England. During the UK's hottest day of the year, with temperatures soaring to 38.1°C, an extensive wildfire has spread to at least six homes on the edge of the golf course in

England and Wales wildfires reach record level as heatwave fuels new blazes

Phil Garrigan, chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, told Reuters the number of wildfires had now exceeded last year's total of 1,017.

|ByREUTERS
Yaël Perl-Ruiz, Alfred Dreyfus' great grand-daughter

From blood libels to ‘genocide’: Has the Church of England learned from history? - opinion

These libels, often promoted or legitimized by influential churchmen, fueled massacres, dispossession, and ultimately the expulsion of every Jew from England in 1290.

|ByYAKOV NAGEN
Archbishop Sarah Mullally addresses the Church of England General Synod at The Church House on February 10, 2026 in London, England; illustrative

Church of England votes in favor of text calling Israel a ‘colonial enterprise built on racism’

On Sunday, it debated Motion GS 2451A, 'Standing in solidarity for a just peace in Israel and Palestine', brought by the Carlisle Diocesan.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER