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Frankfurt Cathedral gives thanks for the Council of Nicaea with choirs and trumpets (but no after-service coffee)

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Time-travel news

Today in 587 BC, Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians, who razed the city, destroyed the Temple, and took the people into exile
13 Jul
St Giles, Reading

St Giles-in-Reading, Reading

Sung mass with incense, huge candle-power, Marian devotions, lovely vestments, and action with birettas
1 Jun 25
Berkshire, England

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, New York City

A sober Presbyterian hymn sandwich, garnished with a sermon for Memorial Day
25 May 25
USA
St Luke's, Charlton

St Luke’s, Charlton

Full marks for a friendly welcome at a church with creaky pews and chocolate biscuits
11 May 25
London, England

St Andrew’s, Glendale

The simplicity of the service plus preaching from the heart earns this church a perfect 10
4 May 25
Arizona, USA

The evangelical mind

Rupert Loydell takes issue with ideas about evangelism now and back in the time of the 1970s and 80s Jesus Movement
26 May 24

The deconstructed angel

‘We are left with incense, sermons for the stupid, moist handshakes, maybe weak coffee after church’ – a poem by Rupert Loydell
28 Feb 24

Martin Luther resurrected by AI

Martin Luther is born again as a walking, talking bot, in a bold new experiment in religion-meets-AI
19 Nov 23

Jesus lends a hand

The worship group goes into meltdown when the jumbo TV screen fails before the service – by Simon Jenkins
9 Sep 23

What we hope for

‘Faith is a sales assistant in a large department store’ – a poem by Rupert Loydell
9 Sep 23

Strange conversations

Rupert Loydell reviews two recent books, each a conversation between friends, including nun extraordinaire Sister Wendy Beckett
22 Mar 23

On holiday with the Lord

Travelling abroad this summer? Why not plan to warm a foreign pew in a church where you don’t know the language?
4 Jul 22

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Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire

Easter vigil with bells, incense, holy fire, and a drenching of holy water
19 Apr 25
England
Russell Park Baptist, Bedford (Exterior)

Russell Park Baptist

Excellent singers at this Christmas service, Baptist style
25 Dec 13
Bedford, England
Cornerstone Christian, Tampa, Florida, USA

Cornerstone Christian Church

Our reporter observed that the keyboard player never actually played the keyboard
17 Oct 09
Tampa, Florida, USA
Deal Memorial Bandstand, Walmer, Kent, England

Christmas Carol Service, Deal Memorial Bandstand

No time to look lost as chilblains set in and mulled wine beckoned from home
12 Dec 09
Walmer, Kent, England
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