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Armed goons twice stormed All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi during civic forum

Gunmen twice stormed All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi during a post‑budget forum on 12 June 2026, roughing up participants and stealing phones and cash, turning Kenya’s best‑known Anglican church into the latest front line in the battle over civic space and political “goonism.”  Church leaders...

The Church of England’s problem with antisemitism

This week, the Archbishop of Canterbury is visiting Israel/Palestine and meeting with Palestinian Christians there, who have made a plea for churches in the West to support them and campaign for peace in the region. For reasons I will explain below, I think this...
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The Apostle Paul and Lambeth 2020: pt 2

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Armed goons twice stormed All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi during civic forum

Gunmen twice stormed All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi during a post‑budget forum on 12...

The Church of England’s problem with antisemitism

This week, the Archbishop of Canterbury is visiting Israel/Palestine and meeting with Palestinian Christians...

A Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Sarah Mullally and Archbishop Hosam Naoum

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Hosam Naoum,...