News & Stories / National stories

Pope Leo XIV and the Nicaea anniversary

National Ecumenical Officer of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Fr Marc Homsey, reflects on the ecumenical promise of the recent Apostolic Letter and Visit.

CTE Christmas prayer 2025

Written and recorded on video by Churches Together in England Principal Officer for Ecumenical Development and Relations, Doral Hayes.

Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic letter and ecumenical prayers on the Nicaea anniversary

CTE President Cardinal Vincent Nichols reflects on the Papal encouragement to "rediscover the one universal community of Christ’s disciples throughout the world".

Advent and Christmas resources 2025

Find materials to help celebrate the festive season in your Churches Together group or church.

Construction underway on UK’s largest Christian landmark

The construction of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer has begun in the West Midlands.

Fresh Expressions at 21: A movement coming of age

Resourcing Lead for Fresh Expressions, Rev. Simon Goddard, reflects on the past two decades and what might be next for Fresh Expressions.

Meet the New Secretary for External Relations from the Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Ecumenical Patriarchate)

His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas has appointed John Shinkwin. John will also serve as National Ecumenical Officer for the Archdiocese.

Shine Your Light 2025 – 12 to 14 December

Convenor of the National Day of Prayer and Worship Dr Jonathan Oloyede invites unity groups to go out onto the streets and share the gospel this Christmas.

CTE achieves Living Wage Employer accreditation

Churches Together in England Head of Operations Ben Cross explains how our Trustees wanted to support social justice and promote fairness in the workplace.

CTE Pentecostal and Charismatic President re-elected

Bishop Tedroy Powell will serve a second term representing the national Member Churches in the Pentecostal and Charismatic Forum.

Council of Lutheran Churches celebrates Reformation Day 2025

Council of Lutheran Churches Communications Manager, Rev Dr Wendy Sherer, reports from St Katharine's Danish Church in London.

Towards an ecumenism of repentance

CTE's Principal Officer for Mission and Evangelism, Rev Dr Ben Aldous, reflects on the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative meeting at the St Bishoy Monastery, Egypt.