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Incense in doubt as loss of Boswellia trees leads to global shortage of frankincense

A global shortage of frankincense could threaten the production of incense, which some churches use as a visible sign of prayers ascending.

19 July 2019

Cathedrals vie for chance to exhibit International Space Station’s Soyuz capsule

Two English cathedrals have been shortlisted as contenders to host an out-of-this-world exhibition of a Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft.

17 January 2018

New bishops offer transatlantic support

When the relatively new Bishop of Dudley, in the Church of England’s Diocese of Worcester, visited the newly ordained missionary bishops of Peru in the Church of South America this month, he was keen to pass on tips picked up from an international training course for new bishops.

12 January 2016