The Church Times is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper based in London and published in the United Kingdom on Fridays.

The paper's sympathies have broadened since the mid-1950s, embracing the principle of diversity of practice in the worldwide Anglican Communion, and looking more favourably on other Christian denominations.

He wrote: "I am a member of the Church of England, and, I suspect, a rather classic one: not that regular in attendance, and a bit vague on some of the more difficult parts of the faith.

"[6] In the run-up to the 2017 general election, the leaders of the three main political parties wrote for the paper on the importance of international development.

[7] It has published many interviews with high-profile figures, inside and outside the Church, including Justin Welby,[8] Terry Waite[9] Jeremy Vine,[10] Marilynne Robinson,[11] Francis Spufford,[12] Derren Brown,[13] Rhidian Brook,[14] Jon McGregor,[15] Joan Bakewell,[16] Sarah Perry and Tom Holland.

[18] In November 2017, the paper's deputy news and features editor, Madeleine Davies, received an award from the Awareness Foundation for "her extraordinary work in the Christian media; her great courage and integrity as a source of inspiration and encouragement to people of faith everywhere.

[21][22] Interviewees have included Vicky Beeching,[23] Rob Bell,[24] John Gray (philosopher).,[25] Neil MacGregor,[26] N.T.

[28] Editor Paul Handley wrote in the paper: "We ... want to make more of the fact that the print version of the Church Times now works very much in tandem with our website and social-media activity.

Edward Heath, the future British Prime Minister, was news editor of the Church Times from February 1948 to September 1949.