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Pope Francis To Canonize Carlo Acutis As Digital Saint

Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy teenager, to be canonized as the Church's first millennial saint in April, marking a significant moment for the Catholic Church.

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Priest who let Sabrina Carpenter film video in church stripped of his duties

The priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to film her 'Feather' video in his church has been stripped of his duties after an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement.

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I’ve studied organisational failure for decades – the Church of England needs more than a new leader

In a book I wrote with a colleague on organisational failures (The Apology Impulse) the inability of many of them to confront their failures, except to say a meaningless “we’re sorry”, is legend.

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Church And State Clash Over Entry Fee For Paris's Notre Dame

France's powerful culture minister on Monday locked horns with the country's Roman Catholic establishment on whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month.

International Business Times

Davey hints that Welsh Lib Dem leader should resign over handling of abuse case

A report found that Jane Dodds made a ‘grave error’ by not pursuing a meeting to discuss the case while she was working for the Church of England.

Evening Standard

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was ‘right to resign’, his son says

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said that his decision to step down was in the best interests of the Church.

Evening Standard

Nicaragua's Ortega Banishes Leading Catholic Bishop

President Daniel Ortega's government has expelled the head of Nicaragua's bishops' conference to Guatemala, the latter's government and church sources said Thursday.

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Sister of boy who drowned at Smyth camp says Church should have stopped abuser

Edith Nyachuru described her brother Guide, who was 16, as a ‘lovely boy’ who was a good swimmer.

Evening Standard

More than 30 Church officials face the sack after Archbishop of Canterbury quits

It comes after the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned following a damning report into decades of abuse

The Independent UK

Colman’s Mustard heir and minister wife suspend church activities after abuse review

The review noted that Mrs Colman and her husband, Sir Jamie, visited John Smyth in Africa in the 1990s

The Independent UK

Minister and husband who funded abuser John Smyth asked to step back from church duties

The Makin Review named Sir Jamie and the Rev Sue Colman as likely to have had significant knowledge of John Smyth’s abuses in the UK and Africa.

Evening Standard

KFC Drags Competitor To Federal Court For Using The Words 'Original Recipe' In Ad Campaign

KFC is dragging one of its competitors in the fried chicken space to court after Church's Texas Chicken used the words "original recipe" in an ad.

International Business Times

KFC Drags Competitor to Federal Court for Using the Words 'Original Recipe' in Ad Campaign

KFC is dragging one of its competitors in the fried chicken space to federal court after Church's Texas Chicken used the words "original recipe" in an ad.

Latin Times

Church warned Welby resignation ‘tip of the iceberg’ as pressure grows over sex abuse scandal

Campaigner warns of ‘many other abusers’ within Church of England after damning reporting into John Smyth

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Evening Standard

King holds audience with possible contender to be next archbishop of Canterbury

Charles met with the Bishop of Norwich to appoint him as Lord High Almoner on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Justin Welby's behaviour was disturbing, unforgivable and frankly disgusting

Yesterday Justin Welby resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury after a damning report found that there had been and is a “conspiracy of silence” by the Church in relation to child sexual abuse. It is grim to even write those words, the idea that someone who claimed to be a man…

Fortune

KFC is suing Church's over its use of the phrase 'Original Recipe'

Phrase has been trademarked for 40 years, company claims.

The Independent UK

John Smyth: Timeline of Church abuse scandal as Archbishop of Canterbury resigns

Others in The Church of England may need to resign, a bishop said

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International Business Times

Demands For Church Of England Reform After Abuse Scandal

Anglican leaders faced pressure Wednesday to speed up reforms following Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's resignation over a damning report concluding the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.

Evening Standard

Pressure remains on Church of England after Welby resignation over Smyth scandal

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said church leaders should not think ‘one head rolling solves the problem’.

Al Jazeera

Why New Zealand’s PM has apologised to 200,000 abused in state care

The indigenous Maori population, who make up a majority of the survivors of state care, are unhappy with PM’s apology.

Evening Standard

Who might be the next Archbishop of Canterbury after Justin Welby quits?

Here are some of the bishops in the running to become leader of the Church of England

The Street

Huge fast-food chicken chain launches legal action against a rival to protect its intellectual property.

The Guardian - UK

Justin Welby: why archbishop chosen for his managerial skills had to go

Failure to tackle Church of England’s safeguarding issues and own knowledge of abuse reflect religions’ denial

The Independent UK

Who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury after Justin Welby resigned?

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation means a new leader of the Church of England must be found. From the steady hand to those more outspoken on matters of gender, sexuality and climate, here are the names the prime minister could take to the king

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