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Archbishop says Church of England not a ‘passive observer’ of migration policy

The Archbishop previously said the Government’s new policy would not stand up to the scrutiny of God.

The Independent UK

Most Church of Scotland presbyteries in favour of conducting same-sex marriages

Commissioners to the Church’s General Assembly will next month be asked to consider approving the move.

The Independent UK

Pope names new Paris archbishop after predecessor's resignation

Pope Francis has named Archbishop Laurent Ulrich to be the new head of the Roman Catholic Church in Paris, five months after the previous archbishop resigned over reports of a relationship with a woman.

Reuters

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Hillsong: scathing internal letter denounces church response to Brian Houston’s ‘unhealthy’ leadership

Senior manager says church indulged Houston’s ‘distinct lack of personal accountability’ over many years and board members should consider resigning

The Guardian - AU

Canada indigenous group meets pope, invite him to ancestral lands

Canada's Red River Métis indigenous people met Pope Francis on Thursday and accepted his apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential schools, which sought to erase their cultures and where many children suffered abuse.

Reuters

BBC confronts top Tory over Boris Johnson as Church condemns PM's 'disgraceful slur'

Sources say Boris Johnson claimed the BBC and Archbishop were keener to criticise him than Putin. But BBC presenter Justin Webb told Tory Paul Scully it was a 'smokescreen' while a Church of England official said it was a 'disgraceful slur'

Daily Mirror

The reason why millions of people choose to eat fish over meat on Good Friday

The Easter tradition marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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Why do we eat fish and not meat on Good Friday? Reason behind British Easter tradition

Easter is filled with traditions surrounding food and while Easter Eggs may be the first thing people think of, for some the day is not complete without a trip to the chippy for a fish supper

Daily Mirror

Why we eat fish on Good Friday at Easter

Good Friday marks the day Jesus Christ was crucified

Manchester Evening News

Easter laughter: the hilarious and controversial medieval history of religious jokes

Just how serious is Easter? For non-churchgoers (like myself) with a sweet tooth (guilty, again) the answer to this question is probably: not very, although the chocolate eggs are welcome. For the more devout, Easter is an incredibly serious business.

The Conversation

Cambridge college ‘let down by Church’ over Rustat judgment

But Jesus College will not appeal the decision over the memorial to the slave trade investor.

The Independent UK

French Catholic Church in crisis: Trainee priests grapple with aftermath of abuse scandal

Six months after the publication of the Sauvé report, which revealed the scale of sexual abuse over decades in the French Catholic Church, what effect has the crisis had on aspiring priests? Despite the atmosphere of mistrust currently enveloping the Church, some forty students at the diocese in Orléans are…

France 24

People of Ukraine remembered in churches on Palm Sunday

The Pope called for an Easter truce in his Palm Sunday Vatican service.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?

Pope Francis apologized on April 1, 2022, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, acknowledging the harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a crucial step in the church admitting its role in the abuse of Indigenous communities and children. Yet this apology, as important as it is,…

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‘Walking to justice’: Canada’s residential school survivors

Brandi Morin accompanied Indigenous survivors of Canada’s church-run residential schools as they went to the Vatican.

Daily Mirror

Church with foodbank 'heartlessly evicted with no notice' to make way for new flats

The church will no longer be able to operate its nursery, foodbank, dementia care and other local community services from the building, as property developers have moved in

The Independent UK

Mormon leader reaffirms faith's stance on same-sex marriage

A top leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed the faith’s opposition to same-sex marriage on Sunday at the faith's twice-yearly general conference

Irish Mirror

Sister 'enraged' as she calls for gardai to probe sibling's death at Tuam mother and baby home

Exclusive: “Yet again I’m told there’s nothing we can do. It’s historical, it’s too old. Not a single person has even been held to account for what went on in these institutions"

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The Independent UK

Pope asks for forgiveness over ‘deplorable’ Indigenous school abuses in Canada

Canadian Indigenous delegates met with Pope Francis earlier this week in an effort to persuade the church to apologise for its role in running the schools

Reuters

Canada indigenous seek dialogue with Vatican on repatriation of artefacts

Canadian indigenous leaders seeking an apology for the Catholic Church's role in notorious residential schools where children where abused also want to start a dialogue on the return of native artefacts held in the Vatican Museums.

The Hindu

Orthodox Church sharpens attack on legislation move to settle row

Approach of the govt. termed unfortunate

The Hindu

Orthodox faction stand on Church dispute painful: Mor Gregorios

‘Jacobite group supports recommendation for legislation’

The Hindu

Church dispute: Orthodox group opposes legislation move

‘Church will explore all options to counter this’

Al Jazeera

Indigenous delegates hold first talks with Pope Francis in Rome

Indigenous leaders are seeking apology from the pope for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s ‘residential schools’.

The Independent UK

Survivors of Canada’s residential schools to seek apology from Pope Francis

Indigenous delegation is demanding an apology for the church’s role in the government-funded schools

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