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  Church leaders 'shocked and saddened' by death of Sir David Amess MP in stabbing attack

  Staff writer | Fri 15 Oct 2021 17:33 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal Vincent Nichols are among leaders paying tribute to Conservative MP Sir David Amess after he was stabbed to death inside a church while meeting constituents.

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  Former Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, joins Catholic Church

  Staff writer | Thu 14 Oct 2021 14:19 BST

  He follows a number of other Anglican clergy in defecting to the Catholic Church.

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  Evangelism summit hears call for more confident Church in postmodern, post-Covid world

  Staff writer | Wed 13 Oct 2021 9:42 BST

  There are many challenges facing the UK Church but with the pandemic receding, there are also many opportunities, says the Rev Hugh Osgood.

• Pope Francis meets with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican

  Paul O'Donnell | Tue 12 Oct 2021 7:28 BST

  Pope Francis welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Vatican on Saturday, as she arrived in Rome for a gathering of legislative leaders of G20 countries ahead of the UN Climate Change Summit in Scotland later this month.

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  Leicester Diocese: doomsday or new dawn?

  David Baker | Mon 11 Oct 2021 10:17 BST

  Bravo, then, Leicester Diocese in England – it has stepped off the edge and bravely taken the plunge into a whole new potential way of doing ministry. Whether that step off the edge is tantamount to falling from a cliff into an abyss – or a gentle paraglide ride landing in fresh sunlit pastures – remains to be seen.

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  Church must 'wake up' to climate crisis

  Staff writer | Sat 9 Oct 2021 6:30 BST

  The Church is in danger of a "Rip Van Winkle" moment if it fails to recognise the seriousness of climate change, evangelical theologian R David Muir has warned.

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  France: At least 330,000 children abused in Catholic Church in last 70 years - report

  Staff writer | Tue 5 Oct 2021 13:28 BST

  A damning report says at least 330,000 children were abused while in the care of France's Catholic Church in the last 70 years.

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  Pope, Archbishop lead calls for climate action

  Staff writer | Mon 4 Oct 2021 15:06 BST

  Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other religious leaders came together at the Vatican on Monday for a climate-focused meeting ahead of the UN's COP26 summit in Glasgow next month.

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  Germany honours Bishop of Coventry for 'remarkable contribution' to peace and reconciliation

  Staff writer | Sat 2 Oct 2021 12:15 BST

  The Bishop of Coventry has received one of Germany's highest awards in recognition of his peace and reconciliation work.

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  Churches need to offer a positive vision of sex, marriage and sexuality, says academic

  Anita Laryea | Fri 1 Oct 2021 10:09 BST

  "We are witnessing a profound recession of marriage across the Western world and it is hitting the poor the hardest," says Christian psychiatrist and academic.

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  Churches must tackle pornography, conference hears

  Anita Laryea | Fri 1 Oct 2021 9:42 BST

  Churches need to tackle the issue of pornography but often struggle to do so because the subject "feels dirty", a Christian ministry has warned.

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  Online church was challenging but opened up new opportunities, says report

  Staff writer | Wed 29 Sep 2021 13:12 BST

  The report, "British Ritual Innovation under Covid-19", suggests hybrid is here to stay but the experience needs to be improved.