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WHEN Philip Pullman wrote the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, he imagined every human being as having a “daemon”, a spirit-self. In doing so, he provided one way of looking at “demons” (the spelling varies, but the same…
Israel Strikes Iran
Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Thursday evening, according to multiple reports. The Israel Defense Forces “launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive to strike Iran’s nuclear program,” the IDF wrote on X.…
Traditional Catholic parish in Swindon see fruits of £250,000 grant from Church Commissioners
SIR John Betjeman once remarked of St Mark’s, Swindon, that “its achievement lay in catholicising a parish, not merely a congregation”. Eighty years after Benjamin Britten’s Festival Te Deum was performed in the church,…
Theos chides critics of religious opponents of assisted dying
A NEW report by Theos responds to accusations that opponents of assisted dying are not honest about their religious motivations. “How much have your religious views influenced your decision?”: Religion and the assisted dying…
RMC event sees journalists ponder challenges of religion and the media
THE Religion Media Festival drew 150 people to Methodist Central Hall in Westminster on Monday. The day included talks by the former Director-General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, the Labour Party’s adviser on faith issues, Lord…
MPs quiz Synod legal adviser about new Clergy Conduct Measure
THE Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament is taking time to consider whether the new Clergy Conduct Measure (CCM) is “expedient”, after a session on Tuesday in which its members asked questions of one of the lawyers in…
Young people ‘log off and look up’ at Canterbury Cathedral event
ONE hundred young people and their youth leaders gathered at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday for a digital-detox event, as a reminder to “log off and look up”. The event, which was open to people aged 11 to 18, began with…
Bishop of Norwich affirms Church’s ‘mission-critical’ net-zero plan as progress is reported
THE Church Commissioners’ Net Zero Carbon Programme is one of the “fundamental aspects of our Christian mission”, the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, who leads on the environment, has said.The programme, which…
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Lord Eames celebrates 50 years of episcopal ministryTHE former Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Lord Eames, has celebrated 50 years since his consecration to the episcopate in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh,…
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