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Lay funeral ministers licensed in Hereford diocese
THREE people in the diocese of Hereford have been licensed as lay funeral ministers (LLFMs) by the Bishop, the Rt Revd Richard Jackson. The diocese is in a partnership with Gloucester diocese to train candidates for this…
Girls’ Brigade appoints dedicated military-families worker
GIRLS and young women from military families are to benefit from a joint initiative of the Girls’ Brigade and the Methodist Church that recognises the unique nature of military life. The Girls’ Brigade has appointed a…
Winchester boiler case tells ‘a cautionary tale’
THE Consistory Court of the diocese of Winchester has granted a confirmatory faculty authorising Christ Church, Chineham, to use two replacement gas boilers that had been installed without a faculty and without proper…
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Trump warns Nigeria over Christian persecution PRESIDENT TRUMP has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action over the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Posting on social media on Saturday, he…
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Tributes to Irish campaigner Sister Stan THE Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson, have paid tribute to Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, a Roman Catholic nun popularly known…
Stop backing war, say Sudan’s bishops
IN THE wake of reports of summary executions, mass killings, rapes, and abductions in their country, the Bishops of the Episcopal Church of Sudan have issued a statement condemning the other countries “fuelling” the civil…
Billions are persecuted for their faith, says Aid to the Church in Need
RELIGIOUS freedom is under mounting threat around the world amid an apparent global rise in authoritarianism, new research suggests.The Roman Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need’s (ACN’s) Religious Freedom in the World…
Diocese of Texas expresses ‘deep concern’ over detained priest
THE diocese of Texas has expressed “deep concern” after the detention of one of its priests and has asked “all people of faith to join in prayer for him and his family”. The priest, originally from Kenya, the Revd James Eliud…
Haitians flee homes amid violence
ARMED violence has forced 1.4 million people to flee their homes in Haiti. More than half of them are children. The figure was released last month by the UN’s International Organization for Migration, and marks the highest…
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