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Farewell to the Cardinal who helped make Catholicism part of the British mainstream
Nearly 50 bishops, 250 priests, 35 deacons and hundreds of laity along with Archbishops from Anglican, Coptic and Orthodox Churches gathered in a two-hour Requiem Mass to say farewell to the much-loved former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
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Nearly one-third of Brits still hold antisemitic ideas, study claims
A small proportion of British adults can be categorised as 'hard-core' antisemites – about two per cent – yet antisemitic ideas can be found at varying degrees of intensity across 30 per cent of British society, the study says.
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Quick, not dead: A vulgar Prayer Book guide even for the most froward
A new guide to help those who find themselves with one of the traditional Anglican prayer books in church – and might not be sure sure what all of it actually means.
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Could the BBC drop religion completely from its radio output?
BBC Radio 4 might be able to get away in the future with not broadcasting religious services – along with science and arts programming, according to The Daily Telegraph.
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Man charged with attempted murder after church stabbing
A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Aston, Birmingham.
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Is Jeremy Corbyn on the road to Rome?
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was seen in the queue for Holy Communion at a Catholic Church. Did he actually receive it, and if so what might this mean?
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My longed-for baby died. How can I still believe in God?
Everyone who has lost a baby, through miscarriage, still birth, cot death or any other way, knows the terrible grief it brings. Zoë Clark-Coates and her husband Andy lost five. They set up a charity to support others facing such suffering and now Zoë has written a book, 'Saying Goodbye'.
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Can Pope Francis help dispel the darkness of murder and violence from Colombia?
Pope Francis, on his fifth visit to his native Latin America, is visiting Colombia with a message of peace. But despite a fragile three-month ceasefire, the country is still riven with conflict and has millions upon millions of internally displaced people.
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In today's world, how can we find hope? This Christian pastor has some answers
Be strong in your faith and in the works of mercy that spring from it, says the Archbishop of Westminster in his new book on hope.
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Massive collapse in number of Anglicans in Britain, new survey shows
The number of Anglicans in Britain has collapsed by 50 per cent in under two decades, according to figures released today. The latest British Social Attitudes survey's data on religion show that the number of people in Britain who describe themselves as having no religion at all is also at its highest ever level.
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Children in UK return to school suffering hunger and deprivation, says charity
In April a report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger suggested that food insecurity threatened as many as 3 million children during school holidays. However, the true scale of the problem remains unmeasured and unmonitored.
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Supermarket chain Lidl airbrushes Christian cross out of the picture
A 'fake food' scandal has hit the German supermarket chain Lidl after the Christian cross was edited out of pictures of a Greek Orthodox church in packaging on Greek food such as feta.
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Prince William and Kate are expecting their third child
Kensington Palace has announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child after Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The Queen is said to be 'delighted'.
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Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor dies after battle with cancer
The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, has died, the Catholic Church of England and Wales announced this evening
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'We are all made in the image of God': Church leaders join forces to denounce Nashville Statement
Hundreds of church leaders have joined forces to denounce an evangelical manifesto that condemns same-sex marriage, promoting instead a message of inclusion in the name of the Christian faith.
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