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Census: Christians a minority in England; non-religious grow

The latest U.K. census has found that less than half of people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian

The Independent UK

England and Wales now minority Christian countries, census reveals

Data shows Leicester and Birmingham have become UK’s first ‘minority majority’ cities in new age of ‘super-diversity’

The Guardian - UK

Avoid carol services on World Cup final day, Church of England vicars told

Church issues guidance saying it ‘may be best’ to avoid planning Christmas services on Sunday 18 December

The Guardian - UK

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How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth's pilgrims

President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. It was not a new idea – in 1789, President George Washington had proposed a yearly presidential proclamation of each annual Thanksgiving…

The Conversation

Bishop and Brexiteer peers enter spat over London's toppled stock market

A PROMINENT Brexiteer has berated a senior church leader who tackled the Government over analysis that showed Paris had overtaken London as the…

The National (Scotland)

King's coronation must not be 'woke-fest celebration of so-called modern Britain', says Tory MP

Former minister Sir Edward Leigh told the Commons that the link between the Church of England and the King needed to be maintained when the coronation takes place next year

Wales Online

Frothing Tory MP: King's coronation must NOT be 'dumbed-down woke-fest'

The King's coronation must not reflect 'so-called modern Britain', a Tory MP has seethed

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King’s coronation must not be a ‘dumbed down woke-fest’, Tory MP says

Former minister Sir Edward Leigh told the Commons that the link between the Church of England and the King needed to be maintained.

The Independent UK

Where is discrimination against women still allowed in the UK? The church

It’s 30 years since women were allowed to be priests, so why are we still fighting for equality, asks vicar Martine Oborne

The Guardian - UK

Female clergy face ‘institutionalised discrimination’, campaigners claim

Church of England is ‘still discriminating against women’ 30 years after allowing them to become priests

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on LGBT+ Anglicans: finally grounds for hope?

Editorial: A significant intervention by the bishop of Oxford points the way to overdue reform in the Church of England

The Guardian - UK

Five more Anglican bishops back same-sex marriages in church

Church of England bishops say clergy should be able to act according to conscience on issue that has divided Christianity

The Guardian - UK

Bishop of Oxford calls for Church of England to allow same-sex marriage

Top clergyman says Church has been slow to change

Wales Online

Church of England should allow same-sex marriage, says Bishop of Oxford

The clergyman said he wanted to acknowledge the pain and distress of gay people in the life of the Church.

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Liverpool Echo

Ancient Toxteth chapel's disturbing link to 'deadly' witch trials

Many people pass by the historic chapel and its cemetery every day but most say they have never seen inside

Manchester Evening News

Move May bank holiday for King Charles III’s coronation, say MPs

A number of MPs have called for the May 1 bank holiday to be pushed back until Monday May 8

Wales Online

Calls to move May Day bank holiday to mark King Charles III’s coronation

A number of MPs have reportedly called for the May 1 bank holiday to be pushed back until Monday May 8 to give the country a long weekend

The Independent UK

King’s coronation date sparks calls for a change to the May bank holiday

The deeply religious affair will be held on Saturday May 6 next year.

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The Independent UK

King’s coronation set for May 6 – with Camilla to be crowned alongside Charles

The ceremony, which will take place in Westminster Abbey next year, will ‘reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future’.

The Guardian - UK

The Church of England must work harder to welcome gay people

Letters: Compromises should be sought to allow ministers who want to to perform same-sex marriages, writes Sean Pearce, while Jonathan Still emphasises that there are parishes where LGBTQ+ people are warmly included and celebrated

The Independent UK

Archbishops apologise as review finds hundreds of new alleged CofE abuse cases

The Church of England’s Past Cases Review 2 has been published.

Manchester Evening News

Diocese of Manchester to relocate headquarters to Bury town centre

Around 80 staff who support hundreds of churches and other CofE functions in the region are to move from their current base in central Manchester

The Independent UK

Mini-budget ‘reckless with nature’, says Church of England bishop

The Rt Revd Graham Usher said the Government’s package showed ‘a real disdain for the planet’.

The Guardian - UK

Church of England’s homophobic cruelty risks making it a laughing stock

Letters: Jayne Ozanne and Geoff Reid on the church’s decision to bar Mpho Tutu van Furth from conducting her late godfather’s funeral

Evening Standard

Desmond Tutu’s daughter ‘barred from leading funeral by Church of England’

The Church of England reportedly would not allow her to take the wedding because she is married to a woman

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