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Pope Francis to spotlight conflicts ‘world has tired of’ on trip to DR Congo, South Sudan

Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday for a six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two fragile African nations where protracted conflicts have displaced millions of civilians, sowing death, hunger and despair.

France 24

'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world

Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the rich world had to realise that people were more precious than the minerals in the earth beneath them.

Reuters

Church of Scotland joins Pope Francis on peace pilgrimage to South Sudan

THE Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will visit South Sudan with Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury this week.

The National (Scotland)

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Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations: DR Congo and South Sudan

Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts have left millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger.

Reuters

The big dream for the Greater Manchester neighbourhood which only has one shop

Can we make it a bit less grey and a bit more green?

Manchester Evening News

Liverpool Rector wants to see same sex marriage 'as soon as possible'

Liverpool's Parish Church rector said his church wanted to bring "clarity and simplicity" to "complicated" issue

Liverpool Echo

The AP Interview: Pope warns of elitist German synod process

Pope Francis says there's a risk that what could be a trailblazing reform process in the German church could become “ideological."

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Archbishop of Canterbury getting ‘flak’ from same-sex marriage blessings critics

Justin Welby called the move a ‘huge step’, although some campaigners criticised the Church for maintaining a ban on clergy marrying same-sex couples.

The Independent UK

What is Candlemas, the feast day celebrated by Catholics?

Candlemas is not widely celebrated but it preserves a rich tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.

Evening Standard

Church of England says no to church gay weddings but will 'bless' same sex couples

The Church of England will bless same-sex couples and issue an apology to LGBTQ+ people but won't allow gay marriage in church, under new proposals on their position on sexuality

Daily Mirror

Church of England bishops refuse to back same-sex marriages

Bishops of the Church of England said Wednesday they will continue to refuse to perform same-sex marriages, reaffirming that “holy matrimony is between one man and one woman for life.”

Tribune News Service

Shifting sand has too many spots slipping away - it's time to act

This can be done relatively quickly if there is a political will.

Newcastle Herald

Church criticised for not fully reversing same-sex marriage ban

Equality campaigners and MPs have complained after the Church of England voted to bless gay civil marriages for the first time.

The Independent UK

Bishops welcome Church’s decision on same sex marriage blessings

The Bishop of Oxford, the most senior Anglican bishop to publicly support gay marriage, said the change represented ‘significant steps forward’.

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Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages

The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the centuries-old institution said it would stick to its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

The Guardian - UK

Church of England bishops refuse to back gay marriage

Bishops resist change that would allow clergy to marry same-sex couples but propose civil marriages can be blessed in church

Evening Standard

Church of England to ‘refuse to back same-sex marriages’

After five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality, bishops have reportedly decided against change

The Independent UK

Church of England ‘to refuse to back change to allow same-sex marriages’

The bishops met on Tuesday to finalise recommendations after five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality.

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Daily Mirror

Vatican to investigate unsolved mystery of teenager who went missing four decades ago

Emanuela Orlandi, 15, was last seen going to a music lesson in central Rome before she disappeared in what has become one of Italy's most high-profile mysteries of all time

The Independent UK

Call for tighter gun laws after funeral shooting leaves girl, seven, critical

Mourners at a memorial service for a young woman and her mother came under gunfire outside St Aloysius Church in Phoenix Road in central London.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish churches look for a miracle in race to save buildings and treasures within

COMMUNITIES across Scotland are praying they can save their historic churches and the treasures within them.

ABC News

Cardinal George Pell will be remembered as a reformer with 'a big heart' by some but reviled by many others

While many with the Catholic Church remember him as compassionate, he's reviled by many others inside and outside religious spheres.

AAP

Vatican farewell for Cardinal George Pell

The most senior Australian member of the Catholic clergy will be farewelled in a mass at the same Vatican church where former pope Benedict's funeral was held.

The Guardian - AU

George Pell’s political legacy: why the Catholic warrior ultimately lost on marriage equality, climate and abortion

Unquestionable power within the church and an ability to bend the ear of conservative politicians could not stave off progress on issues the cardinal saw as threats

Reuters

Pell wrote secret memo calling Francis' papacy 'catastrophe' - journalist

The late conservative Australian Cardinal George Pell was the author of an anonymous memo condemning Pope Francis' papacy as a "catastrophe" where political correctness held sway while global wrongs were ignored, says the journalist who published it.

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