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Why the Middle Ages have such a bad reputation

“People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made recently by Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn in relation to a homophobic law in Hungary, show that medieval is often used as a synonym for uncultured,…

The Conversation

Andrew Thorburn had to choose between Essendon and his church – their values cannot be reconciled

Nobody said Thorburn could not hold a leadership position in society, he just couldn’t be CEO of a pro-LGBTQI+ football club

The Guardian - AU

Patriarch Kirill, head of Russia's Orthodox Church, tests positive for COVID

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Church's press service said on Friday.

Reuters

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Coastal erosion not driven by Vizhinjam port, says researcher

U.S. -based academic’s study, which attributed erosion to the natural seaward jutting of certain places, has come in for criticism from those demanding a halt to the port construction

The Hindu

Best winter boots for men to get you through the colder months

Keep your feet dry in a pair of weatherproof boots

Evening Standard

The church linked to Abe’s killing, Japan’s political troubles

Controversy erupts after Shinzo Abe’s assassin says he killed the former leader over his support for a ‘religious cult’.

Al Jazeera

Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's first mobilisation since World War Two.

Reuters

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Controversial proposals unveiled as Hamilton churches set to merge with some under threat of closure

The Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale says 'change is necessary', as it begins a radical consultation with church members.

Daily Record

Paul Haggis can argue Church of Scientology behind rape allegation, judge rules

Director claims 2013 encounter with film publicist was consensual and that accusation came in retaliation for leaving the church

The Guardian - US

St Paul’s Cathedral to host first-ever British Sign Language sermon

It is described as ‘a significant moment’ for the Church

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

Evening Standard

Chief Secretary and Law Secretary to take forward Church peace talks

Orthodox-Jacobite dispute

The Hindu

King Charles, defender of faith: what the monarchy's long relationship with religion may look like under the new sovereign

When Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1953, she took on the role of “defender of the faith” (Fidei Defensor in the original Latin) – a title first granted to Henry VIII by the Pope in 1521. He subsequently broke with Rome and became the first head of the…

The Conversation

Who is Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields and why did he speak at the Queen's funeral?

REVEREND DR Iain Greenshields was among the speakers at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday morning.

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Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?

The retired leader of the territory’s Catholic Church and critic of Beijing is accused of failing to register a fund.

The Hindu

Court dismisses appeals by Knanaya Church against decree

‘Expulsion of member and family from Church for marrying outside community violates Constitution’

Reuters

Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return

Pope Francis asked the Nicaraguan government on Thursday to allow expelled nuns of the order founded by Mother Teresa to return to Nicaragua, saying they were harmless "revolutionaries of the gospel."

Reuters

As pope Kazakhstan visit ends, conservative critic speaks out

Pope Francis wrapped up a trip to Kazakhstan on Thursday as one of his most outspoken critics openly questioned the value of mega faith meetings such as the one the pontiff attended, calling them "a supermarket of religions" that diminished the status of the Catholic Church.

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Daily Record

Minister and parishioners welcome plans to turn graveyard into memorial garden

The minister and parishioners of a Stirling church have praised a community project’s efforts in a local graveyard after some original concerns were alleviated. Stirling 4 Community (S4C) charitable community group’s application for a partial change

The Independent UK

Former Church leader shares memories of Queen’s letter about Strictly star son

The Queen sent a handwritten letter to the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers after seeing his son JJ Chalmers on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Reuters

New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis

A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and retraumatising victims.

Liverpool Echo

Unearthed hidden room in bombed out church led to incredible discovery

The "forbidden" area of St Luke's had been closed to the public for safety reasons

The National (Scotland)

King Charles affirms independence of the Kirk

ONE of the first acts of Charles III after he was formally proclaimed King was to affirm the independence of the Church of Scotland.

The Independent UK

Royal chaplain speaks of ‘deep sadness’ after Queen’s ‘remarkable life’

The Very Rev Prof David Fergusson said ‘we give thanks for all that she has been to our Church and our nation’.

Evening Standard

Palace announces plans for King Charles’s Accession Council

King Charles III will be formally proclaimed monarch in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace at 10am on Saturday

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