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Plans scrapped to use 'disrespectful' reading at St Mary's College graduation mass

Tasmania's Catholic archbishop agrees to change a planned reading at a graduation mass after a backlash on social media, and concerns it would be inappropriate.

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Church official Martin Sargeant admits £5 million fraud on Diocese of London

A former Church official who defrauded the Diocese of London out of more than £5 million while flying around the world and bankrolling a gambling habit is facing jail.

Evening Standard

Portugal panel gathers over 400 testimonies of church sex abuse victims

A commission investigating child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Tuesday it has already gathered more than 400 testimonies of alleged victims but admitted the number of actual cases was "much higher".

Reuters

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On Second Vatican Council anniversary, Pope urges Catholic unity

Pope Francis on Tuesday called for church unity during one of the most polarised periods in modern Catholic history, as he marked the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.

Reuters

Vizhinjam row: Church-led action council to conduct parallel study

Action council not happy with the four-member panel appointed by the Kerala government to study the port project’s link to coastal erosion

The Hindu

Egypt Attends Annual Conference of Europe’s Coptic Bishops

Egypt on Wednesday participated in the inaugural session of the conference of Coptic Bishops of Europe held in the Irish capital Dublin, in the presence of the 15 Coptic Bishops serving in the continent. Minister of Immigration and Affairs of Egyptians Abroad Soha Gendy praised “the role of the Egyptian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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,…

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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

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

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.

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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

Evening Standard

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

The Hindu

Chief Secretary and Law Secretary to take forward Church peace talks

Orthodox-Jacobite dispute

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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 National (Scotland)

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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

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