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Child poverty will rise if two-child limit is not scrapped, charities warn
CHILD poverty will be higher at the end of this Parliament than when the Government took office if it chooses not to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap in its Child Poverty Strategy, charities have warned. Signatories…
Bedside Bibles return to hospital after Covid
BIBLES have been restored to bedside lockers at Macclesfield General Hospital, in Cheshire: something not seen since before the pandemic, when fears of cross-infection led to their removal from hospitals throughout the UK.…
Chancellor rebukes stonemasons for red poppy memorial
THE Consistory Court of the diocese of Bath & Wells has reprimanded the stonemasons Allstone Memorials for a “wilful attempt” to override churchyard regulations by including an unauthorised design on a tombstone, and…
Safeguarding complaint revealed at Montreal
THE Bishop and diocese of Montreal have corrected a declaration that none of the nominees for election as the next Bishop had been subject to a safeguarding complaint. A complainant came forward.The Bishop, the Rt Revd Mary…
Paradise for some, but a danger for others
THE Canary Islands are famous as a destination for tourists or a paradise for Europeans who want to live in the warm, without too many taxes. But they are also the destination of the most dangerous migratory route in the…
Estonian Orthodox Church votes to permanently cut ties with Moscow
ESTONIAN legislators have voted, by 60 to 13, to amend the Church and Congregations Act, making it mandatory for the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church, which has ties with Moscow, to cut them permanently. Failure to comply…
World news in brief
‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí declared venerable BEFORE his death, the late Pope recognised a miracle attributed to a religious Sister from India, Eliswa of the Blessed Virgin; the martyrdom of an Italian missionary, Fr…
Nature is harmed when land is weaponised
TWO urns stand sentry outside the Anglican Archbishop’s house next to St George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem. During previous visits, I’ve admired the lush peace lilies that grow in them. When I visited earlier this month, the…
In the US, stones cry out for truth
I WAS stopped going through airport security to the United States last week, the shadow in my luggage causing unease. “Why are you carrying a brick?” “Ah,” I said. “It is a very special brick. . .” This is not the first time…
Young people are drawn to doubt and struggle
ONE of the guests on Radio 4’s Start the Week, on Easter Monday, was the writer Lamorna Ash, whose book Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever reports her encounters with young people exploring Christianity. This has been a personal…
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