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  Royal Mail's 2024 Christmas stamps capture snowy splendour of iconic UK cathedrals

  Duncan Williams | Wed 20 Nov 2024 8:41 GMT

  This festive season, the Royal Mail's 2024 Christmas stamp collection features a series of evocative snowy scenes of iconic UK cathedrals.

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  Calls for Archbishop of York's resignation over CofE safeguarding failures

  Staff writer | Mon 18 Nov 2024 9:55 GMT

  A dame who was sacked from the Church of England's now defunct Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB) has called for the Archbishop of York to follow the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in stepping down.

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  Welby was 'embarrassed and appalled' Smyth abuse wasn't reported to police, says son

  Staff writer | Sun 17 Nov 2024 9:52 GMT

  Justin Welby's son has spoken about his father's resignation last week under a cloud of consternation after he failed to ensure that sadistic abuser John Smyth had been reported to police.

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  Over 2,400 anti-Christian hate crimes recorded across Europe in 2023

  Staff writer | Fri 15 Nov 2024 10:06 GMT

  There were 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes across 35 European countries last year, with the UK among the highest, a new report has found.

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  British public say Welby was right to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury

  Staff writer | Fri 15 Nov 2024 9:01 GMT

  Most Britons support Justin Welby's decision to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury over the John Smyth abuse scandal.

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  Welby has 'done the right thing' by resigning

  Staff writer | Tue 12 Nov 2024 15:00 GMT

  A vicar who helped organise a widely supported petition calling for Justin Welby to step down as Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed his resignation.

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  In Northern Ireland it's easier to come out as gay than Christian, says evangelical group

  Anugrah Kumar | Tue 12 Nov 2024 11:52 GMT

  In schools across Northern Ireland, students are finding it more challenging to reveal their Christian faith than their sexual orientation, according to testimony provided during an ongoing inquiry into Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) at Stormont.

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  Parliament urged to reject assisted suicide bill

  Staff writer | Tue 12 Nov 2024 11:01 GMT

  Campaigners are pleading with MPs to reject proposals to legalise assisted suicide, warning that any change to the law will put vulnerable people at risk.

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  Chaplain branded a safeguarding risk by CofE seeks judicial review

  Staff writer | Tue 12 Nov 2024 8:26 GMT

  A chaplain who was labelled a safeguarding risk by the Church of England due to his traditional Christian views on gender identity is seeking a judicial review at the Royal Courts of Justice today.

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  London church service remembers journalists killed 'on the frontline'

  Peter Crumpler | Tue 12 Nov 2024 7:45 GMT

  A poignant remembrance service will be held in London this week to commemorate reporters, photographers and other media workers killed bringing the news from around the world.

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  Veteran prosecuted for silent prayer appeals for UK freedoms to be protected in Remembrance Sunday message

  Staff writer | Sun 10 Nov 2024 11:56 GMT

  An army reservist who was prosecuted for praying silently in an abortion clinic buffer zone has appealed to the UK to stand up for fundamental freedoms at home as well as overseas.

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  CPS considers sexual offence charges against born again Christian Russell Brand

  Duncan Williams | Sat 9 Nov 2024 9:44 GMT

  The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering bringing criminal charges against British comedian and presenter Russell Brand after the Metropolitan Police submitted a file of evidence involving multiple sexual offence allegations.