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  Christian leaders seek judicial review after 'unlawful' church closures

  Staff writer | Sat 14 Nov 2020 9:28 GMT

  Christian leaders are pursuing a judicial review after the Government forced churches to close during England's second national lockdown.

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  Safeguarding complaint against Justin Welby 'has not been substantiated'

  Staff writer | Fri 13 Nov 2020 11:34 GMT

  A safeguarding complaint made against the Archbishop of Canterbury "has not been substantiated".

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  Vincent Nichols 'very sorry' and 'distressed' by child abuse in Catholic Church

  Staff writer | Wed 11 Nov 2020 9:18 GMT

  The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has apologised for child sexual abuse at the hands of paedophile priests after he was singled out for criticism in a damning report on Tuesday.

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  Catholic Church put reputation before children's welfare - report

  Staff writer | Tue 10 Nov 2020 13:50 GMT

  The Catholic Church "turned a blind eye" to child abuse and was more concerned about protecting its reputation than ensuring children's welfare, a damning independent report has found.

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  Church of England publishes landmark resources on sexuality and relationships

  Staff writer | Mon 9 Nov 2020 15:15 GMT

  The Church of England has published its long-awaited resources on identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.

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  Church attendance has increased during pandemic - report

  Staff writer | Mon 9 Nov 2020 11:53 GMT

  The Evangelical Alliance revealed especially high engagement among young people.

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  Prime Minister 'so deeply sorry' for church closures

  Staff writer | Thu 5 Nov 2020 11:28 GMT

  The Prime Minister has said he is "so deeply sorry" for church closures but says the restrictions must remain for now.

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  Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz fired over 'moral failures'

  Staff writer | Thu 5 Nov 2020 8:52 GMT

  Hillsong Senior Pastor Brian Houston made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday in which he said the decision "was not taken lightly and was done in the best interests of everyone, including Pastor Carl."

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  'No scientific justification' for church closures, say Archbishop of Canterbury and faith leaders

  Staff writer | Wed 4 Nov 2020 10:11 GMT

  The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined with leaders of other faith communities in urging the Government to keep places of worship open during lockdown.

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  Christian leaders taking legal action against Government over church closures

  Staff writer | Tue 3 Nov 2020 11:32 GMT

  Dozens of Christian leaders from different denominations have signed a pre-action letter to the Government calling for a re-think of church closures.

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  Calls for a National Day of Prayer as England heads into second national lockdown

  Staff writer | Tue 3 Nov 2020 9:56 GMT

  Christians are being asked to pray for the nation on 13 November as the Covid-19 crisis shows no sign of ending.

• Church closures necessary to reduce 'overall spread' of coronavirus, says Prime Minister

  Staff writer | Tue 3 Nov 2020 8:51 GMT

  The Prime Minister has defended plans to close churches and other places of worship during the second national lockdown starting in England on Thursday.