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  Attendance at Church of England services continues to decline

  Staff writer | Mon 12 Oct 2020 12:17 BST

  Regular attendance at Church of England churches has fallen again, latest figures show.

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  Catholic Church thanks Government for 'lifeline' heritage fund

  Staff writer | Mon 12 Oct 2020 11:54 BST

  The Government's Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has thrown historic churches a "lifeline", the Catholic Church has said.

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  £10.7m fund to support 66 at-risk churches

  Staff writer | Sun 11 Oct 2020 9:34 BST

  Some 66 churches and cathedrals struggling with the financial impact of Covid-19 are to benefit from grants totalling £10.7m.

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  Ireland moves closer to assisted suicide after draft law passes

  Staff writer | Thu 8 Oct 2020 10:53 BST

  Ireland's lawmakers voted on Wednesday to move forward with the legalisation of assisted suicide.

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  Abuse report is a 'big wake-up call' for the Church of England, says Welby

  Staff writer | Thu 8 Oct 2020 9:00 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has vowed to "do whatever it takes" after a scathing report this week accused the Church of England of putting the perpetrators of abuse before victims.

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  Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abuse - report

  Staff writer | Tue 6 Oct 2020 12:35 BST

  The Church of England has been told it failed to protect children and young people from sexual predators in a damning independent report published today.

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  Churches call on Government to cancel debt of poorest households

  Staff writer | Mon 5 Oct 2020 13:33 BST

  The Government is being urged to cancel the debt of people who have fallen into hardship after months of coronavirus restrictions.

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  Churches 'are among the safest' public places in the pandemic, says bishop

  Staff writer | Mon 5 Oct 2020 11:34 BST

  The extent of hygiene measures in place across churches has made them "among the safest places for people to attend" in the ongoing pandemic, a senior Catholic leader has said.

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  Dean of Sheffield resigns after cathedral choir controversy

  Staff writer | Mon 5 Oct 2020 9:38 BST

  The Very Rev Peter Bradley said he had been under "tremendous pressure" in recent weeks, which had "seriously affected" his health.

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  Reducing expenditure is a top priority for the Church of Scotland as Covid-19 hits finances

  Staff writer | Mon 5 Oct 2020 8:53 BST

  The Church of Scotland's total income for this year could fall by close to a fifth due to Covid-19.

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  The dangers of coronavirus 'are not over yet', Queen tells Church

  Staff writer | Fri 2 Oct 2020 21:19 BST

  The Queen spoke of "difficult" days in a letter to the Church of Scotland on the first day of its online General Assembly.

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  Smaller churches struggle to livestream their services on YouTube

  Anugrah Kumar | Wed 30 Sep 2020 8:26 BST

  Smaller churches have not been able to host their online services at their requested time on YouTube.