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  The case for priestly celibacy

  Staff writer | Mon 13 Jan 2020 13:05 GMT

  Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has come out in defence of priestly celibacy in a new book out this week.

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  Archbishop of York awarded honorary Doctorate of Divinity by Durham University

  Staff writer | Thu 9 Jan 2020 17:26 GMT

  The Archbishop of York has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by Durham University.

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  Messages of hope and love as Orthodox Christians celebrate birth of Jesus

  Staff writer | Tue 7 Jan 2020 9:33 GMT

  Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus today.

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  Tributes paid to pastor who drowned trying to save two children

  Staff writer | Fri 3 Jan 2020 10:12 GMT

  The Chair of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) UK, Agu Irukwu, has paid tribute to a pastor who drowned with two of his children at a Spanish resort over Christmas.

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  Gafcon UK leader 'very concerned' by appointment of Stephen Cottrell as Archbishop of York

  Staff writer | Thu 2 Jan 2020 12:06 GMT

  The President of Gafcon UK, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, has said he is "very concerned" by the appointment of Stephen Cottrell as Archbishop of York.

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  Archbishop of Canterbury makes healing divisions a priority for 2020

  Staff writer | Wed 1 Jan 2020 11:55 GMT

  The Archbishop of Canterbury is encouraging people to make a New Year's resolution to reach out to someone they've lost contact with or fallen out with.

• Make 2020 a year of hope and peace, says Pope

  Staff writer | Wed 1 Jan 2020 11:35 GMT

  Addressing the crowds in St Peter's Square on New Year's Day, the Pope said that Jesus was "peace for humanity" as he invited people to mark the start of 2020 with gratitude.

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  Criminal inquiry a possibility for vicar accused of spiritual abuse

  Staff writer | Sun 29 Dec 2019 8:35 GMT

  The Rev Jonathan Fletcher has been accused of using ice baths, naked massages and beatings on men as a form of spiritual discipline.

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  Most Christians misunderstand what Heaven really is, says NT Wright

  Brandon Showalter | Fri 27 Dec 2019 11:11 GMT

  Prominent theologian NT Wright says the New Testament does not say what most people believe it says about Heaven, which is that it's merely a place one goes after death. In truth, he says, it's about creation being restored through God's ever-advancing Kingdom.

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  Carinal Vincent Nichols asks the nation to move on from 'bitter' Brexit debate

  Staff writer | Wed 25 Dec 2019 9:35 GMT

  The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called on the nation to move on from the "bitter" debate over Brexit and see the good in others.

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  London Bridge terror attack weighs on Archbishop's mind at Christmas

  Staff writer | Wed 25 Dec 2019 9:12 GMT

  The terrorist attack on London Bridge last month is a theme of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Day sermon at Canterbury Cathedral.

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  Alleviating the financial hardship of Christian mission workers this Christmas

  Christian Today | Tue 24 Dec 2019 9:34 GMT

  Caroline Burns, Christian Worker Lead at Stewardship, and Cally Magalhães, a full-time Christian worker, speak to Christian Today about the struggle to make ends meet and how every little bit really does help.