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New Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek: 'The Church is in a very exciting time'
The first diocesan woman bishop in the Church of England has said that the "Church is in a very exciting time", and said that she has "a lot to learn" in her new role.
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Church of England appoints first female diocesan bishop
Rachel Treweek, the Archdeacon of Hackney, was today announced as the first diocesan woman bishop in the Church of England.
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Labour pledges to cut food bank use, senior MP praises church role
A senior politician praised the churches today for saving hundreds of thousands of people from poverty and hunger as Labour announced a new plan to cut food bank use.
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Church leaders welcome MPs' call for review of benefits sanctions
"The Select Committee Report describes a system that is broken and needs urgent review," according to a spokesman.
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Hundreds of priests urge Pope Francis to stand firm on marriage
Nearly 500 priests from the province of England and Wales have signed a letter asking the pope to stand firm on traditional Church teaching on marriage and homosexuality.
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Writer of BBC's The Ark on making religion work for prime time TV
The writer of the new 90-minute drama The Ark managed to get his top slot on prime time television by telling the BBC it was not about animals.
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India: 600 violent attacks on Christians and Muslims since May
More than 40 people have been killed in 600 violent attacks on Christians and Muslims in India since Narendra Modi came to power, a new report shows.
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Pope Francis accepts Cardinal Keith O'Brien's resignation
The Pope has accepted the resignation of the shamed Cardinal Keith O'Brien who is now to be forced into retirement and banished from public religious and civil life.
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Church of England defends sale of assets for recruitment plan
The Church has defended its decision to sell historic assets to fund a £100m recruitment plan to combat church decline, but admitted there is no 'proven growth formulae'.
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Bishop excommunicated for a second time over illict consecration
An English traditionalist bishop has incurred an unprecedented second excommunication by the Roman Catholic Church after consecrating a bishop without permission from the Pope.
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Church of England's £100m recruitment plan faces criticism
The Church Commissioners have been accused of raiding church assets and adopting a "back-of-the-fag-packet" solution to church decline.
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Michael Nazir-Ali: Christians in Pakistan are 'sitting ducks' for terrorist attacks
The former Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, has called on the Pakistani government to send in the army to root out terrorists and said the United Nations must address the plight of persecuted Christians.
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Trainee vicars to get science lessons to help them understand the modern world
The Church of England is launching a £700,000 project to improve its relationship with the world of science.
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YouTube adverts commercialising childhood - Mothers' Union
Children are being constantly bombarded by advertising and promotion of electronics, games consoles, tablets, phones, clothes and designer wear, a new report warns.
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No more Muslim prayer services in churches, says bishop
A bishop has investigated the Muslim prayer service that took place in a Church of England building in London and said that no such service will take place again.
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