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Church of England launches Anti-Racism Taskforce to tackle racial inequality
A new taskforce has been launched to oversee changes aimed at achieving racial equality in the Church of England.
Lord's Prayer can be said at funerals, council confirms
A Welsh council has clarified Covid-19 rules after a celebrant was wrongly told that she could not lead mourners in saying the Lord's Prayer together at a funeral.
Scripture Union launches new framework to reach missing generation of young people
Scripture Union has launched a new mission framework to reach 'the 95' - the 95% of under-18s across England and Wales who do not go to church.
Dramatic increase in UK slavery survivors being supported by The Salvation Army
Record numbers of UK nationals have been helped by The Salvation Army after escaping from modern forms of slavery.
Funeral celebrant reprimanded over Lord's Prayer
A celebrant was left in tears after being told by a local council that she was breaking Covid rules by allowing a grieving family to recite the Lord's Prayer at a funeral service.
Tributes pour in for 'delightful' Christian blogger and children killed in car crash tragedy
There has been an outpouring of prayer following the tragic death of a Christian blogger and three of her children in a horrific car crash this week.
Nurse who had home abortion says she thought she was 'going to die'
A nurse is considering legal action against Marie Stopes International after she says she needed emergency surgery following a DIY home abortion.
Christian leaders worldwide call on IMF and World Bank to cancel debts of the poorest nations
The Church leaders warn that millions are being "needlessly pushed into poverty" by the pandemic.
Faith leaders call for changes to welfare to stop more people falling into poverty
Faith leaders in Scotland have made a joint call to the UK and Scottish Governments urging changes to welfare to stem the rising tide of poverty.
Western Isles Christians fear new relationships lessons will 'prematurely sexualise' children
The Church of Scotland Presbytery of Lewis has raised concerns over teaching on relationship, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) in the region's schools.
Church launches £250,000 support scheme for UK nationals living in France
The Bishop in Europe, Robert Innes, said the prospect of applying for residency post-Brexit was a "daunting" one for many UK nationals.
Methodist Church moves towards divestment from oil and gas companies
The Methodist Church is to consider divestment from all oil and gas companies "not currently aligned with the Paris Agreement".
Attendance at Church of England services continues to decline
Regular attendance at Church of England churches has fallen again, latest figures show.
Catholic Church thanks Government for 'lifeline' heritage fund
The Government's Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has thrown historic churches a "lifeline", the Catholic Church has said.
Listed churches encouraged to do small repairs to protect their buildings
The Taylor Review Pilot was launched to test the idea that minor repairs carried out regularly can save treasured historic churches from becoming 'at risk' and needing possibly unaffordable major works in the future.
£10.7m fund to support 66 at-risk churches
Some 66 churches and cathedrals struggling with the financial impact of Covid-19 are to benefit from grants totalling £10.7m.