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Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:49
Church schools help pupils with mental health issues
Oxford Diocese has launched a contemplative toolkit in response to the growing mental health crisis among young people. It is a time of daily reflection founded on ancient pathways and practices of meditation and prayer that…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:45
Black priest claiming 'racism' as parish is dissolved
Rev Yvonne Clarke was ordained as a deacon in 1987 and has served All Saints Shirley, in Southwark Diocese, for over 20 years. On 29 September the diocese decided to divide the parish between St George’s…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:42
Street preacher accuses police of overreacting
Pastor Peter Simpson, a Methodist minister, was preaching outside Uxbridge Station in August when 14 officers approached him. The Met Police confirmed that officers had received complaints that a man was using homophobic language and had…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:39
France: fishing in UK waters
Three-quarters of small French fishing boats could be denied access to British waters under a post-Brexit regime in a move that risks further damaging Anglo-French relations. The UK government had granted only 12 out of a…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:36
Spain: update on La Palma volcano
Lava from La Palma’s volcano has now reached the Atlantic Ocean. When this happens there is a chemical reaction as hot lava boils the colder sea water. Volcanologist Dr Robin Andrews said, ‘It creates a steam…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:34
Eritrea: releases of prisoners followed by arrests
A wave of releases of Christian prisoners was not a change in policy, as had been hoped. It has been followed by the arrest of eight Full Gospel Church leaders, and 35 Christians were detained after…