Young attracted to distinctive religious subcultures, Roman Catholic authors say THE “distinctiveness” that, 50 years ago, was a source of embarrassment to Roman Catholics is drawing young people to the Church and keeping their faith alive, a new book argues.
In a post-modern culture characterised by the search for identity, b...
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Keele University marks ‘proud milestone’ of 60 years of its ecumenical chapel KEELE UNIVERSITY has put out a statement to mark 60 years since its chapel — which it describes as “the first religious building in the country designed specifically for shared Christian worship” — was dedicated in the presence of the Queen Elizab...
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Trussell reports a significant rise in demand for emergency food aid last winter AN EMERGENCY food parcel is expected to be distributed every ten seconds by foodbanks in the Trussell community this winter, the charity predicts.
Trussell published statistics from a survey of 213 “representatives of individual foodbanks” on Wedn...
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Concerted pressure needed to aid Sudan, Bishop of Leeds tells House of Lords THE retiring Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, has used his valedictory speech in the House of Lords to draw attention to the humanitarian situation in Sudan, which was, he said, “so dire that ‘urgent’ does not do justice to the need for a...
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Do not forget rights of the accused, Bishop of Gloucester warns Lord Chancellor THE rights of the accused must not be forgotten in the Government’s proposals to reduce eligibility for trial by jury, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, warned this week.
The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, announced the propos...
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