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Scottish Government sent pre-action letter over church closures

Church ministers in Scotland have sent a pre-action letter to the Scottish Government threatening legal action unless it reverses its decision to close places of worship.

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Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI are vaccinated against Covid-19

Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have taken the Covid-19 vaccination. …

Lichfield Cathedral opens its doors as Covid vaccination centre

Dean the Very Rev Adrian Dorber said the cathedral wanted to do all it could to serve the community. …

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• On Blue Monday, people are being urged to give their friends a call

  

  The UK is being encouraged to become more proactive in calling people in their circles after a survey found that one in four adults cannot remember the last time someone outside their family gave them a ring to ask how they were. …

• Why does God allow us to experience difficulties and disasters?

  

  The Faraday Institute's Dr Roger Abbott speaks to Christian Today about the relationship between God and suffering, and why the truth is so much better than what we may naturally be inclined to think. …

• Trump's presidency has been 'challenging' for UK evangelicals - Gavin Calver

  

  Evangelical leader Gavin Calver says he will be able to "more confidently" introduce himself as an evangelical Christian after Donald Trump leaves office. …

• My experience of graduating into a Covid world

  

  Graduating has seldom been easy. Jobs are hard to come by and the safety of studenthood dissipates almost immediately. Imagine graduating into a world near-paralysed by a pandemic. …

• Biden will 'seek after the heart of God' as president, says pastor giving inauguration benediction

  

  The pastor delivering the benediction at next week's inauguration of Joe Biden says the incoming US President "will be seeking God's grace daily." …

• Cathedral vaccination centre soothes jab nerves with a little organ music

  

  Salisbury Cathedral has welcomed in the first members of the public to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the stunning surroundings of the 800-year-old building. …

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• CS Lewis: A towering intellect who knew how to explain the Christian faith in simple terms

  

  Lewis speaks powerfully to those on the edge of faith. Yet he also speaks to us Christian believers who are in need of encouragement and direction. …

• Christian mother appeals to public for support after judge rules brain-damaged daughter can die

  

  A Christian single mother is asking the public to help her raise £100,000 to finance a legal appeal against a judge's decision to permit her 5-year-old brain-damaged daughter to die. …

• Case of prison chaplain banned for whistleblowing to be heard at county court

  

  The case of a pastor banned for 10 years prison chaplaincy will not proceed to judicial review but will be heard at a county court instead, the High Court decided on Tuesday. …

• Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow dies aged 70

  

  The Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow has expressed the "greatest sorrow" over the sudden passing of Archbishop Philip Tartaglia. …

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  North Korea is worst country for Christian persecution again as authoritarian governments exploit Covid crisis

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  Archbishop of Canterbury launches Lambeth Conference prayer journey

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  Catholic leaders call on UK Government to give up nuclear arsenal

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  Medical gender transition treatment amounted to a 'live experiment' on children, says physician

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• Hundreds of church leaders urge Nicola Sturgeon to lift ban on public worship

  

  The ban on public Sunday worship in the Scottish lockdown "may be unlawful", say the church leaders. …

• New research project to examine Covid-19's impact on safeguarding in churches

  

  Christian charity Thirtyone:eight and the University of Chester are partnering to examine the impact of Covid-19 on safeguarding in churches and other organisations. …

• UK is facing debt 'time bomb', Christian charity warns

  

  The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is warning of a debt "time bomb" for millions of families as the pandemic takes its toll. …

• Cathedral canon crowdfunding legal action against Scotland's lockdown restrictions on places of worship

  

  A cathedral canon in Glasgow has launched a crowdfunding appeal to support legal action against the Scottish Government's decision to close places of worship during the lockdown. …