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MPs hear horror stories as the UK prepares to host conference on freedom of religion

THE plight of Christians, Muslims, and humanists around the world was raised in a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday morning, in advance of an international conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) next week

30 Jun 2022

Platinum Jubilee: The privilege of establishment must be seized

If they are going to challenge the powerful, religious leaders need to be in the same room, argues Lucy Winkett

27 May 2022

Bishops challenge Government on cost-of-living and climate crises

BISHOPS in the House of Lords continued to challenge the Government’s response to the cost-of-living and climate crises this week, as debates on the Queen’s Speech of last week entered a fourth day

19 May 2022

Queen’s Speech: Government hopes growth will come to the country’s rescue

10 May 2022

Forgiveness is deferred as MPs ask privileges committee to investigate PM

22 Apr 2022

Leader comment: Grievous unto us — the Prime Minister’s apology

22 Apr 2022

Prime Minister accuses senior clergy of misconstruing Rwanda proposal

21 Apr 2022

Government plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda denounced by faith leaders

19 Apr 2022

Couples can now wed in the open air

25 Mar 2022

Welby and Hudson-Wilkin berate ‘sinful’ P&O management

18 Mar 2022

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11 Mar 2022

Lords amendments back householders who face cladding bills for high-rise flats

04 Mar 2022

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MPs hear horror stories as the UK prepares to host conference on freedom of religion

Platinum Jubilee: The privilege of establishment must be seized

Bishops challenge Government on cost-of-living and climate crises

Queen’s Speech: Government hopes growth will come to the country’s rescue

Forgiveness is deferred as MPs ask privileges committee to investigate PM

Leader comment: Grievous unto us — the Prime Minister’s apology

Prime Minister accuses senior clergy of misconstruing Rwanda proposal

Government plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda denounced by faith leaders

Couples can now wed in the open air

Welby and Hudson-Wilkin berate ‘sinful’ P&O management

UK news in brief

Lords amendments back householders who face cladding bills for high-rise flats

Most Popular

Ebbsfleet to be complementarian Evangelical: new Bishop of Oswestry to serve traditional Catholics

New Bishop of Hull brought in from New Zealand

Exception granted for ordination

Don’t be sloppy or pernickety during mass, Pope tells priests

Episcopally led — and synodically sidetracked?

Synod motion seeks to ban Pride flag on church buildings

Exception granted for ordination

Richard Coles turns a new (blood-stained) chapter

Angela Tilby: C of E needs conservative thinkers like Calvin Robinson

Calvin Robinson: I was blocked from ordination

Job of the Week

Priest

Wales

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Australia

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