Priests in Queensland told to ignore secrecy of confessional in child sex abuses cases or face jail; Church of England condemns destruction of aboriginal site by Rio Tinto Zinc; Rabbis welcome TikTok’s decision to tackle hate speech.
93% of British Catholics accessed church services online in lockdown; Church weddings may be declining but the marriage ceremony is ‘extraordinarily bouyant’; 17 Birmingham mosques take part in blood donor campaign in fight against Covid-19.
77 year old priest arrested in climate change protest – again; Roman Catholic priest says repent of being a Democrat or burn in hell; campaign to pardon ancient witches of Scotland.
Pope says gossip is a plague worse then Covid19; British churches observe Climate Sunday; and Oxford and Cambridge top university Theology and RS departments.
The Law Commission is proposing wide reform of the rules governing weddings, allowing humanist and other non religious celebrants to conduct legally binding ceremonies, in many different locations including beaches.
Methodist Homes for the Aged honours 398 people who died and others who recovered from Covid-19; London based hearing into human rights abuses against Uyghurs; Faith leaders support Biden to ‘restore the nation’s values’.
Bishop welcomes commitment to maintain international aid spending level; Trump and Biden court Hindu vote; Saracens’ Billy Vunipola – a person of Jesus who chose not to take the knee.
Charlie Hebdo republishes cartoons of the Prophet, the day before a trial linked to the attack; Liberty University launches investigation into Jerry Falwell’s tenure as president; N Ireland same sex couples can marry in church.
Downside monks move location after sex abuse report; Jewish papers concerned at David Icke’s appearance at anti covid19 restrictions rally; Pope condemns multinationals’ record exploiting the earth’s resources.
English cathedrals emerge from lockdown with exhibitions, tours and events; Christchurch massacre victims’ families relieved at whole life sentence; five metre dreadlocks in obedience to the “coconut religion”.
