James Macintyre
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Manchester Cathedral to host multi-faith celebration of 'peace and unity'
Manchester Cathedral will host a multi-faith event later this month aimed at bringing people together and celebrating diversity through prayer, song, poetry, chanting and dance.
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Mother Teresa's white and blue sari becomes a registered trademark
Mother Teresa's iconic white and blue cotton sari is now a registered trademark.
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How this Jerusalem tattoo parlour is continuing a pilgrimage tradition since 1300
At the thriving Razzouk Ink near the Jaffa Gate, the Razzouk family of tattoo artists are continuing a tradition of issuing ancient signs of Christian pilgrimage that has gone on since the Crusades.
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Church of England votes to investigate costs of applying for UK citizenship, urges parishes to lobby politicians
The Church of England's equivalent to a parliament has agreed to investigate the process of becoming a UK citizen after hearing concerns that the 'prohibitive' cost of applying is creating a 'sub-class' of people and risks undermining integration.
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'What I have taught with my lips I now seal with my blood': The life and martyr's death of Jan Hus
Jan Hus, who died while singing a hymn as he was burned at the stake on this day in 1415, was, along with his mentor John Wycliffe, a key forerunner to the Reformation a century later.
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Bishop of Kensington hits out over 'massive breakdown of trust' around Grenfell Tower disaster
The Bishop of Kensington has written of 'a massive breakdown of trust' around the Grenfell Tower disaster which, he says, 'did not happen in a vacuum' and came after many years of broken promises and unheard complaints.
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Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz denies that Justin Bieber is paid to attend Australian gatherings
The Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz has denied that the evangelical church pays Justin Bieber to attend, after the world famous singer jetted in to an Australian Hillsong gathering for the third time in two years.
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Evangelical firm Hobby Lobby fined $3m for illegally smuggling ancient artefacts from Iraq
The US Christian craft-supply company Hobby Lobby has agreed with the US Department of Justice to forfeit thousands of ancient artefacts illegally smuggled into the country from the Middle East.
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Revealed: Abuse survivor's angry response to Church official's note about him to General Synod members
Matt Ineson, a survivor of alleged sexual abuse by a deceased Church of England vicar, has responded angrily to a Church official's note about him sent to all members of the General Synod, which meets in York this weekend.
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Vatican rocked as police 'break up drug-fuelled orgy at Cardinal's apartment'
Vatican police have raided a Cardinal's apartment where a drug-fuelled homosexual orgy was taking place, leaving Pope Francis infuriated, according to reports.
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Why will this tormented sex abuse survivor be protesting at General Synod in York this weekend?
An abuse survivor's letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury: 'The Church of England has made me fight at every step to try and achieve both justice and the further prevention of abuse by my abuser. By doing this you have added to my abuse.'
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Exorcism is a 'booming industry' in the UK, mental health experts warn
Christian mental health experts have warned of an 'astonishing' rise in exorcisms, which 'are now a booming industry in the UK' according to an extensive new report on Christianity and mental health.