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Shake up of five North Ayrshire churches as congregations set to merge into one

The decision to create a new single congregation is now put to the Presbytery of South West Scotland for final approval

Daily Record

Former Lanarkshire beauty therapist ordained as Church of Scotland minister

Rev Kaye Gardiner, who came to her faith following a chance conversation with a waitress in Jamaica, has been inducted into Kenmure Parish Church in Bishopbriggs.

Daily Record

Church of England to divest from fossil fuel companies

None of the oil and gas majors the Church was investing in have aligned themselves with the Paris Agreement, it said.

The Independent UK

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Church of England to set up £150m fund for victims of church-related abuse

The Church of England has allocated £150 million in funding for a national redress scheme.

The Independent UK

The Cardiff church which has been derelict for years now hoping to reopen again

The grade II-listed Grangetown church, home to a World War One memorial window, is hoping to reopen to the community soon after extensive repairs.

Wales Online

'A church-jacking': Pastor cuffed, detained after group changes locks on Detroit church

DETROIT — A battle over control of a Detroit church came to a head recently when members of one faction changed the locks on the westside house of worship, sparking a confrontation that ended with the pastor of the opposing group handcuffed in the back of a police squad car…

Tribune News Service

Struggling vicars hit by cost of living crisis want their first ever rise in wages

Church of England clergy are calling for a 9.5 per cent pay rise that would take the national minimum stipend to £29,340 and the national stipend benchmark to £31,335

Daily Mirror

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Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach of Chicago celebrates its 35th anniversary

Hundreds filled Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Lake View for a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Blase Cupich, who honored the group as a ‘covenant of people.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Thank Dutch Merchants, Not a Strong State, for Capitalism

Pioneers of Capitalism chronicles centuries of bottom-up economic evolution in the Netherlands.

Reason

Decision to reopen basilica triggers protest by the faithful

A section of the faithful protested on Friday in front of the St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, which has remained closed for 202 days following clashes between two factions over the way the Mass should be conducted, after the Church authorities announced the decision to reopen the basilica.

The Hindu

Cynthia M. Allen: Sex, nuns, rock ‘n’ roll: While bishop and convent clash, it’s the church that loses

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Whether you are a Catholic or not, you almost certainly know about the very public, very hostile dispute between Fort Worth Catholic Bishop Michael Olson and an order of cloistered Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas.

Tribune News Service

Oklahoma approves first taxpayer-funded religious school in US

The school board’s vote sets in motion a battle between religious freedom and the separation of church and state.

Al Jazeera

New Church of Scotland Moderator condemns levels of poverty in the UK

THE new Moderator of the Church of Scotland has condemned the levels of poverty in the UK as “unacceptable”.

The National (Scotland)

Salvation Army padayatra begins

The padayatra from Parasala to Malabar will visit the Salvation Army churches and institutions. I

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Pope Francis to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics

Pope Francis will travel in early September to Mongolia – a country with few Catholic faithful but that is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church due to its proximity to China.

Reuters

Transfer of holy icon shows Russian Orthodoxy's new sway under Putin

President Vladimir Putin's decision to move one of Russia's holiest icons from a museum to a Moscow cathedral highlights his growing reliance on the Church as the Ukraine war drags on, but has also raised fears about the safety of the fragile artifact.

The Week

Christianity explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

Reuters

Spain's Catholic Church finds hundreds of alleged child abusers over eight decades

An investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 728 alleged abusers and 927 victims since the 1940s, according to its first report.

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The Independent UK

What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next

A Los Angeles jury has found “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations

Salon

Scientology cries "bigotry" in rape case

Meanwhile, ex-Scientologist Leah Remini addressed the accusers: ""Scientology tried to destroy you"

The Independent UK

Cyprus ex-bishop who indecently assaulted teen girl in 1981 gets suspended sentence

A court in Cyprus on Thursday sentenced a former bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church to a 12-month suspended sentence after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl 42 years ago

The Hindu

Franco Mulakkal resigns from post of Jalandhar bishop

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Franco Mulakkal, the controversial bishop of Jalandhar, accused of sexual misconduct by a nun in his diocese.

Cinemablend

Leah Remini, Noted Scientology Critic, Reacts To Danny Masterson Verdict

After Danny Masterson was convicted of rape, Leah Remini blasted Scientology for its alleged involvement in the case.

Bangkok Post

'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce

MANILA: Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.

Wales Online

'I escaped a secretive religious community - I would have died if I stayed'

A former member of a church has spoken of his experiences

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