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A prolific gang who stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England were today jailed for a total of 22 years. The four Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more … Read more
A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today. Police swooped on the Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, after the targeted churches were left with repair bills collectively totalling more than £2million. Among those counties … Read more
Churches can stay open during England’s third lockdown in a move welcomed by leaders as maintaining an ‘essential source of energy for the common good’. All places of worship can remain open for individual prayer and communal worship, in a rare example of gatherings involving multiple households which are still allowed. But religious leaders have … Read more
Shutdown of churches and ban on weddings during Covid crisis has cost CofE ‘£150MILLION’ and could trigger a cull of parishes Sources suggest Church of England lost £150m in donations during Covid crisis Money-saving reforms could include cutting number of bishops to less than ten Parish boundaries could be redrawn to reduce the number from … Read more
Religious leaders launch legal challenge against closure of churches for public worship during Covid lockdown Church leaders claim worship restrictions breach Article 9 of Human Rights Act More than 100 are seeking a judicial review of the lockdown closure of churches They are also challenging the Welsh government’s similar ban during firebreak By Daily Mail … Read more
Protesters targeted Catholic churches across Poland on Sunday in the fourth straight day of upheaval against a near-total ban on abortion in the EU country. Demonstrators chanted ‘we’ve had enough!’ and ‘barbarians’ inside a church in the western city of Poznan, according to a video clip posted on social media, in scenes that were repeated … Read more
Churches risk being ‘engulfed by a crimewave’, campaigners warn, after more than 5,000 offences were recorded last year An average of 13 crimes a day were committed between July 2019 and July 2020 This was despite a four month lockdown and offences included arson and rape Items stolen included 300-year-old brass bell from England’s smallest … Read more
Some churches in the UK are earning an average of £200 a month by renting out their parking spaces to drivers, it has been revealed. A website that allows property owners to hire out their vacant parking facilities says that over 100 churches are now registered online – and making a tidy sum out of … Read more
Chinese officials have reportedly ordered some Christians to smash the crosses on their churches and remove images of Jesus from their homes. Authorities have recently destroyed religious symbols by force in churches in multiple provinces, including Anhui, Jiangsu, Hebei and Zhejiang, according to US-based news site Radio Free Asia. Furthermore, officials of Shanxi, another region, … Read more
Coronavirus testing could be carried out in parks, churches and even sports grounds under radical plan to increase number of patients being screened Health officials are piloting six ‘walk through’ test centres across England The centres will be in Leeds, Newcastle, Rochdale, Brent, Newham and Slough Many of the centres are located close by to … Read more