After COVID: The deepening decline of the Church of Englandd

Jan 10, 2024 by

by David Goodhew, Covenant: COVID was bad for the Church of England. And new data show just how bad. Overall, the church lost one in five of its Sunday worshippers during COVID. For children at worship, it’s worse. Canterbury Cathedral...

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Former Faiths Minister says lockdown of churches was “outrageous”

Nov 9, 2023 by

by Catholic Union: Former Minister of State, Lord Greenhalgh, has told the Catholic Union that the closure of churches and other places of worship during the pandemic was “outrageous”. Lord Greenhalgh, who had responsibility for...

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Landmark case on ‘illiberal’ COVID worship ban brought to European Court

Aug 3, 2023 by

from The Christian Institute: The ban on public worship in Slovakia during the coronavirus pandemic was a violation of religious freedom, the European Court of Human Rights has heard. Dr. Ján Figeľ, a former EU Special Envoy for Freedom...

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Pastoral care for the common good: How the Church can respond better in the next pandemic

Aug 1, 2023 by

by Roger Abbott, Cambridge Papers: Noting that the UK Church’s response to the Covid pandemic was disappointing when compared with her response to disease-related outbreaks of earlier centuries, this paper reflects on the issue of...

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Lessons to learn from the failure of lockdown

Jun 9, 2023 by

from Christian Concern: Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on a new analysis of Covid lockdowns and the lessons Christians should learn from what happened. The evidence is now in. A newly published meta-analysis which examined...

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Princess Anne reveals rare glimpse of royal views on Covid restrictions

May 3, 2023 by

By Danya Bazaraa, Daily Mail: Princess Anne said the Covid lockdown robbed her father Prince Philip of social interactions before his death in a rare glimpse of the royals’ view on the pandemic’s restrictions. The Princess...

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