Boris Johnson faces fury over ‘ludicrous’ restrictions on funerals in England

Apr 21, 2021 by

by Harriet Line, Mailonline: Boris Johnson faced fresh fury last night over ‘ludicrous’ restrictions on funerals in England as Scotland prepared to raise its limit on mourners from 20 to 50. The cap north of the border will be...

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Campaign demands a stop to ‘inhumane’ funeral restrictions

Apr 20, 2021 by

by Harriet Line and David Wilkes, Mailonline: Religious leaders, charities and MPs last night demanded an end to the ‘inhumane’ restrictions on funerals. They called for the limit of 30 mourners to be raised to allow more friends and...

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Restricted funerals and their impact on grief

Mar 25, 2021 by

from the Church of England website: In 2019 about half a million people died in England from a whole range of causes. Most of them would have had friends, colleagues, neighbours and family gather to show support, respect and love. Many...

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John Hume: Church leaders pay tribute to Northern Ireland peacemaker

Aug 5, 2020 by

from Premier: Church leaders from across the island of Ireland have been paying tribute to John Hume, the Nobel peace prize-winning politician who spent decades advocating for an end to sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Hume, who...

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Why won’t the timid bishops let us mourn our dead at funerals in church?

May 7, 2020 by

by Stephen Glover, Mailonline: The other day I learnt that an old friend had died. But although I can accept this as a matter of fact, I can’t really take it in because there has been no shared recognition among those who knew her that...

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Coronavirus: MPs urge churches to allow small funerals

May 5, 2020 by

from BBC News: A group of Tory MPs are calling on the Church of England to ease restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak to allow small-scale funerals in churches. A letter signed by 36 MPs suggests clergy be allowed to enter their...

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