Links to church news in the media
SVP urges Government to tackle poverty as calls for help increase
Catholic Ireland Net
[[] https://www.catholicireland.net/svp-urges-government-to-tackle-poverty-as-calls-for-help-increase/ ]
RUC widow Fiona Willis on defiance 30 years after IRA bombing
Belfast Telegraph
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ruc-widow-fiona-willis-on-defiance-30-years-after-ira-bombing-39392762.html ]
Report on rise in numbers of divorces in the 12 months to March.
Daily Mail
Includes comment from General Synod member Andrea Minichiello Williams.
[] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8562365/Divorce-numbers-surged-QUARTER-12-months-lockdown.html
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Vatican publishes book containing Pope Francis’ “lockdown” homilies
Catholic News
[]https://catholicnews.ie/vatican-publishes-book-containing-pope-franciss-lockdown-homilies/ []
Coronavirus: Westminster Abbey ‘dealt shattering blow’
BBC News
Separately, the Church of England’s 42 cathedrals are projected to be down more than £28.4m on what they thought their budgets would be this year.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53538741 ]
The Dean’s Choir Address
Sheffield Cathedral
[[] https://www.sheffieldcathedral.org/news/2020/7/26/the-deans-choir-address ]
9 Hymns for Those Struggling with Anxiety and Depression
Jonathan Aigner on Patheos
[[] https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2020/02/21/hymns-for-anxiety-and-depression/ ]