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Bishop dies after fall from a roadway overpass, police investigating

Police are investigating the death of the Church of South India’s Bishop in Erode–Salem diocese, the Rt. Rev. Dr. A. Jacob Livingston, after his body was discovered early Saturday morning.  Local reports state Bishop Livingston was taking his regular morning walk on 14 February...

Statement of Faith Leaders in Wales on Assisted Suicide

Faith leaders in Wales have issued a statement expressing their opposition to the Government’s proposed assisted suicide legislation and urging the Senedd to withhold legislative consent to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The proposed bill is scheduled to be debated, and ‘consent’...
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