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A number of Catholic bishops around the world, including in Africa and Poland, say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples announced by Pope Francis.
2023-12-22

The Catholic Church reveals that it disciplined Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, an East Timorese minister and former bishop who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996, over allegations of sexual abuse of teenage boys committed in the early 1990s.
2022-09-29

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that London, Essex, York, and other areas will be put under tier 2 restrictions on October 17, which means that different households will be banned from mixing indoors, including inside homes, pubs, and restaurants, and people will also be told to avoid public transport and non-essential travel.
2020-10-15

Two Orthodox Christian bishops kidnapped by gunmen in a rebel-held area in northern Syria are released.
2013-04-23

The Church of England drops its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops, so long as they promise to be celibate.
2013-01-4

The UK government sets out proposals to legalise gay marriages in England and Wales. The Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned from conducting wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples, but other religious organisations will be allowed to conduct gay weddings if they wish.
2012-12-11

Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu calls on the Church of England not to permit same-sex marriage.
2012-01-28

The directors of two companies based in York and Kent are charged with conspiring to illegally export Chinese-produced weapons to the United States after having imported them into the UK via Germany. The incident breaches an embargo by the United States, which disagrees with the importation of weapons made in China.
2011-01-30

In Westminster Cathedral, three Anglican bishops are ordained as Catholic priests.
2011-01-15

An openly gay cleric is blocked from becoming a Church of England bishop amid fears his consecration might split the Church.
2010-07-7