Coronavirus testing could be carried out in parks, churches and even sports grounds under radical plan to increase number of patients being screened Health officials are piloting six ‘walk through’ test centres across England The centres will be in Leeds, Newcastle, Rochdale, Brent, Newham and Slough Many of the centres are located close by to … Read more
Places of worship across the UK reopened for private prayer on Monday with worshipers sat in socially-distanced pews and clergymen wearing personal protective equipment – but weddings and full services are still not allowed. The government gave approval for church buildings to open up for supervised individual prayer for the first time since they closed their doors … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… churches in lockdown By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:11 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 02:11 BST, 4 June 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Churches will be allowed to reopen for individual prayers from mid-June, though singing and mass gatherings will remain banned to stop the spread of coronavirus. Places of worships were expected closed until July 4, alongside hairdressers, cinemas and pubs. However, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told today’s Downing Street briefing that the plan was to allow … Read more
Prominent UK church leaders today branded the mass closure of churches ‘unlawful and unnecessary’ as they threatened a judicial review into keeping them shut. A coalition of Christian bishops and reverends has urged the Government to prioritise churches in its exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown. They said it was unfair for churches to be … Read more
Saying iDo: Churches plan to allow witnesses to observe weddings virtually on mobile phone video calls under government proposals Officials are considering changes to law so small weddings can take place Move would be a boon to people with relative abroad who cannot fly to UK Reforms would allow witnesses to attend wedding ceremonies virtually … Read more
President Donald Trump on Friday staged a dramatic unscheduled news conference to proclaim that he would require governors to reopen churches and other houses of worship and exempt them from coronavirus lockdowns. Trump issued a brief statement – and avoided questions – in the White House briefing room, as more and mores states are reopening … Read more
Bishops plan to safely reopen Catholic churches in Scotland in bid to ease ‘painful and difficult’ coronavirus restrictions on worshippers Bishops are forming a working group to examine ways of limiting infections They want to form a plan to allow worshippers to return ‘early and safely’ Bishop Hugh Gilbert said that the coronavirus impact is … Read more
Christians have given the world some of its most beautiful buildings. As new book Amazing Churches Of The World, by Michael Kerrigan, shows, with 190 images of jaw-dropping places of worships, some of them in landscapes that are heavenly in their own right. Leaf through its pages and you’ll gaze upon churches that are ornate, immense, … Read more
Tory MP Jack Lopresti is slapped down by Downing Street after calling for a ‘temporary relaxation’ of coronavirus restrictions to allow churches to OPEN on Easter Sunday Jack Lopresti called for a ‘temporary relaxation of restrictions’ this weekend Worshippers could ‘engage in private prayer whilst observing social distancing’ Bristol MP said churches should be treated like … Read more