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CofE Creates Fund
For Abuse Survivors

By Kirk Petersen
The Church of England has agreed to create a fund to provide payments to survivors and victims of church-based abuse. The Archbishop's Council, a leadership body, will dip into its reserves to provide initial funding in an unspecified amount.
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Envisioning Liturgy
After the Pandemic

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
A task force is looking ahead to a post-pandemic world, considering which liturgical innovations should be retained and which should revert to prior practice. A shared communion cup is an important sign of unity in Christ, but some might hesitate to put their lips on the common chalice even after a vaccine is available.
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Prime Minister’s Son Baptized a Catholic

By Mark Michael
Since 1829, Catholics have been barred by law from serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. But the law says nothing about the PM's children, so Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have had their son Wilfred baptized at London's Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral.
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Welby Appoints
Sri Lankan Bishop

By Mark Michael
Despite what he described as an uncomfortable whiff of colonialism, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has used his authority over the Church of Ceylon to name Lakshman Rodrigo as the 16th Bishop of Columbo in Sri Lanka. The extra-provincial church had deadlocked on electing its own bishop.
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Blessing the Animals,
Even This Year

By Neva Rae Fox
St. Francis Day looms, and many churches are moving ahead with their traditional Blessings of the Animals -- adapted for the pandemic, of course. Social distancing on the lawn, drive-through events, and online blessings are among the options.
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Rowan Williams Interviews Author Marilynne Robinson
On the TLC Podcast

In a special two-part edition of The Living Church Podcast, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams interviews Marilynne Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, about her latest book in the Gilead seriec, Jack. There's also a book review and a free study guide for the book.
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Declaration of Dependence

By Christopher Wells
TLC Executive Director & Publisher Christopher Wells reflects on his personal faith journey in the context of the duty of all Americans to work toward racial justice. "Declarations of independence between Christians don’t make much sense, but the last two centuries have multiplied majority-white denominations bent on competition."
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COVID, Children,
And Catechesis

By Jenny Andison
Crisis often comes bundled with opportunity. Despite the horrific pandemic, Bishop Jenny Andison writes that our children and families may benefit in the long run from the reclaiming of children’s faith formation by their parents at home.
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