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Time to put an end to ‘circus funerals’ that just glamorise act of suicide, insists priest
Belfast Telegraph
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/time-to-put-an-end-to-circus-funerals-that-just-glamorise-act-of-suicide-insists-priest-38880295.html ]

Northern Ireland pastor demands right for same-sex couples to hold religious weddings
Belfast Telegraph
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-pastor-demands-right-for-same-sex-couples-to-hold-religious-weddings-38880122.html ]

Proposed law will not compel Northern Ireland ministers to provide same-sex marriage
Belfast Telegraph
Proposed law will not compel Northern Ireland ministers to provide … If a church wishes to offer weddings to same-sex couples of faith, then the law …
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/proposed-law-will-not-compel-northern-ireland-ministers-to-provide-same-sex-marriage-38878864.html ]

Suicide prevention ‘top priority’, health minister
BBC News
Health Minister Robin Swann has said suicide prevention is a top priority for him and his department, as Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody and dozens of other high-profile figures sign a letter calling for Stormont to declare a public health emergency
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51177099 ]

How Northern Ireland’s finance minister could raise money
BBC News
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51180631 ]

Churches urge faithful to exert pressure on politicians over housing
Irish Times
Sixteen Irish churches have called jointly on voters to pressure politicians over the State’s housing crisis. These include the Catholic Church, Church of Ireland and Presbyterian Church. Every “local congregation” is affected by the shortage of affordable housing, said Catholic Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy – co-chairman of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting (IICM).
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/churches-urge-faithful-to-exert-pressure-on-politicians-over-housing-1.4145874 ]

Pope Francis urges bishops to teach Catholics discernment on voting and politics
America Magazine
[[] https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/20/pope-francis-urges-bishops-teach-catholics-discernment-voting-and-politics ]

Third of world’s poorest girls denied access to school
BBC News
A third of the world’s poorest girls, aged between 10 and 18, have never been to school, says the United Nations. A report from Unicef, the UN’s children’s agency, warned that poverty and discrimination were denying an education to millions of young people.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51176678 ]

Church of England publishes Charter for Relationships, Sex and Health Education
The Church of England has published a Charter and resources to support schools in delivering Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).
[[] https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/church-england-publishes-charter-relationships-sex-and-health-education ]


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