Photo above – Carrickfergus Castle
Are COVID-19 deaths in Northern Ireland 50% higher than Ireland? – FactCheckNI
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Coronavirus: The NI doctors observing Ramadan during a pandemic
BBC News
The month-long festival, which includes prayer and fasting, is being largely observed behind closed doors.
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Church leaders say cemetery policy shift ‘the compassionate thing to do’
Belfast Telegraph
On Friday Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe the Rt Rev Andrew Forster described the policy shift as “compassionate”.
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This virus has taken lives and broken hearts – here are four lessons we can learn from it
Belfast Newsletter
Yet, if it has lessons to teach we will do well to heed them. l Canon Ian Ellis is a former editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette …
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Tributes for popular Derry monk Fr John McNamara who passed away after contracting Covid-19
Belfast Telegraph
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Rev Robin Waugh interview with Alf McCreary
Belfast Telegraph
‘I pray that one of the good things to come out of the pain of Covid-19 is that
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Virtual worship in a time of pandemic.
Church Times
“We are locked out of our churches and forbidden to gather together — and yet, paradoxical
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