Does a Catholic wedding bar PM from picking Church of England bishops? Archaic law meaning Boris Johnson cannot advise the Queen on their selection leaves No 10 officials baffled Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in a Roman Catholic ceremony The Prime Minister was baptised a Catholic but confirmed in Eton an Anglican He got married … Read more
In 2019, she shocked Australia when she announced her resignation from Parliament. But it seems that former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is well and truly thriving as she adapts to her more low-key life in Perth. The 64-year-old is enjoying long lunches, baking desserts at home and has even recently debuted her longer hair after … Read more
Hailee Steinfeld gets into Marvel hero Kate Bishop’s costume for the first time as she films tense scenes in New York City for Disney+ series Hawkeye By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 09:47 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 09:47 GMT, 12 December 2020 She’s been hard at work on Disney+ series Hawkeye alongside Jeremy … Read more
Church of England bishops have over the years derived much pleasure from flinging brickbats at the government of the day. That almost always means a Tory government. Thirty-five years ago, some prelates famously criticised Margaret Thatcher over her economic policies, which they thought were impoverishing the inner cities. But I’m not sure rebellious high ecclesiastics … Read more
Bishops have defended slamming Dominic Cummings‘ 260-mile lockdown trip and insisted politics and religion do mix amid fury at their ‘meddling’ in the scandal. Rev John Inge, Bishop of Worcester, led the defence of the clergy as he said it was ‘a fact’ that the two are linked. He was among a number of religious … Read more
The other day I learnt that an old friend had died. But although I can accept this as a matter of fact, I can’t really take it in because there has been no shared recognition among those who knew her that her life is over. There hasn’t been a funeral. Tens of thousands of people … 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