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Book of Common Prayer finds new online audience seeking comfort during Covid crisis
Hundreds of churchgoers have tuned in to traditional services being held online during pandemic lockdowns
26 February 2021 • 9:00pm
Churchgoers tuning in to traditional services online since the virus crisis began
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The Book of Common Prayer has found a new audience among young people thanks to online services, with clergy saying congregants are looking for traditional comfort in times of uncertainty.
Many churches use the Common Worship service book, published in 2000, as services using the traditional liturgy – modified in 1662 – have been seen as less accessible.
Sport is enriched by soul-stirring anthems
A French supporter before a rugby match against New Zealand at Eden Park in 2018
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SIR – Nicholas Young (Letters, February 10) dislikes the singing of national songs at sporting fixtures. What a killjoy he is.
Surely the one place where unashamed nationalism is acceptable is the sports arena. Attending rugby union internationals as an England supporter, my soul is always stirred not only by the national anthem but also by the proud defiance of Flower of Scotland and Land of My Fathers or the unifying Ireland’s Call.
Then there is the blood and thunder of La Marseillaise at the Stade de France. And, as a lover of military music, I hope one day to attend a live performance of Il Canto degli Italiani in Rome.
Lift sanctions on Syria, senior church figures urge
Letters to PM and Biden criticise effect on civilians rather than the aim of the measures PA
Tents covered with snow are seen at a camp for internally displaced Syrians in northern Aleppo countryside, last week
Tents covered with snow are seen at a camp for internally displaced Syrians in northern Aleppo countryside, last week
SENIOR church figures from the UK and around the world have called for the immediate lifting of sanctions on Syria on humanitarian grounds. They joined a group of up to 100 prominent individuals last week including politicians, diplomats, and academics in signing letters to President Biden and Boris Johnson.