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Patton named Presbyterian Moderator 
The next Moderator of the Presbyterian Church will be Rev Roy Patton, minister of Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church.
Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Protest at gay 'lepers' conference
Gay rights campaigners have protested outside a church in Belfast, where a conference - entitled The Lepers Among Us - was held by a pastor claiming he can help people turn straight.
Saturday 21st January 2012
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Michaela tribute at anniversary Mass
A special service has been held in Co Tyrone to mark the first anniversary of the death of Michaela McAreavey.
Friday 13th January 2012
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Paisley's final sermon as Minister
The Reverend Ian Paisley has held his last service as Minister of Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in Belfast.
Monday 19th December 2011
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Ian Paisley to deliver final sermon
Former moderator and founder of the Free Presbyterian Church Ian Paisley has spoken to UTV ahead of his final sermon as a senior minister, which he will deliver this weekend.
Friday 16th December 2011
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Police read church abuse reports
The PSNI wants to know why the Catholic Church did not tell police about a number of allegations of child abuse by priests.
Friday 2nd December 2011
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Eight of 85 abuse claim priests convicted
A total of 85 priests have been accused of carrying out decades of sexual abuse against children, across six Irish dioceses - but only eight were ever convicted, new reports have revealed.
Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Ian Paisley to retire as church minister
Former moderator and founder of the Free Presbyterian Church Ian Paisley has announced he will retire as a senior minister.
Sunday 13th November 2011
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Bishop of Derry to step down
The Bishop of Derry Seamus Hegarty has announced he is stepping down from his role.
Monday 7th November 2011
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Brady 'disappointed' by embassy closure
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has expressed his "profound disappointment" following the decision of the Irish Government to close its embassy to the Vatican.
Thursday 3rd November 2011
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Abuse victims to get statutory inquiry
Victims of institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have said it has been a "long journey" after the Stormont Executive announced a major inquiry is to begin immediately.
Thursday 29th September 2011
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Abuse scandal 'amounts to torture'
A new report has claimed the institutional abuse of thousands of children across Ireland amounted to torture.
Monday 26th September 2011
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Church talks over same sex marriage
Church of Ireland bosses are to urgently discuss the controversial issue of civil partnerships after one of its leading ministers entered into a same sex marriage during the summer.
Tuesday 20th September 2011
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PSNI widow against Order's Mass ban
The widow of a murdered PSNI officer has described the Orange Order’s ban on members attending Catholic funerals as “antiquated.”
Thursday 15th September 2011
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Methodist church declines gay volunteer
A Co Fermanagh man has spoken out against the Methodist Church after they refused his offer to volunteer with a youth project due to his openly gay lifestyle.
Thursday 15th September 2011
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Elliott and Kennedy did 'right thing'
Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott has told UTV he and party colleague Danny Kennedy "did the right thing" by going to the funeral of Constable Ronan Kerr.
Thursday 15th September 2011
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Latimer hails 'leader' McGuinness
History was made at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis on Friday evening when a Presbyterian minister addressed the party conference, which is being held in Northern Ireland for the first time.
Friday 9th September 2011
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Senior Belfast priest stands aside
A senior Catholic priest has temporarily stood aside from his duties, the diocese of Down and Connor has confirmed.
Monday 5th September 2011
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Abuse victim ‘hurt’ by confession stance
A woman abused by a Catholic priest while attending confession as a child says she is "hurt" by the church's response to plans by the Irish Government to force priests to report child abusers who admit their crimes in the confession box.
Wednesday 31st August 2011
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'Seal of confession' defended by Brady
Cardinal Sean Brady has said that a priest's "seal of confession" is a "sacred and treasured" rite, as the Irish Government plans to roll out new child protection legislation, which will not be stopped by canon law.
Monday 29th August 2011
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