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Apostles Lutheran

A pleasure to sing along to the music, but where did everyone go?

Peoria, Arizona, USA

Rochester Cathedral

Rings on the bishop’s chaplain’s fingers and a choir singing almost in tune distracted our reporter.

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Keep karma and carry on

The message of karma is clear: What you do to others, you do to yourself. But hang on, didn't Jesus say that?

Painted statues in Rañadorio, Spain

Restoration comedy

Spain's religious art is being brightened up by artists from the cock up school of painting

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The Great British funeral

Celebration of life, or final farewell? Dress in pink or black? Simon Parke ponders funerals

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In the days of rain

In an extract from her book, In the Days of Rain, Rebecca Stott unpicks a crisis in the world of the Exclusive Brethren

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Punching nun glove puppet

The hills are alive with the sound of... a nun punching someone in the face

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In praise of holy fools

In celebration of the feast day of our patron saint, Simon Jenkins muses on holy fools, ancient and modern

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Communion wine on tap

Fill 40 fiddly little communion cups in just 60 seconds without breaking a sweat

The smart phone creed

I believe in my phone, and smart technology Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

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Last Supper musical pillow

Drift off to sleep with your face pressed into Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece of the Last Supper

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St Elizabeth Seton

Sprinting for the parking lot the moment the service is over in this 'suburban prayer barn'

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA

Phoenix Arabic Bible Church

"No hunting, fishing or trapping!" Our reporter risked arrest by the game warden and entered anyway.

Peoria, Arizona, USA.

Church of the Angels, Pasadena, CA (Exterior)

Church of the Angels

Pasadena, California, USA

First Presbyterian, Royal Oak, MI

First Presbyterian

Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

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Visit our patron saint

Drop in on St Simeon the Holy Fool, whose Feast Day we celebrate every 21st July

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Read a quick history of Ship of Fools, going back to our original launch in 3000 BC

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