Spelman is the Conservative MP for Meriden but will be standing down at this election after 22 years, citing abuse she’s received as one of her reasons.

She is also the Second Estate’s Church Commissioner, who acts as a liaison between the Church of England and parliament, answering MPs’ questions on the Church.

On Thursday, Spelman stood at the despatch box for her last Church Commissioner’s Questions, which was kicked-off by her thanking her staff.

“I would like to record my heartfelt thanks to my small team of staff, especially my constituency secretary who has faithfully served me for 20 out of 22 years. I think we often forget that it is the staff who are on the front line of much of the abuse that we are receiving and I really want to record my admiration for their fortitude.”

The Christian politician was praised by MPs Rachel Maskell, Pauline Latham, Tim Loughton, Diana Johnson and Rehman Chishti, the Government’s special envoy for freedom of religion and belief.

Spelman confirmed that civil servants in diplomatic roles would be given religious literacy training and that she had met with the bishops of Gloucester and Newcastle to talk about helping women who were leaving prison.

She also praised the Church of England’s digital progress through the app, Alexa skill and website that has improved to help people find out their local church’s service…

The singer and former X Factor judge said the world was a better place for having her beloved relative John Boy.

“I ask that whoever did this, has the dignity and strength to come forward. Our God is a loving and forgiving God, but I pray for justice for John Boy and closure for my family.”

Scherzinger has begged for information relating to the fatal incident, which she said took place in Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

She has also paid tribute to her cousin, who she said was an “incredible man”.

Posting on Instagram, the singer said: “It’s like a nightmare, that we will never be able to wake from.

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It’s like a nightmare, that we will never be able to wake from…It is with the heaviest of hearts that I say goodbye to my beautiful cousin, John Boy. This past Saturday October the 26th at 3am, his life was taken by a hit and run in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Though I must take comfort in knowing that he is at peace with our Lord, I also know the agony our family is going through, knowing someone hit him head on and just left him there to die. My sweet cousin, I love you so much. This world was a better place with you and your kind, creative heart in it. We will never forget you and will carry you with us forever. My family and I are pleading for any information which could help support the investigation into the tragic death of this…

Instead of giving flowers for the funeral of their 21-year-old son, they have asked that people give to a charity they have set up in Truett’s name.

TobyMac is an American Christian musician who was part of the band DC Talk until 2001 and then made several solo albums.

The eldest of TobyMac’s children died unexpectedly last week at their family home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Truett had put out a number of different tracks under different names and had also collaborated with his dad on a number of songs.

On Tuesday, TobyMac shared a photo on Facebook announcing the foundation. The Truett Foster Foundation will raise money to help young people pursue education in music.

“Truett Foster Mckeehan had an untamable grand personality and dreams to match. Since the age of 12, he knew he wanted to make music.

“Dreams are so important to kids growing up. Too many kids do not have the financial ability to pursue their dreams. We want to use this fund to help kids do just that. Get an education, to pursue music, to get the chance to live their dream. Truett would have loved that,” the description of the Truett Foster Foundation reads.

According to the foundation’s website, donations made in Truett’s name will help send “vulnerable youth to college, that they may realize their God-given potential to change the lives of others.”

One hundred percent of the donations will be used…

However, it said it stands in solidarity with Chile after its president cancelled the summit due to civil unrest.

Dr Alejandro González, Christian Aid’s senior advisor on climate change for Latin American countries said: “The climate emergency is real and all our efforts to take action now must be a priority.

“The fact that this COP would be held in Latin America and the Caribbean would have given us an excellent opportunity to discuss the challenges the region has in the face of an unfair system that deepens climate change effects while driving profound inequalities.”

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said he is cancelling two major international summits so he can focus on his response to nationwide protests that have left 20 dead, hundreds injured and businesses and infrastructure damaged.

The decision to call off the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) and UN global climate gatherings, planned for November and December, respectively, dealt a major blow to Chile’s image as a regional oasis of stability and economic development.

Mr Pinera said he was forced to cancel both events due to the chaos unleashed by 13 days of protests.

Demonstrators are demanding greater economic equality and better public services in a country long seen as an economic success story.

“This has been a very difficult decision that causes us great pain,” Mr Pinera said in a…

All Saints day or All Hallows Day is a day in the church commemorating all the saints known and unknown.

‘Light from Light’ is the latest art installation by artist Peter Walker for All Saints. It will be available for just two days and is designed to encourage people to remember and commemorate the lives of others and to reflect on how they themselves might be a light in the world today.

Walker said: “Light from Light is about recognising and remembering those who have made a difference in our lives and our world; those who have shone a light in the darkness.

“I want this artwork to invite people to reflect on that and to think about how they too might be a light in the darkness for their own generation,” he said.

Three beams of blue light representing the Holy Trinity will be projected up into the sky for two nights from dusk on 31st October and again on 1st November.

Inside the Cathedral, a light trail will trace a path to prayer stations where people can light a candle and leave their own light in the darkness.

There will be a midnight Eucharist for All Saints Day starting at 11.30pm on 31st October and on 1st November there will be a ‘Light from Light’ service for young people at 10.00pm.

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Argentine troops had brought a statue of Our Lady of Lujan to the Falkland Islands, or Las Malvinas, when they invaded the British colony in 1982.

After the two-month war, the statue ended up in a military cathedral in Britain, where it served as a focus for prayers for the dead from both sides.

Following his public audience, Francis wiped his eyes and kissed a stone plaque which honours the war dead in his Argentine homeland.

The statue is going back to Argentina, while British Catholics will get a replica at the Catholic Military Cathedral of St Michael and St George in Aldershot.

Britain defeated Argentina, which believed the Falklands were illegally taken from it in 1833.

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