The Church of England’s General Synod kicks off on Monday and lasts five days (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) While low-wheat communion wafers are available and are allowed for communion ...

Several ecclesiastical suppliers produced communion wafers with such a low level of wheat in them that they were considered gluten-free, and recommended by Coeliac UK, and there was no reason in canon ...

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The Church has previously allowed certain types of communion wafer made using specially processed wheat that significantly reduces the amount of gluten, however other gluten-free alternatives made ...

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled. The general synod had been asked to consider using alternatives to ...

High in the mountains of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region lies Amedi, a stunning fortress town that seems frozen in time. Stretching just one kilometre in length, this ancient settlement sits ...

An ancient rock fortress that sits atop a stone plateau is a site of both archaeological and historical significance. The site consists of a palace with a massive column of granite roughly 590ft ...

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The inauguration may be the most militarised in US history. Donald Trump will be administered the oath of office on January 20. Ahead of the President-elect's inauguration, authorities have ...