boston.com: The Christian rock band U2 continues to enter the world in some surprising ways. On March 29, lead singer Bono, in a ceremony at the home of the British ambassador in Dublin, was inducted as an honorary knight of the British Empire. ("All I'll say," gushed Prime Minister Tony Blair in a letter that was read at the gathering, "is that, along with millions of others right across the world, I'm a huge fan.")
And on May 27, at the church of St. Swithin's in Lincolnshire, England, an Anglican bishop will preside over a Holy Communion service known as the U2Charist, in which the liturgy is punctuated by U2 songs like "Beautiful Day" and "Where the Streets Have No Name." This never happened to Mick Jagger. [
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And on May 27, at the church of St. Swithin's in Lincolnshire, England, an Anglican bishop will preside over a Holy Communion service known as the U2Charist, in which the liturgy is punctuated by U2 songs like "Beautiful Day" and "Where the Streets Have No Name." This never happened to Mick Jagger. [
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