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Bridgend churches face dilemma over suicides PRESS COVERAGE of the spate of apparent suicides among young people in Bridgend county borough has caused annoyance and impatience among local people... Read more	Williams ‘false’ says Church Society THE COUNCIL of the conservative Evangelical group the Church Society has written a letter to “the Primates and faithful Anglicans of the Global South”... Read more	Bookmaker offers bets on Canterbury THE CONTROVERSY over the Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks on sharia has sparked interest from bookmakers about who might succeed him. Read more

Tribunal rules that unnamed organist was an employee A CHURCH ORGANIST is an employee, an employment tribunal has ruled in a preliminary hearing to determine whether an organist is entitled to claim the... Read more	GAFCON moves to Jordan after row THE ORGANISERS of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in the Holy Land have changed their plans, in response to objections by the Bishop in... Read more	Kobia quits after CV query THE general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Revd Dr Samuel Kobia, has announced he will not seek a second term in office. Read more

Nobel Peace Prize laureates sign letter criticising China ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu is one of the signatories to an open letter to the Chinese government from 80 Nobel Peace Prize laureates and other high-profile... Read more	Vociferous Protesters shouting “Shame on the Church!” and “Shame on Canada!” picketed the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada. Read more	Williams’s Windsor-report group forms THE Archbishop of Canterbury has announced the formation of the Windsor Continuation Group. Read more

Vatican makes plea for ‘moderation’ in Kosovo THE VATICAN has urged Serbian and Kosovar leaders to avoid extremist violence, after Kosovo’s declaration of independence on Sunday. Read more	Evangelicals urged to challenge society EVANGELICALS have lost the battle over the nation’s morals. Read more	Fatal instruction The only surviving contemporary copy of the warrant for the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, has been bought by Lambeth Palace Library. Read more

Guide gives advice on sex workers A “GOOD Practice Guide” for people working with prostitutes has been launched by the National Christian Alliance on Prostitution. Read more	WCC marks its birthday with plea for democracy THE World Council of Churches, which represents a quarter of all the world’s Christians, celebrated its 60th birthday this month with an eight-day meeting... Read more	New scheme for debtors CHURCHES can become local debt-counselling centres through a new volunteer scheme launched last week by Christians Against Poverty (CAP). Read more

Illuminating Pupils from Bow School for Boys look through Onya McCausland’s model of St Dunstan and All Saints. Read more	News in brief City space; Don’t let bailiffs be violent, says Nicolson; Rector and curate leave parish and families; Old Bibles collected for India; Charities piggyback... Read more	Back TAP for true pastors HAVE you given to TAP yet? Has your congregation? Read more

Bombers wreck Gaza YMCA THE DESTRUCTION of a library in the YMCA in Gaza City last weekend has been widely condemned, and has raised further fears about the safety of the small... Read more	Dismay as Leeds Baptist deported CAMPAIGNERS in Leeds were dismayed this week after Grace Cole, a popular member of a Baptist congregation, was deported. Read more	Police beat up Harare women TWO WOMEN say they have been the victims of growing brutality by police at the Anglican Cathedral in Harare. Read more

Philippines: nuns help man escape ANOTHER scandal has hit the beleaguered regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroy of the Philippines Read more	Uganda squashes rumours that it wants to secede THE Church of the Province of Uganda has insisted it is not seceding from the Anglican Communion. Read more	Threatened The church in La Florida, Quito, in Ecuador, in the shadow of the freshly active Turngurahua volcano, a fortnight ago. Read more

Jensen support for stay-away plan THE Sydney diocesan standing committee has endorsed the decision by its Archbishop, Dr Peter Jensen, and its five regional bishops not to attend the Lambeth... Read more	Foreign news in brief More Canadians break away; Pre-Lambeth study begins; Read more	Employment laws broken by church projects, says CUF CHRISTIAN voluntary organisations are putting themselves and their staff at risk by not complying with key employment legislation. Read more

Lourdes in Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor at a special mass for the sick. Read more	Fifty years on Damien Hirst on display in St Mary's, Putney Read more	‘Few benefit from faith links’ INTERFAITH activities have a limited effect on developing community cohesion, a two-year Government-funded study has shown. Read more

Dr Sentamu’s roof: man charged with stealing lead A MAN has appeared in court after the attempted theft of lead from the official residence of the Archbishop of York, Bishopthorpe Palace. Read more	Oxford gets £2-million grant to search for belief in God RESEARCHERS in Oxford plan to spend three years and nearly £2 million in the search for an answer to religion’s Big Bang question Read more	Taking cover Image from Leominster Priory Read more

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