Detention of terror suspects: Case is ‘flimsy’ for extending detention

THE SYNOD has warned the Government against extending beyond 28 days the maximum period of detention without charge for suspected terrorists.

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Farewell

SAYING farewell in the Synod to the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Revd Bill Ind, the Archbishop of Canterbury said that, when he was Bishop of Grantham, Bishop...

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THE Dioceses

THE Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007 was promulged and executed on Tuesday morning, having received Royal Assent; and the Vacancy-in-See...

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Mental health: ‘Prisons are the new asylums’

THE SYNOD expressed the hope that the operation of the Mental Health Act 2007 would be carefully monitored.

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Communion in LEPs: Dispensing with a C of E Easter eucharist

A DIOCESAN BISHOP is to be given some discretion in dispensing parishes that are part of local ecumenical projects (LEPs) from the requirement that holy...

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Children’s liturgy: Eucharistic prayers sought for children

THE SYNOD agreed to the drafting of special eucharistic prayers for children, after being told that the number of children who are communicants is increasing...

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Anglican Covenant: New Covenant draft welcomed more warmly

THE Synod debated a “note” from the House of Bishops on the Anglican Covenant on Thursday afternoon of last week.

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Crown appointments: Synod feels its way towards a greater self-determination

THE SYNOD has approved the Archbishops’ Council’s proposals for altering the procedures for Crown appointments for a new era when the Prime Minister no...

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Relations with Rome: Spirit of gloom descends on Rome discussions

RELATIONS between Anglicans and the Roman Catholic Church — said to have deteriorated over the past decade, at least at other than the local level — were...

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