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Prepare for death by giving up greed, says Dr Williams THE Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised the search for security through the accumulation of wealth, which ignores the reality of death. Read more	Bishops attack embryos Bill CHURCH of England and Roman Catholic bishops joined ranks this week to oppose the Government’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Read more	Teachers criticise union ideas on faith Religious leaders could be invited into state schools to give pupils instruction in their own faith, suggests a policy paper produced by the National... Read more

Report savages ‘inhumanity’ of asylum system THE treatment of asylum-seekers in the UK is inhumane, uncivilised, and puts their lives at risk, says an interim report published yesterday by the Independent... Read more	Episcopal Church to minister to Iraq war veterans AMERICAN soldiers are facing unique demands put on them by the pace and number of deployments to Iraq, US Episcopalian chaplains have suggested. Read more	Harare Stations of the Cross held outside the city walls AT THE last minute, police in Harare withdrew permission given to the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches to hold public Good Friday services and processions... Read more

Images of Easter Easter scenes from around the dioceses Read more	Still looking No takers for Burne-Jones tapestry Read more	New publisher to head Hymns A & M group THE Hymns Ancient & Modern group is to have a new chief executive. Read more

Give to TAP this Easter EASTERTIDE is here — but the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund stays open for donations. Read more	News in brief ‘Irony’ of Good Friday gambling; Sex-offender priest escapes prison; East End attack: man arrested; Cleric agrees to resign; Deaf appointment Read more	Ely commemorates first Boat Race EVER SINCE fishermen formed the backbone of the Early Church, boats have had a close association with the gospel, from Brendan the Navigator and his legendary... Read more

Bishops defend council prayers THE Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Revd Michael Langrish, and his RC counterpart, the RC Bishop of Plymouth, the Rt Revd Christopher Budd, have written to every... Read more	Canon agrees to resign A SENIOR clergyman in Nottingham, Canon Andrew Deuchar, has agreed to resign after admitting inappropriate conduct towards a woman. Read more	Tearfund sees hope in Darfur A BRITISH aid worker who recently returned from Darfur has confirmed reports of renewed violence in the troubled region. Read more

King Abdullah seeks dialogue KING ABDULLAH of Saudi Arabia has called for dialogue among Muslims, Christians, and Jews to seek ways of achieving peaceful coexistence. Read more	New work for William Chapman THE Prime Minister’s appointments secretary, William Chapman, has left his full-time job in Downing Street. He will take up a new job as policy director... Read more	Vigil halted by alarm BURNING INCENSE at the Easter vigil in Norwich Cathedral is thought to have triggered the smoke alarm and automated-voice evacuation system just as the... Read more

Row over bell-ringers’ religion A SOMERSET vicar has provoked a fierce debate among bell-ringers, after expressing regret that bands are not more Christian in their ethos. Read more	Impassioned Kay Warren, executive director of the HIV initiative at Saddleback Church, California, spoke about her visit to a slum in Calcutta and images of AIDS... Read more	E. London mega-church to appeal KINGSWAY International Christian Centre (KICC) is to appeal against the decision not to be allowed to build a £70-million mega-church on a derelict site... Read more

Be happy — give to charity PEOPLE who give money away are happier than those who spend it on themselves, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Harvard Business... Read more	Gorbachev makes Assisi visit MIKHAIL Gorbachev, the last Communist leader of the Soviet Union, has visited the tomb of St Francis in Assisi, Italy, amid renewed speculation that the... Read more	Foreign news in brief Somalia crisis worsens; Taiwan ‘no’ to United Nations; Nigerian Muslim leader praises Dr Williams Read more

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