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'Chaos’ warning as rumours fly after Bishops’ meeting CAMPAIGNERS who are opposed to women bishops have warned of financial chaos and a mass walk-out Read more	Report urges Church to face up to its bullies NEW guidelines released this week by the Church of England urge dioceses to introduce harassment advisers. Read more	Christians have duty to witness to their faith, says Bishop Nazir-Ali BRITAIN’s destiny depends on Christianity, the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, said this week. Read more

Partnership called for, after church bans autistic boy THE POPE has been asked to provide guidelines on autism for the Roman Catholic Church Read more	S. African Churches help refugees under attack THE Bishop of Natal, the Rt Revd Rubin Phillip, has described as “deeply disturbing” the wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa Read more	Harare churches lock-out ALL Anglican churches in the diocese of Harare have now been barred to all except the handful of “worshippers” who support the excommunicated bishop... Read more

‘Accountability is critical for Africa’ conference told AFRICAN governments must be held accountable for the foreign aid they receive, concluded a consultation held in Nairobi last week. Read more	True threat The Episcopal chapel of Primeiros Passo Camp, near Cascavel, Brazil, was destroyed earlier this month by employees of powerful landowners Read more	Noel Ford cartoon [COL][IMAGE][COL] Read more

Tutu visits Gaza to look into killings ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu was in Gaza on Tuesday to conduct an investigation into the deaths of a family of 19 Palestinians in November 2006 Read more	Dr Williams meets the Dalai Lama THE Archbishop of Canterbury welcomed the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to Lambeth Palace last Friday. Read more	York beat Wakefield YORK made an extremely impressive start to this year’s Church Times Cricket Cup competition Read more

Grounded Bad weather prevented the Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, from making a parachute jump. Read more	CRE prize goes to holy phone-spammer A DEVICE that can send Bible texts to mobile phones has won an award at the annual Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) in Surrey. Read more	Religion needs reason, urges Cardinal THE President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, drew a “roadmap” this week of the way in which he believes... Read more

Primate is not to go to GAFCON THE PRESIDENT-BISHOP of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Most Revd Mouneer Anis, will not be taking up his invitation to the... Read more	Australians consecrate Kay Goldsworthy TWENTY Bishops, including four of the five metropolitan archbishops, took part in the consecration of the Ven. Kay Goldsworthy as the first woman bishop... Read more	Tribute The National Pilgrimage in Walsingham went ahead on Monday Read more

LGCM welcomes ruling on fathers THE Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) has welcomed Parliament’s rejection of amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Read more	Power of prayer Image from St Mary the Virgin, a 1000-year-old church near Heathrow Read more	Burma relief hangs on access AID AGENCIES were this week waiting to see whether the military regime in Burma would keep its word. Read more

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