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Dr Williams invites Dr Jefferts Schori to Primates’ Meeting THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has written to all the Primates of the Anglican Communion, in advance of their February meeting in Tanzania. Subscriber only	Dr Williams invites Dr Jefferts Schori to Primates’ Meeting THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has written to all the Primates of the Anglican Communion, in advance of their February meeting in Tanzania. Subscriber only	Hanging regretted as ‘degrading’, if not unjust THE EXECUTION of the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, “cannot be called unjust”, the Bishop of Lichfield said this week. Subscriber only

High-street stores back shopping and giving ONLINE SHOPPERS with stores that include Harrods, John Lewis, and Marks & Spencer are being given an opportunity to give to charity by a small Christian... Subscriber only	Williams push on China Experts on China are to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury to help formulate Dr Williams’s response to the plight of the country’s many underground churches... Subscriber only	DAC queries sale of font A Victorian font designed by William Burges is at the centre of a dispute between a parish church and the diocese of Bath & Wells. Subscriber only

Farewell to a devoted Anglican THE former US President, Gerald Ford, who died last week, was remembered as a lifelong and committed Episcopalian at his state funeral at Washington National... Subscriber only	Candidates line up for C of I post SPECULATION on the Primacy of the Church of Ireland is mounting in advance of next week’s election of a new Archbishop of Armagh. Subscriber only	Poor Gorick The Revd Martin Gorick, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, which has launched a £2.5-million appeal for repairs. Subscriber only

News in Brief Positive; Students head for High Court; More Christians might be persecuted; SPCK confirms appointments; Political point Subscriber only	Status-quo promise on a Liverpool grammar SENIOR Church of England educationists moved this week to reassure the trustees of the Blue Coat School, Liverpool, that the school’s re-designation as... Subscriber only	Romania’s tough law on religion THE ROMANIAN parliament has rushed through a law on religion that has been condemned as a serious setback to the country’s religious freedom. Subscriber only

Tear gas in cathedral ALL SAINTS’ Cathedral in Khartoum has asked the Sudanese police why they attacked worshippers with tear gas early on New Year’s Day. Subscriber only	Salisbury visitors to Darfur THE CHURCH in Sudan remains positive about its function in the conflict in Darfur, said the Bishop of El Obeid in Sudan, which includes Darfur. Subscriber only	Interfaith help for tsunami victims SRI LANKANS hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami two years ago have shown how their lives have been rebuilt with help from their Church in a survey. Subscriber only

Honours for work with children and families A BISHOP, the chairman of a Methodist children’s charity, the retiring Worldwide President of the Mothers’ Union (MU), are among the recipients of awards... Subscriber only

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