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Gay adoption: Primates back RC plea THE Archbishops of Canterbury and York back the Roman Catholic Church’s appeal to be exempted from a law requiring agencies to consider gay couples as... Subscriber only	Gay adoption: Primates back RC plea THE Archbishops of Canterbury and York back the Roman Catholic Church’s appeal to be exempted from a law requiring agencies to consider gay couples as... Subscriber only	Rising totals for 15 dioceses as overall churchgoing falls ATTENDANCE FIGURES for 2005, published by the Church of England on Tuesday, show a fall from 2004 of two per cent for Sunday worship and one per cent... Subscriber only

Does Government want deterrent for ever, asks Butler THE Chairman of The Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council has challenged the Government, after the publication of its White Paper on... Subscriber only	Rain washes away crops in Burundi THE Anglican Church in Burundi appealed on Saturday for local and international aid for the country, which has suffered severe famine and heavy rains... Subscriber only	Christian, dost thou text them? GIVE UP your place in a queue, have a TV-free day, or help in an environmental clean-up. Subscriber only

Storms cause £½m church damage High winds and storms caused at least £0.5 million worth of serious damage to churches on Thursday of last week. Subscriber only	Sentamu’s shopping SOS THE ARCHBISHOP of York has challenged shoppers at the supermarket chain Tesco in a battle for the soul of Britain. Subscriber only	Secretary-general hints at ‘difficulties’ with Dr Williams DISQUIET at the attitude of Dr Williams to the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) is shared by the secretary-general of the Anglican Communion... Subscriber only

Ton bell injures ringer A BELL-RINGER, Lester Ruckley, escaped with only a broken pelvis after a one-ton bell, one of a ring of 13 in Christchurch Priory, Dorset, swung down... Subscriber only	A life devoted to the homeless Abbé Pierre, the French priest who founded the international Emmaus Movement of communities to help the destitute, died on Monday, aged 94. Subscriber only	Forging links A link was announced this week between the Mothers’ Union branch in Baghdad and the branch in Portsmouth. Subscriber only

Ban lifted on Christian TV appeals PUBLIC-service broadcasting should carry the widest range of programmes, including religious ones, and the Government must give it its full support, says... Subscriber only	Group hug in London A MULTIFAITH Hug is being planned in Trafalgar Square on 10 February. Subscriber only	Welsh joy: the Bishop of Lund The Bishop of Lund, in Sweden the Rt Revd Christina Odenburg, danced down the aisle with the Bishop of Bangor. Subscriber only

‘Broad centre’ group launches campaign THE network Inclusive Church, which began as an online group for liberal members of the Church of England concerned about polarisation, launched a new... Subscriber only	Henderson is upset by Malango mud-slinging THE Bishop-elect of Lake Malawi, the Revd Nicholas Henderson, has declared himself “deeply saddened” by the latest public attack on him by the Archbishop... Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Indians log attacks on Christians; Tackle poverty, Dr Tutu urges; Bishop’s daughters rescued Subscriber only

Leading US laywoman dismisses panel ruling THE Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) is clear that women are not to be denied access to ordination. Subscriber only	Schools add value ALMOST one third of Church of England comprehensives achieve better examination results than would be predicted. Subscriber only	Court backs Witnesses’ freedom in Russia THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights has ruled that the religious freedom of a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses was violated in Russia. Subscriber only

‘Get to know the other’ urges Prince Hassan Prince Hassan of Jordan, the brother of the late King Hussain and the former Crown Prince, has called for intensified interfaith dialogue. Subscriber only	Hereford academy gift AN anonymous donor has given Hereford diocese £1.5 million to help it sponsor an Anglican academy on a deprived housing estate in the south of the city... Subscriber only	News in Brief Archbishops applaud BA climb-down; Bishop of Coventry to retire; Repeal Act of Settlement, says Harper; Brides return to church; Britain to sign trafficking... Subscriber only

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