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Primates' meeting ends Latest report from the Primates’ Meeting Subscriber only	Primates' meeting ends Latest report from the Primates’ Meeting Subscriber only	Think about where your gold comes from, say aid agencies GOLD rings, bracelets, and diamonds — which can be romantic gifts on St Valentine’s Day — can mean poverty and ill-health for people exploited by Western-backed... Subscriber only

Bush library puts backs up THE proposed siting of the George W. Bush Presidential Library at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, has brought a storm of protest from... Subscriber only	UK children shown to have poorest quality of life LACK of investment, and a cultural distinction between “deserving” and “undeserving”, have contributed to the poor state of children’s well-being, said... Subscriber only	Churches trump castles for weddings THE CHURCH needs to spruce up its act if it is to compete in the wedding market for couples who can choose to tie the knot in stately homes and romantic... Subscriber only

Incumbents paid ‘the equivalent of £36,000’ VICARAGES and rectories are now valued as worth £16,420 a year to the parish clergy and their families. Subscriber only	Terror: buses damaged Buses were damaged by two bomb blasts in the Christian town of Bikfaya, in Lebanon, on Tuesday. Subscriber only	Micro-credit groups to fight rising farm suicides in India THE Roman Catholic Church’s social arm in India, Caritas, is responding to a wave of farmers’ suicides across the country. Subscriber only

Archbishop speaks out on Australian detainee THE recently installed Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier, has criticised the treatment of the Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. Subscriber only	Lutheran couple enter Lancashire team A GERMAN Protestant pastor has been appointed Team Vicar in a parish in Leicestershire, in what is said to be the first appointment of its kind. Subscriber only	Williams: jail does not work THE Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken of the current “custodial obsession” within the justice system, calling for alternative models of community and... Subscriber only

News in brief Trailblazers success; Slavery goes to the core of the curriculum; Tory MP deselected in ‘coup’; Ugandan martyr remembered; Vicar suspended after allegation... Subscriber only	Report finds bishops too political BISHOPS in the House of Lords are accused of turning their backs on theological arguments, and failing to give a moral lead. Subscriber only	Create nosier neighbours, says insurer THIEVES are growing bolder, and robbing churches in broad daylight. Subscriber only

English Heritage and Wolfson give £1.6m to cathedrals CATHEDRALS are to receive up to £6 million for repairs, in a three-year package announced by English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation. Subscriber only

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