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Both sides move on from Synod’s debates on gays PARTICIPANTS and observers on both sides of the debates in the General Synod on homosexuality last week have agreed that they were conducted with civility... Subscriber only	Both sides move on from Synod’s debates on gays PARTICIPANTS and observers on both sides of the debates in the General Synod on homosexuality last week have agreed that they were conducted with civility... Subscriber only	Popular Anglican school considers lottery for places PLACES at Lady Margaret Church of England School in London, one of the most successful comprehensives in the country, could be allocated by lottery next... Subscriber only

Bishop joins clergy blockade at Faslane THE Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, will celebrate communion at the Faslane nuclear base today, as part of the Clergy Against Nuclear... Subscriber only	Williams tells US Church to get a move on with reforms THE Archbishop of Canterbury has called for generosity and graciousness in the aftermath of the Primates’ Meeting in Tanzania. Subscriber only	World’s need unites us, says Primate THE Archbishop of Canterbury has described the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as a key focus for the Anglican Churches. Subscriber only

Ghanaians enjoy 50th celebration THE REPUBLIC of Ghana, the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence from a colonial power, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday... Subscriber only	Glebe land used for housing THE DIOCESE of Bradford won praise this week for its decision to build affordable housing on glebe land in a popular Yorkshire Dales tourist village in... Subscriber only	WILL YOU help to train a priest? Will you give to the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund, our unique Lenten appeal? Subscriber only

Heads can get stricter on uniforms THE RIGHT of headteachers to set strict rules on school uniform will be strengthened in forthcoming guidelines. Subscriber only	Amnesty for inattentive hymn-book borrowers A Somerset church is holding a hymn-book amnesty for absent-minded clerics, organists, and anyone else who might have inadvertently walked off with one... Subscriber only	Meeting with Kunonga THE Archbishop of Canterbury has met the Bishop of Harare, the Rt Revd Nolbert Kunonga, with the Archbishop of Central Africa, the Most Revd Bernard Malango... Subscriber only

Kadoma eight: three still charged CHARGES against five of the eight Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) leaders and pastors arrested in January were dropped at a court hearing in Kadoma... Subscriber only	All about Mary Mgr Donald Bolen of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity spoke to a full house at All Saints’, Margaret Street, in London. Subscriber only	Churches are told to display no-smoking signs The Department of Health confirmed this week that churches would have to display no-smoking posters near their entrances after 1 July. Subscriber only

Sky-high English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund have announced grants worth £17.5 million for repairs to 153 Grade-I and -II* listed churches and chapels... Subscriber only	Scissor brothers The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Richard Chartres, and the Archbishop of Canterbury came together on Thursday of last week to blessnew joint offices... Subscriber only	Exhumation order granted to aid avian-flu research AN EXCEPTIONAL case has led to the granting of a private petition to exhume the bodies of Sir Mark Sykes (Baronet) and his widow, Lady Edith Violet Sykes... Subscriber only

News in brief New Dean of Southwell; corrections Subscriber only	Removal of pews would have an ‘adverse effect’ rules Salisbury court CHANCELLOR Samuel Wiggs, in the Salisbury Consistory Court, refused a petition by the incumbent and two churchwardens of All Saints’, Burbage, for a faculty... Subscriber only	Legal bills hit American finances THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH in the US is facing a $3.8-million deficit. Subscriber only

Rescued Luis, a former street child, is seen with Angela Murray from the Toybox Christian charity, in Guatemala, recently. Subscriber only	Disgraced bishop had to hand back OBE A FORMER BISHOP, unfrocked in 2004 after being accused of child abuse, has handed back his OBE, it was reported this week. Subscriber only	All at sea Rosa Branson’s new painting depicting the work of the charity Mercy Ships Subscriber only

Taking steps Lord Carey, the Prime Minister, and Canon Andrew White met on Monday to discuss religiously motivated violence in the Middle East. Subscriber only	Chipping away Chipping away: York Minster will soon have a new gargoyle in the form of a medieval hoodie, thanks to a stonemason with a sense of humour. Subscriber only	Commissioners to adjudicate on split over incumbent THE CHURCH Commissioners this week threw out a scheme to unite two Hampshire benefices, split over who should be their new incumbent, because of procedural... Subscriber only

winner of the Church of Scotland’s Photographer of the Year competition 2007 [COL][IMAGE][COL] Expectant: Waiting for the Bride, by the Revd Julie Woods, winner of the Church of Scotland’s Photographer of the Year competition... Subscriber only	Expectant [COL][IMAGE][COL] Expectant: Waiting for the Bride, by the Revd Julie Woods, winner of the Church of Scotland’s Photographer of the Year competition... Subscriber only

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