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Miliband addresses Vatican climate-change conference THE WORLD needs an “ecological conversion” in order to face up to climate change, David Miliband, the Environment Minister, told the Climate Change Conference... Subscriber only	Miliband addresses Vatican climate-change conference THE WORLD needs an “ecological conversion” in order to face up to climate change, David Miliband, the Environment Minister, told the Climate Change Conference... Subscriber only	Youth events are quickly forgotten, survey finds LARGE-SCALE evangelistic social-action are worth while, but need closer ties to local people, says a new report based on feedback from those involved... Subscriber only

Campaigners criticise Church for failing to inform police of abuse THE C of E faced continued criticism this week over its failure in 1990 to report to the police known incidents of child sexual abuse by a choirmaster... Subscriber only	College calls for an end to pulpit monologues PREACHERS should be open to discussion of their sermons, a brief guide issued by the College of Preachers suggests. Subscriber only	Pray with, but don’t bless, gay couples, say Canadians THE Canadian House of Bishops has recommended to the rest of the Anglican Church of Canada that it pulls back from the outright blessing of gay couples... Subscriber only

Pop goes Chelsea The Children’s Society’s garden for this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show is intended to reflect children’s dreams and zest for life. Subscriber only	Accent of Lambeth 2008 will be on groups and reflection NEXT YEAR’S Lambeth Conference is to be more informally structured than previous ones, says its design group. Subscriber only	NZ bishops seek to ban ANGLICAN BISHOPS in New Zealand have backed a move that would outlaw violence against children Subscriber only

Secular Turks fear Islamicisation after elections TURKEY faces early parliamentary elections after a political crisis rooted in a controversy over the identity of the Turkish people. Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Indian pastor attacked by masked men; Injured Angolan bishop makes progress; Zimbabwe should repent, say Central African bishops; Hong Kong Christians... Subscriber only	Kent earthquake: shelter offered by Salvation Army AN EARTHQUAKE in Kent on Saturday, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, caused structural damage to a church in Folkestone while worshippers were taking... Subscriber only

Church Times cricket cup: Birmingham and Gloucester battle through MAKING an early start to the season, two Church Times Cricket Cup competition matches were played on Monday. Subscriber only	Prince greets church ‘heroes’ THE Prince of Wales is to build a worship centre in Poundbury, near Dorchester, Dorset, a spokesman confirmed. Subscriber only	Lobby firm takes over Main Committee A LOBBYING company, based at Church House, Westminster, has taken on the task of representing the interests of the Churches and the Jewish community in... Subscriber only

Li Tim-Oi celebrated at Lambeth THE CENTENARY of the birth of the Revd Dr Florence Li Tim-Oi, the first Anglican woman priest, was celebrated this week at Lambeth Palace. Subscriber only	Roman Catholics animated Cartoon characters are being used in by the Roman CatholicChurch in a campaign to encourage vocations Subscriber only	BBC takes top prizes THE BBC scooped all the top prizes at the Sandford St Martin television awards in Belfast on Wednesday. Subscriber only

Surgery-church is in sight of £4.2m target A PROJECT costing £4.2 million to transform a Portsmouth church, St Cuthbert’s, Copnor, into a GPs’ surgery, community rooms, and a new worship area is... Subscriber only	He’s had enough Vicar calls on neighbours for protection Subscriber only	Pen and ink are top fund-raising tools AN OLD-FASHIONED handwritten letter from the incumbent is the best way to encourage parishioners to keep paying for their church Subscriber only

News in brief Plea to ‘close tax loopholes’; New Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney; Dr Sentamu appeals to voters Subscriber only

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