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Cathedral-gunfight game stirs protest THE Dean and Chapter of Manchester Cathedral are taking legal advice over a Sony Play Station 3 game that they regard as “virtual desecration” of the... Subscriber only	Wycliffe at risk, warns McGrath THREE former Principals of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, have called on the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Revd James Jones, to save the reputation of the college... Subscriber only	Archbishop of Kenya to consecrate US bishop THE ARCHBISHOP of Kenya, the Most Revd Benjamin Nzimbi, has announced that he will be consecrating Canon Bill Atwood as a bishop. Subscriber only

Williams is hopeful for unity, if not confident THE Archbishop of Canterbury has described himself as “hopeful” but not “absolutely confident” that the Anglican Communion can avoid schism and hold together... Subscriber only	Dean calls for a review of cathedral pigeon killing The Dean of Norwich has ordered “a thorough review”, after a pigeon trapped in Norwich Cathedral’s refectory roof rafters was shot dead . Subscriber only	Celtic rites for Glastonbury AN Anglican and a Roman Catholic bishop are to attend the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, which begins next week. Subscriber only

NCVO doubts distinctiveness of ‘divisive’ faith groups FAITH-based organisations, which control billions of pounds across England, should not be treated differently from other voluntary groups, says a new... Subscriber only	Witness The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament held its annual Corpus Christi festival. Subscriber only	Jordan ends split and recognises Patriarch THE CRISIS that split the Greek Orthodox Church in the Holy Land has ended with a decision by the Jordanian government to rescind its decision to revoke... Subscriber only

Kirchentag call for repentance More than 100,000 people attended the Kirchentag in Cologne, Germany, last week, the largest Christian gathering in the country Subscriber only	Church Times cricket cup: Southwark vanquish London IN WHAT might confidently be called the upset of the season, London, last year’s winners of the Church Times Cricket Cup, lost to Southwark for... Subscriber only	Young mums less bothered MOST older mothers would like their children to grow up with religious values, a survey of more than 14,600 mothers across the UK found. Subscriber only

Israel is ‘non-negotiable’ CHRISTIANS must support Israel if they are not to be anti-Semitic, one of the Church of England’s best-known bishops said in the Lords on Monday. Subscriber only	News in brief ‘No ads for children’ says Bishop Herbert; Potter-ban teaching assistant loses her claim; Churches Together man to retire; York service held for Alan... Subscriber only	Enroll them if you dare The Revd Michael Burgess, Mothers’ Union chaplain for the diocese of Chester, went swimming with sharks on Monday to raise £10,000 for MU work at home... Subscriber only

Blair upbeat, but Bono and Geldof say G8 summit ‘a total farce’ EIGHT years ago in Cologne, tens of thousands of protesters wrung the first deal on debt-relief for the developing world out of the leaders of the seven... Subscriber only	Warm greeting The first female bishop in the Episcopal Church of Cuba, the suffragan bishop, the Rt Revd Nerva Cot Aguilera, receives a kiss Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Praise for halting of Tamil evictions; Metropolitan Kirill attacks US missile-defence plans; Vatican unhappy with Iraq Subscriber only

Beware ‘strychnine’ of Covenant, Synod told THE General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church opened last week with a eucharist in St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. Subscriber only	Synod agonises over increase of wind farms A CRITICAL motioncalling on the Scottish Executive and planning authorities “to consider carefully” the “proliferation of wind farms throughout the countryside... Subscriber only	Scots bishop offers to give up diocese in face of decline IN THE COURSE of discussing the future strategy of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, the Rt Revd Martin Shaw, offered to... Subscriber only

Reform of royal prerogative may affect appointment of bishops GORDON BROWN has promised to make “big changes” in the royal prerogative, including public appointments. Subscriber only	For the children’s sake the Minister for Children, Young People and Families, Beverley Hughes signed a child-protection pledge in north London last week. Subscriber only

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