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Be united and let Jesus smile again, begs Dr Tutu THE ARCHBISHOP Emeritus of Cape Town, Dr Desmond Tutu, has appealed to the Primates of the Anglican Communion to accept one another, and agree to disagree... Subscriber only	Software suggests Minns rewrote Akinola’s letter A BISHOP in the United States has been revealed as the principal author of a seminal letter to the Church of Nigeria from its Archbishop. Subscriber only	Christians join in to aid quake survivors in Peru THE ANGLICAN diocese of Peru has appealed to British Christians to help it feed more than 5000 people who have lost homes and family members in the earthquake... Subscriber only

It is painful to be treated as less than human, says Gene Robinson THE Anglican Communion’s only openly gay bishop, the Bishop of New Hampshire, will undermine its distinguishing between homosexual orientation and practice... Subscriber only	Williams produces prayers for Diana commemoration THE Archbishop of Canterbury has written prayers for use on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Subscriber only	Diocese goes shopping for tips about ‘pulling power’ CLERICS who are contemplating Back to Church Sunday in Coventry diocese have been learning from John Lewis how to create a good experience that the visitor... Subscriber only

Priests pulled out of danger zone SINCE the beginning of August, there have been more than 100 deaths, two ambushes, and 20,000 displaced peasants seeking a mountain refuge. Subscriber only	Jefferts Schori in the dark on Wikipedia edit A SUGGESTION that the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, ordered the removal of information from Wikipedia has been discredited... Subscriber only	Eye of the storm As the category-five Hurricane Dean battered the Carribean Subscriber only

Bishop ends Amnesty support THE Roman Catholic Bishop of East Anglia, has ended his membership of Amnesty International (AI), after its decision to support the decriminalisation... Subscriber only	RE popular at A-level MORE than 19,000 sixth-formers were entered for A-level and AS-level religious studies examinations this summer. Subscriber only	News in Brief Abducted Colombian priest found; Billy Graham recovers in hospital; Afghan police rescue Christian hostage; Prayer call after mine disaster; US Lutherans... Subscriber only

Families struggle after floods SATYA Prasad Yadav has been living by the side of the road with his family of ten, since the Gandak River burst its banks in Northern India. Subscriber only	S. African Churches question reconciliation after judgment THE General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches has questioned whether the trial of a security minister for attempted murder has helped... Subscriber only	Wish you were here [COL][IMAGE][COL] Wish you were here? A summer landscape with church beyond, a watercolour-decorated postcard made by the Archbishop of York, fetched... Subscriber only

Embrace God’s migrants, says CCRJ THE MASS MOVEMENT of people is God’s will, says material prepared by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Subscriber only	Vicar unfrocked: anger at lengthy legal process THE FORMER Vicar of St John’s, Clevedon, the Revd David Smith, has been prohibited for life. Subscriber only	Bishop’s defence THE Rt Revd John Bickersteth, former Bishop of Bath & Wells, has defended the Appeal Court decision to resist the deportation of Learco Chindamo. Subscriber only

Research shows ‘adult’ news affects children CHILDREN under seven should not see on television adult news that reported on war and sexual abuse, the organisation mediawatch-uk says. Subscriber only	Over a drink The Archbishop of Wales, the Most Revd Barry Morgan, at a discussion of religion. Subscriber only	New Centre will provide ethical sport A CONFERENCE at York St John University next week will launch the Centre for the Study of Sport and Spirituality (CSSS). Subscriber only

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