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Archbishop of Kenya consecrates bishops to work in US TWO AMERICANS were consecrated bishop in Kenya yesterday, to serve congregations that have split from the Episcopal Church in the United States. Subscriber only	Footballers and community support Rhys Jones’s family St Cuthbert’s, Croxteth Park, Liverpool, became for a while the centre of police operations when the Merseyside police conducted interviews there after... Subscriber only	Warm memory of Greenbelt IT WAS DRY. It was warm. It was sunny. Subscriber only

Girls’ Night In launches Caris magazine amid screams, cheers, and prayers A SATURDAY-night line-up that included music from a girl band, fashion photography, and free chocolate proved an irresistible draw for the launch of Caris... Subscriber only	New report: deacons should be seen as more distinctive DEACONS, even those impatient to be priests, may be required by their bishop to spend longer than one year in the diaconate. Subscriber only	Bishop edits good-news extra A BISHOP was invited to guest-edit a local newspaper, after journalists told him that they found bad-news stories depressing. Subscriber only

Mother Teresa’s papers confess 50-year ‘agony’ MOTHER TERESA had a crisis of faith throughout her 50 years of working among the poorest of the poor in Calcutta. Subscriber only	Mobile masts in the clear THE detrimental effects of the possible use of mobile phones to access pornography on the internet had to be balanced against the benefits of improved... Subscriber only	No escape for churches Fires have devastated large areas of Greece over recent days. Subscriber only

A plan for children THIS SUNDAY, before the new term starts, pastors should hold a parent, teacher, and pupil meeting, the Revd Jesse Jackson said in London this week. Subscriber only	In the soup The prophet Jonah adrift on the waves Subscriber only	News in Brief Cardinal leaves Amnesty International; Scorsese to film Westminster at Lincoln; corrections; in the sun Subscriber only

Church of England secondaries triumph in A levels and GCSEs CHURCH of England secondary schools were again among the highest scorers in league tables compiled from this summer’s A-level and GCSE results. Subscriber only	More study RE and score well A total of 171,123 students took GCSE examinations in religious studies this summer, a rise of 10,000 on last year. Subscriber only	Papal shadow over Romanian assembly THE Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Richard Chartres, is heading a C of E delegation to the Third European Ecumenical Assembly, in Sibiu, Romania, from... Subscriber only

Few have high hopes of Cyprus talks THE Cypriot President and the Turkish Cypriot leaderwill meet next Wednesday to discuss how the island’s two communities might take steps towards reunification... Subscriber only	Relief Relatives of the Taliban’s South Korean hostages learn on Tuesday of a deal. Subscriber only	Turks watchful as Gul elected TURKEY’S political landscape was reshaped by the election on Tuesday of the Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul, as President. Subscriber only

Foreign news in Brief US lesbian stands for bishop; Vatican to fly its own pilgrims; Church seeks Ncube details; Puzzlement over ban on paper Subscriber only

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