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Dr Williams warns of ‘murderous folly’ of Middle East war THE PRIME Minister was told this week by the Archbishop of Canterbury that it would be “murderous folly” to attack Syria or Iran. Subscriber only	Call for support for hospital chaplains THE chief executive of the C of E’s Hospital Chaplaincies Council has called on churchgoers across the country to lobby their MPs about the cut in healthcare... Subscriber only	It’s official: being married (and staying married) is good for you MARRIAGE is on the decline, but married people are more likely to stay together than cohabiting couples Subscriber only

Gaza bookseller was a martyr, says Bishop of London TRIBUTES were paid this week to Rami Ayyad, the Palestinian Christian bookseller murdered in Gaza last Saturday. Subscriber only	Report warns of deportees being beaten and abused AIRLINES were under pressure this week to refuse to carry failed asylum-seekers. Subscriber only	First English bishop talks of boycotting Lambeth 2008 WHETHER OR NOT the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, attends next year’s Lambeth Conference will depend on what the Primates think of the US... Subscriber only

News in brief Welcome for rise overseas aid; Seven-year jail threat for homophobia; Making both parents register birth ‘punitive’; Archbishop laments childhood loneliness... Subscriber only	Court opens door for women THE Appellate Tribunal — the highest court of the Australian Church — has cleared the way for women to become diocesan bishops. Subscriber only	Firm hold Nicaraguan feminist group picture Subscriber only

Bishop sparks debate on abortion REMARKS critical of the Irish government by the Bishop of Cashel & Ossory have themselves prompted criticism from the Roman Catholic Bishops Conference. ... Subscriber only	Gutted: St Barnarbas’s St Barnarbas’s, Erdington, in Birmingham, will need complete rebuilding, which could take at least two years, after a blaze swept through it on Thursday... Subscriber only	On board A publicity photo for the first UK Skate and Ministry Network conference. Subscriber only

No outright ban of niqab in school NEW government guidelines on school uniform, published last week, say the policy must be decided by governors. Subscriber only	Tribunal verdict awaited A TRIBUNAL hearing the case of the Revd David King, who is alleged to have had an affair with a married parishioner, finished in Leeds last week without... Subscriber only	Heritage bid: [COL][IMAGE][COL] Heritage bid: the Black Church, an ancient Armenian church in Iran, has applied to UNESCO in the hope of becoming an official World... Subscriber only

AIDS heads African agenda THE COUNCIL of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA), which met in Mauritius last week, stuck to an African agenda. Members resisted the efforts of outside... Subscriber only	Council resists sexuality debate The Mauritius meeting of CAPA rightly focused on the challenges facing the continent: poverty, war, injustice, debt, natural disaster. But there was... Subscriber only	Diocese to fight for fair asylum Asylum-seekers should be given the right to work, argues a private member’s motion which the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham is to debate in its diocesan... Subscriber only

Annunciation via txt MARY can now receive the good news from Gabriel, even when he is not there. Subscriber only	Pilgrims to walk in steps of Abraham IT HAS long been a dream of many, including the late Pope John Paul II, to walk in the footsteps of Abraham. Subscriber only	Christians in Palestine are more fearful THE MURDER last weekend of Rami Ayyad, the manager of the Bible Society bookshop in the Gaza Strip, is a shocking event. Subscriber only

Big Picture A still from Sam Taylor-Wood’s Pietà, one of three films in a series by the artist currently showing at Wallspace. Subscriber only	Communion loosened THE US House of Bishops has “failed to meet the hopes of the Primates”, says the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen. Subscriber only	Eye of the storm The Bishop of New Hampshire, the Rt Revd Gene Robinson, spoke at the Virginia Theological Seminary last week. Subscriber only

Bishops' response ‘barely adequate’ BISHOPS and theologians speaking for the Anglican Communion Institute concede signs of progress in the US House of Bishops response to the Primates’ demands... Subscriber only	GMC gives guidelines BEING open about their religious beliefs could encourage a better relationship between doctor and patient. Subscriber only	Chipping away William Davies, a stone carver from Stoke Newington, has won a £10,000 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship. Subscriber only

Organ donation part of being Christian, says submission CHRISTIANS should consider organ donation after their death as part of their Christian service, says a new Church of England submission published this... Subscriber only	Vatican heads for directors’ box in bid to clean up game THE ROMAN Catholic Church in Italy has promised to find new sponsors for a third-division football team in exchange for setting new standards of sportsmanship... Subscriber only

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