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Use of Abortion Act is drifting from its aim, says Primate SOCIETY risks losing sight of the sanctity of life and the compassionate intentions of the 1967 Abortion Act, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned... Subscriber only	Child-protection protocol agreed THE BROAD principles of a protocol for systematically reviewing past child-protection cases have been agreed, the Church of England confirmed yesterday... Subscriber only	Deans question power of diocesan bishops PROPOSALS to concentrate more power into the hands of diocesan bishops was opposed this week by three former deans. Subscriber only

‘Violence is always defeat’ REPRESENTATIVES from the world’s main religions, who were meeting in Naples this week, have issued a statement saying that to practise violence in God’s... Subscriber only	Christians condemn Pakistan bombs CHURCHES in Pakistan have condemned the suicide-bombings that killed 140 people. Subscriber only	Forward in Faith’s US bishops hope to be free in 2009 CONVERSATIONS about affiliating the three Forward in Faith (North America) dioceses with an overseas province were “very far along". Subscriber only

Consuming Malibu Presbyterian Church burns on Sunday. Subscriber only	Foreign rews in brief African call to remember the poor; China includes religion in constitution; US relaxes airport inspections of headwear; US relaxes airport inspections... Subscriber only	Christian Aid criticises World Bank on ‘energy-poor’ people THE WORLD BANK is failing 2.4 billion people who are “energy– poor”, says Christian Aid in a new briefing paper. Subscriber only

Kunonga keeps diocesan assets THE crumbling judicial system in Zimbabwe has allowed the discredited Bishop of Harare, the Rt Revd Nolbert Kunonga, to hold on to the assets of the diocese... Subscriber only	News in brief Archbishop wants gay bishop at conference; Prayers for orphans and their drowned parents; Churches Together post for URC minister; Suffolk’s new bishop... Subscriber only	Hereford schools fight closure plan FORTY-TWO C of E primary schools in Hereford diocese are to resist local-authority proposals under which many of them could face closure. Subscriber only

Awards for C of E headteacher THE WORK of St Aidan’s C of E High School, Harrogate, was recognised this week in two awards for its head teacher, Dennis Richards. Subscriber only	NHS trusts at service CUTTING hospital chaplains made little sense, NHS trusts were warned during a special service for healthcare professionals in Manchester Cathedral on... Subscriber only	Cathedral queries gas-bill row Durham Cathedral was not amused to have been thrust into prominence on Tuesday over a gas bill for £9166. Subscriber only

Attack unites Philippines THE BOMBING of a shopping mall in the Makati business district of Manila, in the Philippines, which killed 11 people and left 122 injured last Friday... Subscriber only	Aspinall awards praise THE Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia said that the response of the Episcopal Church in the United States to the Windsor report and the Primates’... Subscriber only	Quincy ‘is in process’ THE Bishop of Quincy, the Rt Revd Keith Ackerman, has contradicted reports that his diocese has decided to remain part of the Episcopal Church in the... Subscriber only

Australian tight corner DESPITE the might of Sydney diocese, Australian traditionalists have been described as isolated and divided. Subscriber only	Greyfriars, Oxford, to close GREYFRIARS HALL, Oxford, is to close at the end of this academic year. Subscriber only	Bringing Taizé to Bolivia About 7000 young adults from South and Central America came to Cochabamba. Subscriber only

Go-slow on Montreal vote MONTREAL followed Ottawa last week in requesting its Bishop to bless previously solemnised civil marriages between same-sex couples. Subscriber only	St Peter’s ‘special’ say parishioners A CONGREGATION in Brighton, Sussex, was dismayed to learn this month that, after a period of consultation, the Church Commissioners have concluded that... Subscriber only	Sex-abusers to be on register THE GENERAL SYNOD in Australia is close to passing legislation establishing a national register of clerics and lay-workers who have been accused of abusing... Subscriber only

Praise for peace teams after event cancellations ISRAELI and Palestinian peace teams, who have been pressing for a negotiated two-state solution to end violence in the Holy Land, have been praised by... Subscriber only

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