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Churchgoing is down; women and giving are up THREE MILESTONES were recorded in Church of England statistics, released on Tuesday. Subscriber only	Southern Cone offers haven to disaffected US dioceses TRADITIONALIST dioceses wanting to secede from the Episcopal Church in the United States have been offered an ecclesiastical home in the Anglican Church... Subscriber only	Hi-tech move to halt lead thefts THE THEFT of lead from church roofs has reached such epidemic proportions that the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (EIG) is giving SmartWater protection... Subscriber only

Acceptance helps gays, psychiatrists inform Anglicans THE Royal College of Psychiatrists has challenged Anglican bishops to support gay clergy and laity as an example to parents struggling to come to terms... Subscriber only	Both sides seek truth of Canon Hunter’s death THE Revd Nicholas Henderson, whose election as Bishop of Lake Malawi was overturned in 2005, has called for the pathology report on the death of Canon... Subscriber only	GodTube website seeks to bring gospel to the young MORE THAN four-and-a-half million people have watched a young girl recite Psalm 23 on GodTube, one of the fastest-growing websites in the United States... Subscriber only

Primate says UDA must build trust THE Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Alan Harper, said on Monday that the announcement by the UDA that the UFF is to stand down Subscriber only	Shropshire SUPPORTERS of 28 schools in south Shropshire, which are vulnerable to closure under proposals by Shropshire County Council, are seeking changes to the... Subscriber only	Christianity "comes first" for charity THE ACTING head of advocacy for World Vision UK, an international Christian charity based in the UK, has said that there will be occasions when the charity... Subscriber only

University offers conflict training CONFLICT-management skills honed in Northern Ireland are to be offered free to senior leaders from six Churches in three day-long courses starting next... Subscriber only	Lest we forget The Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Revd John Davies, leads the Remembrance procession from the Cathedral to the cenotaph, on Sunday Subscriber only	New call threatens Lambeth 2008 ARCHBISHOPS of the Global South, meeting in Shanghai, have called for next year’s Lambeth Conference to be postponed Subscriber only

UK ‘should compensate for years of pollution’ RICH countries such as the UK, that have made their wealth through years of polluting, should pay billions of pounds to enable developing countries to... Subscriber only	Preparation Installation of the first female bishop of the El Camino Real diocese, in St Andrew’s, Saratoga, in California Subscriber only	Aloft Art installation of 7320 balloons imitating Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam Subscriber only

Internet hit [COL][IMAGE][COL] Internet hit: an artist creates a “Jesus painting” in a ten-minute Easter video posted on the GodTube website Subscriber only	Poll: ‘42 per cent pray’ ALMOST half of adults pray, and one in three believes that God watches over them, suggests a report marking Tearfund’s Global Poverty Prayer Week Subscriber only	Meaningful gift The Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, presents one of six specially commissioned Wedgwood “slave vases” to the Queen Subscriber only

News in brief Terrorism warning for churches; Choose your holy day, staff told; Bishop will say sorry for sex- abuse case; Grade-1 mission church needs new use; Canterbury... Subscriber only	TAC seeks talks with Rome about corporate reunion THE VATICAN has received an approach from the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) about the possibility of the TAC’s entering into communion with Rome... Subscriber only	Working it out News of a new animated TV series, Angels of Jarm Subscriber only

Church Commissioners sell 2566 acres to tycoon THE Church Commissioners confirmed this week that they have sold a Northumberland country estate, reportedly for £18-20 million. Subscriber only	In the clear for a year WYCLIFFE HALL Theological College, troubled by dismissals and resignations among the staff, is not to be inspected before autumn 2008. Subscriber only	Broadcast on padres wins prize THE TOP PRIZE in the Sandford St Martin Trust’s Religious Radio Awards has been awarded for a Radio 4 investigation by Martin Bell into army chaplains... Subscriber only

In the aisle Church Army news Subscriber only	Peace, with Pentagon funding SECTARIANISM is religion that has gone wrong Subscriber only	Attend to spiritual needs, says report MENTAL-health centres throughout Britain are being called on to use local religious, art, and community centres to help patients meet their spiritual... Subscriber only

No-costume drama in London church A NATIVITY PLAY with a touch of nudity opened this week in St Paul’s, Covent Garden, the Actors’ Church, in London. Subscriber only	Jonathan Aitken to head Tory task force on prison policy [COL][IMAGE][COL] THE former Conservative Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is to chair a group of criminal-justice experts who are examining... Subscriber only	Tributes paid to the Samaritans’ founder PREBENDARY Chad Varah, who founded the worldwide Samaritans organisation, died in hospital in Basingstoke on Thursday of last week, aged 95. Subscriber only

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