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‘Packed, solemn, engaged’ prayers for Jersey inquiry MORE THAN 300 islanders and officials packed the church at Gouray on Jersey on Tuesday evening Subscriber only	‘Unsuitable’ foster-parents to appeal EUNICE and Owen Johns, a Derby couple whose application to foster children was rejected because of their Christian beliefs, said this week that it was... Subscriber only	Churches survive shaking AN OXFORDSHIRE church lost a stone cross from its roof this week in the earthquake that rocked much of England and Wales. Subscriber only

UN warns of new food-price crisis THE UN World Food Programme (WFP) is to hold an emergency meeting in Rome today, as rising food prices across the world threaten to create a new constituency... Subscriber only	Larry Norman ends his visit and flies home THE “grandfather of Christian rock music”, Larry Norman, died on Sunday in his home town of Salem, Oregon Subscriber only	A fair wine for the vestry cupboard Canon Law gives little advice about communion wine, other than it should be “the fermented juice of the grape, good and wholesome”. Subscriber only

New Dean has RC background A FORMER Roman Catholic priest is to be the next Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Subscriber only	News in Brief Well read; on song; New Zealand considers Canadian bishop; Board of Deputies president tells off Tory leader; Welsh bishop and his wife part; Synod corrections... Subscriber only	Dioceses continue opposition to sub-post-office closures DIOCESES across the Church of England are continuing to campaign for the survival of sub-post offices. Subscriber only

Touring show The Superintendent Minister of the Ripon Methodist Circuit and the Dean of Ripon, carry part of an exhibition from the Methodist Church Collection of... Subscriber only	Children’s inquiry probes materialism The use of ultrasonic dispersal devices — such as the Mosquito, which is audible only to those under a certain age — is a sad example of an indiscriminate... Subscriber only	Dug out Peter Ryder, an archaeologist, one of a team excavating the floor of St Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring, in Yorkshire. Subscriber only

Parishes endure upheaval caused by reorganisation A THRIVING team ministry in Suffolk is to be dismantled and then re-formed to ensure that the appointment of a new team rector can be advertised as open... Subscriber only	Levy promised, as casinos go ahead A PRESS STATEMENT from Church House welcomed the Government’s confirmation on Tuesday that it had scrapped plans for a supercasino in Manchester. Subscriber only	York Chapter House roof York Chapter House roof open in National Science and Engineering Week Subscriber only

Religiously aggravated crime less than in 2006 A FALL in religiously aggravated offences was recorded in England and Wales last year. Subscriber only	Shortfall, after CCJ’s work grows THE Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ), said to be the oldest interfaith organisation in Britain, is facing a financial shortfall. Subscriber only	Charity rattles biscuit- tin to raise awareness CHURCHES are being urged to support a campaign for greater understanding of eating disorders, at the conclusion of National Eating Disorders Awareness... Subscriber only

Chad: aid agencies in crossfire AID AGENCIES issued fresh warnings about the situation in Chad this week, after fierce fighting in the capital N’Djamena earlier this month. Subscriber only	Conference: include RCs IN A BID to avoid “ecumenical stagnation”, leaders of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) have proposed the creation of a new body that would include... Subscriber only	Archbishop’s 50-year thanksgiving THE Rt Revd Marcus Loane KBE, Archbishop of Sydney from 1966 until his retirement in 1982, has celebrated the 50th anniversary of his consecration as... Subscriber only

Kenyan bid for unity CHRISTIAN, Muslim, and Hindu leaders who met in an interreligious forum in Nairobi have said in a statement: “We recommend that the 2007 general election... Subscriber only	Get lost, Schofield tells ‘meddlers’ THE Bishop of San Joaquin has told two churchmen sent into the diocese by the US Presiding Bishop’s Office that they are “meddling in the affairs of San... Subscriber only	Africa gospel Best-selling bibles Subscriber only

Border-crossing is out, say Windsor bishops of US plan THE so-called Camp Allen or Windsor bishops in the United States have presented the Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, and the Archbishop of Canterbury with... Subscriber only	Different look An islamic intepretation of Jesus's story Subscriber only	Consider our proposal: a gift to TAP “CAN’T get away to marry you today: I’m filling in my TAP Gift Aid form.” Subscriber only

Joint school in Oldham: plans fail ADVANCED PLANS for an academy in Oldham, sponsored jointly by the diocese of Manchester and Peacemaker, a Muslim organisation, have foundered . Subscriber only	Antique floor Chichester Cathedral Subscriber only

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