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Report urges religious leaders to affirm their opposition to forced marriages COMMUNITY leaders, priests, and imams must get the message across to their communities that forced marriage is unacceptable. Subscriber only	VA schools find government survey ‘unhelpful’ A SURVEY by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) of schools’ admissions codes in three local authorities has been criticised by as... Subscriber only	Archbishop investigates THE Bishop of St Davids, the Rt Revd Carl Cooper, has agreed to take leave of absence after consultation with the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan... Subscriber only

Lambeth ban on Robinson upheld THE Bishop of New Hampshire, in the United States, the Rt Revd Gene Robinson, has said that he is “dismayed and sick-hearted” after learning on Monday... Subscriber only	Yeshiva attack is widely condemned CHURCH OF ENGLAND and Roman Catholic bishops have joined in denouncing the continuing violence in the Holy Land. Subscriber only	Dr Jim Packer faces inhibition THE Evangelical theologian the Revd Dr Jim Packer has been issued with a formal notice removing his right to officiate in the Anglican Church of Canada... Subscriber only

United in song The African Children’s Choir, made up of children from the Ankola tribe in Uganda, at this year’s Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday... Subscriber only	Christians challenged to live for one week on food parcel CHRISTIANS taking up a national Church Action on Poverty (CAP) challenge have been living as refused asylum-seekers for a week in Lent. Subscriber only	Seasonal message The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, gave away hot cross buns at Appleton C of E Primary School yesterday. Subscriber only

Chopped The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld 23 complaints against the Jemella agency, for its TV campaign for ghd IV hairstyling equipment. Subscriber only	‘Best company’ prize for charity A CHRISTIAN debt-counselling charity has been named the “best small company to work for” in the UK. Subscriber only	C of E website offers help to those in debt THE official website of the Church of England this week launched an online resource to help those struggling with debt. Subscriber only

Bishops must meet critics face to face, say theologians BISHOPS have a duty to go on praying and talking together, face to face, with those with whom they disagree. Subscriber only	Food for thought Take this and share it, a short film and part of a reflective journey to be posted online by SGM Lifewords Subscriber only	Sentamu’s phone rap CALLERS to Bishopthorpe Palace in York may get a surprise if they are placed on hold: they will be greeted by the Archbishop of York. Subscriber only

Faiths give £2 billion to UK economy FAITH communities contribute more than £2 billion to the UK economy, and play a crucial part in contemporary society. Subscriber only	First lady: the Revd Roberta Rominger The Revd Roberta Rominger is to be the next general secretary of the United Reformed Church Subscriber only	Rome defines new deadly sins to tackle contemporary ills A list of seven new deadly sins issued this week by the Vatican has been described as a “useful reminder” for Anglicans. Subscriber only

Island visit Image of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Subscriber only	Nigeria issues denial THE Church of Nigeria has rebutted criticism that its Primate, the Most Revd Peter Akinola, condoned inter-ethnic violence in 2004 that involved the... Subscriber only	Target was Zionist holy of holies THE SHOOTINGs on Thursday of last week have left Israelis worried about further attacks. Subscriber only

AS HOLY WEEK approaches .... please consider making a donation to the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund Lenten appeal, if you have not done so already. Subscriber only	News In Brief Bishop of Oxford sees ‘dark underbelly’; Vicar loses appeal against removal from his post; Friend of homeless’ retires after BBC film; New Bishops of... Subscriber only	Harper in joint defence of church voice in NI schools THE Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Alan Harper, has led protests this week by the Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches in Northern Ireland... Subscriber only

Saddened A minute’s silence was held at Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday. Subscriber only	A tangled web in the pulpit ROMAN CATHOLIC priests in Poland are risking legal action by plagiarising their sermons from the internet. Subscriber only	Templeton Prize goes to Polish priest A POLISH cosmologist and Roman Catholic priest, the Revd Dr Michal Heller has won the 2008 Templeton Prize for his work on the origin and concept of the... Subscriber only

Templeton story - missing pic [COL][IMAGE][COL] Subscriber only	Another mystery A church that featured in Dan Brown’s best-selling book The Da Vinci Code, and in the subsequent film, has camouflaged its new speaker system in... Subscriber only	The magic of Narnia to return THE big-screen adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian will arrive in British cinemas in June, it was announced last week. Subscriber only

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