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Mr Brown praises good Samaritans THE CHURCHES are successfully teaching the parable of the Good Samaritan to the nation, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, suggested this week. Subscriber only	Emissions, not clothes, must tumble, says coalition THE CHURCH in the UK causes as much damage to the planet as one of the big supermarket chains. Subscriber only	First-class Lichfield licks its rivals A SET of commemorative stamps to celebrate the “power and glory” of the great cathedrals of the UK was launched this week. Subscriber only

China’s relief efforts praised RELIEF organisations were assessing the situation in central China after the earthquake that hit Sichuan province on Monday. Subscriber only	Tax evasion costs the lives of the poor, says Christian Aid TRANSNATIONAL companies, many of whom have their headquarters in Britain, are legally and illegally withholding billions in taxes, Christian Aid says... Subscriber only	Two months to go and bishops are still checking in BISHOPS are still signing up to the Lambeth Conference, 61 days before its official opening on 16 July. Subscriber only

News in brief Diocesan support for school mergers; Brighton church — options should be explored; New Dean for Derby announced; Two clerics appear before magistrates... Subscriber only	Williams’s embryo unease THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has voiced his concerns over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, Subscriber only	Another east London priest suffers assault in churchyard THE Revd Kevin Scully, Rector of St Matthew’s, Bethnal Green, in east London, was beaten up last week. Subscriber only

Cricket hots up THINGS heated up this week in the Church Times Cricket Cup competition Subscriber only	In the pink Nine-year-old Sidal Duma on Wednesday with a “flowertising” billboard Subscriber only	‘Abandon safeguards’ on women bishops NEARLY HALF the womencurrently ordained in the Church of England have opposed legal safeguards for people opposed to women bishops. Subscriber only

Numb Mourners linger on Sunday after a memorial mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lee, south-east London Subscriber only	Muslim takeover an exaggeration, says statistician CLAIMS that the numbers of “active” Muslims in the UK would overtake that of churchgoers by the middle of the century were denounced this week as inaccurate... Subscriber only	There are no losers in Irish peace, says Primate IN his presidential address to the Irish General Synod, the Archbishop of Armagh launched a strong attack on dissident Republicans. Subscriber only

All together [COL][IMAGE][COL] illuminations based on Lighting to Unite by the Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, projected at the weekend as part of Washington... Subscriber only	MPs probe unhappiness of value deficit A CROSS-Parliamentary group of Christian MPs launched a report this week analysing why British people are so unhappy. Subscriber only	Roosting birds on churches Subscriber only

Cardinal: be tentative in faith LIFE in Britain cannot become a God-free zone, said the Archbishop of Westminster. Subscriber only	‘Dump the churchy chat ups' “IS THIS pew taken?” and “You float my ark” are just two of a top-100 list of embarrassing chat-up lines to avoid. Subscriber only	Well-backed Image of US evangelist Franklin Graham in China Subscriber only

Foreign news in brief Archbishop warns polygamists in Nigeria; Plea for celibacy to be voluntary for RC priests; China told not to send Korean Christians back; Shortage of... Subscriber only	Chad accused by Sudan after attack CHURCHES in Khartoum were unable to celebrate Pentecost on Sunday because of a curfew by the Sudan government. Subscriber only	Accentuate the positive, says Dr Neill THE Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Neill, has said that the crisis in the Anglican Communion can be viewed positively as an opportunity for vocation. Subscriber only

Ceremony Images from Russia Subscriber only	To the point Image of pensioners fencing Subscriber only	Bakare denounces police for disrupting churches THE Bishop of Harare, Dr Sebastian Bakare, has denounced the “godless” behaviour of the police in their continuous disruption of church services Subscriber only

Kasper queries Anglican status THE ANGLICAN Church must decide where it belongs: with the Roman Catholic and Orthodox church tradition, or with 16th-century Protestantism Subscriber only	Junta hampers aid-agency efforts in Burma ONLY about ten per cent of the supplies that are needed by survivors of the Burma cyclone are reaching the most affected areas, a British aid agency said... Subscriber only

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