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Relief agencies struggle to reach Burma cyclone victims DEATHS in Burma have continued to rise after the cyclone that devastated the country last weekend. Subscriber only	Priest, aged 78, walks for water THE Revd Michael Waters, 78, a Christian Aid supporter for half a century, walked to 56 Yorkshire churches over two weeks. Subscriber only	Parsonages campaigner queries Commissioners THE INDEPENDENCE of the Church Commissioners to rule on the sale of parsonages was questioned this week by the Very Revd Dr Michael Higgins, a former... Subscriber only

Conservative bishops head for Lambeth IT IS becoming clear that the conservative case is going to be well represented at the forthcoming Lambeth Conference in Canterbury. Subscriber only	Schools and teachers under threat in rural Zimbabwe BELEAGUERED Christians in Zimbabwe are urging the worldwide Christian community to “pray against fear”. Subscriber only	TAP tops £4m for 5000 priests with record total of £182,436 IT’S a triple landmark for the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund this Whitsun — and an extra-big thank-you to all our readers. Subscriber only

Church Times cricket cup: God gives the crease THE START of the Church Times Cricket Cup season heralds the start of two months of unbroken sunshine. That’s the plan, anyway. It would certainly make... Subscriber only	Gloucester win over Coventry in CT cricket APRIL SHOWERS heralded the start of the cricket season and the return of the Church Times Cricket Cup. Subscriber only	C of E’s ‘distinctive voice’ for EU hub THE first Church of England Representative to the European Union, the Revd Dr Gary Wilton, was commissioned and collated in Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral... Subscriber only

Fasting deacon ‘was never hungry’ A DEACON, the Revd Mike McGurk, who is to be priested next month, has completed a 100-day fast, taking only water and vitamin drinks. Subscriber only	Festival spirit and Pentecost prayer come to London A NEW Pentecost festival, combining worship and the arts, is taking place in London this weekend. Subscriber only	News in Brief Warming up; New Bishop; high point; Each must act on climate change, says Reade; BAE report criticised as absurd; Parliament welcomes Hope campaign; Chartres... Subscriber only

Still praying Kate and Gerry McCann leave St Mary and St John, Rothley, on Saturday. Subscriber only	Where would Jesus live? A cottage in Scotland IF Jesus walked the earth today, he would attend the Glastonbury Festival, respondents to a survey have suggested. Subscriber only	Ten years on Just Share supporters at the May Day event last week to highlight international debt. Subscriber only

Commissioners’ assets rise to £5.67bn FIGURES released by the Church Commissioners on Monday show that assets have risen to £5.67 billion over the past five years. Subscriber only	One-flight Williams THE Archbishop of Canterbury is planning to reduce his carbon footprint. Subscriber only	Bookshops withdrawn from sale THE four former SPCK shops that were due to be auctioned by their new owners have been withdrawn from sale. Subscriber only

Evergreen Winston Barraclough and Bess Atkins marry at St Nicholas’s, Hornsea, East Yorkshire, last month. Subscriber only	Medieval world A conservator begins work this week on the Cosmati pavement. Subscriber only	Water-bill row accelerates THE Churches Main Committee was scheduled to meet the Government’s water regulator, Ofwat, yesterday. Subscriber only

How ‘spirituality’ helps outreach [COL][IMAGE][COL] SARA MAITLAND said that the word “spirituality” was something that made her angry (Back page interview, 14 March). As someone who... Subscriber only	Close encounter The Archbishop of Canterbury described his private meeting with Pope Benedict on Monday at the Vatican as “friendly and informal”. Subscriber only	UN appeals for help with food crisis THE United Nations has appealed for NGOs to work with the task force it established last week to co-ordinate plans to overcome the growing world food... Subscriber only

Canadians go shares in church A COURT in Canada has ruled that the split congregations of three parishes in the diocese of Niagara must share their church buildings. Subscriber only	Openly gay candidate for bishop ONE OF the two candidates for a bishopric in the most liberal of Germany’s Lutheran Church provinces is openly gay. Subscriber only	Priest’s conduct was unbecoming, rules York chancery court THE REPUTATION of the Church in the community should not take second place to the personal interests of a member of the clergy. Subscriber only

Foreign news in brief Brave and visionary; CSW calls anti-conversion law ‘intrusive’; Professor resigns rather than explain divorce; Indonesian convert paroled; TV chef swears... Subscriber only	Alan Harper: All Palestinians are being punished by Israel The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Alan Harper, has said that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the annexed territories could amount to collective... Subscriber only