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Lambeth opening is low-key, less formal, ‘less triumphal’ THE ARRIVAL was low-key: relaxed bishops sauntering down the cobbled street towards the Cathedral Subscriber only	Resign for our sake, Sudan’s Archbishop urges Robinson SUDANESE ANGLICANS are being insulted by Muslims because of the Anglican Communion’s perceived stance on homosexuality. Subscriber only	Clarity needed before next ACC — Archbishop Chew IT WOULD be unwise to dismiss the Sudanese statement and the comment that followed it as solely an African voice. Subscriber only

Covenant is flawed and colonialist, says GAFCON THE GAFCON group has rejected the St Andrew’s draft text of the Anglican Covenant, describing it as “seriously limited and severely flawed”. Subscriber only	Churches join to tackle gang violence CHURCH leaders came together on Monday to express their concern over the recent spate of knife crime and gang-related violence in British cities. Subscriber only	Government gives £7.5m for all religions to work together THE GOVERNMENT this week announced an investment of £7.5 million into interfaith work across the country Subscriber only

We are the champions Cranmer Hall, in Durham, produced its own version of the Gillette “Champions” advertisement. Subscriber only	Cathedral helps restore historic riverside gardens in Durham DURHAM Cathedral is involved in a £6-million scheme to restore a lost treasure of the North-East, it was announced this week. Subscriber only	Progress on goals ‘too modest’ THE Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are realistic, achievable, and time-bound, said the Anglican observer at the UN Subscriber only

‘Fight the anti-God monster’ THE HEAD of the Vatican’s mission department, Cardinal Ivan Dias, addressed the Conference on Tuesday night. Subscriber only	Outside the tent Although it takes place on an open campus, most of the Conference’s official sessions — and some of the unofficial ones — are closed. Subscriber only	SPCK shops’ bankruptcy petition meets a hitch THE OWNERS of the former SPCK bookshops chain have been halted by inconsistencies in their petition from declaring themselves bankrupt. Subscriber only

Heavenly armour — against seagulls Canon Graham Minors, Team Rector in the Bodmin Team Ministry, in Cornwall, has taken to wearing a hard hat. Subscriber only	Christian PC fined over gay dispute seeks tribunal A POLICEMAN in Norfolk, PC Graham Cogman, is going to an employment tribunal over his claim that he has faced discrimination at work because of his Christian... Subscriber only	‘Conservatives must stick together’ HE WAS diplomatic about it, but it was clearly vexing to the Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone that he had not seen the published response to the... Subscriber only

US bishop to realign his diocese THE BISHOP of Central Florida, the Rt Revd John Howe, has withdrawn from the traditionalist Anglican Communion Network Subscriber only	Pope calls for unity THE POPE has called for a fresh effort for Christian unity while respecting Christian doctrine Subscriber only	News in brief Philippines bishops denounce family-planning bill; Africa’s ‘hidden famine’ continues; Orthodox rebuked for RC service; Buddhist monks attack church... Subscriber only

One year on Images of Tewkesbury, a year after the terrible floods Subscriber only	NHS plans to give the dying more care and choice THE NHS is to raise the profile of the treatment of patients who die in its care Subscriber only	O moral Gower Image of Andrew Motion, the Poet Laureate and the comedian Terry Jones at Southwark Cathedral on Monday Subscriber only

Commissioners lift axe on car loans THE THREAT hanging over the Church Commissioners’ clergy car loans, which are worth £5.8 million a year, was lifted this month. Subscriber only	Scam alert A CLERIC in the diocese of Ely has urged churches to be vigilant, after a con man preyed on elderly members of his congregation Subscriber only	Be honest, but hopeful, says Williams THE Archbishop of Canterbury called on the bishops to face up to the Communion’s difficulties in his presidential address on Sunday. Subscriber only

Church is ‘a bridge in a desert’ CHRISTIANITY should take second place to Christ in a new kind of evangelism fitted for a postmodern world. Subscriber only	Anglican relations are getting worse, says Handford A DOWNBEAT evaluation of the state of the Communion was delivered on Tuesday by the former Primate in Jerusalem & the Middle East. Subscriber only	Campus proves stonier ground than Bosnia THE EXCLUSION of the Bishop of New Hampshire from the Lambeth Conference programme was hindering reconciliation, said a mediation specialist on Monday... Subscriber only

We develop ourselves. . . We complain to God IT’S the women who are most strongly articulating the challenges of the contexts they come from. Subscriber only

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