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Dean is critical of police after cathedral shooting BULLETS were fired into Guildford Cathedral in an incident in which David Sycamore, a man aged 39, who lived nearby, was killed by police Read more	St Luke’s Hospital for Clergy to be sold ST LUKE’S Hospital for the Clergy in Fitzroy Square, London, is to be sold. Read more	Stoke-on-Trent bucks loneliness trend LIFE in the UK has become lonelier, as neighbourhoods have got more fragmented and community life has substantially weakened over the past 30 years... Read more

Christians in Jos are ‘scapegoats’, says bishop CHRISTIANS in northern Nigeria have said that inaccurate reporting of riots in Jos at the weekend could fuel further Muslim violence against them. Read more	Bethlehem wine held at checkpoint ALTAR WINE from a Roman Catholic winery in Bethlehem is being stopped at checkpoints, where Israeli soldiers have deemed it a “security risk”. Read more	Mumbai violence condemned THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury expressed his “shock and outrage” at the terrorist atrocities which occurred in Mumbai last week. Read more

Doha conference fails to make economic changes THE WORLD COUNCIL of Churches, Christian aid agencies, and other campaigners nt faced disappointment this week, Read more	Recognition About 30,000 Japanese Christians attended a beatification ceremony in Nagasaki on Monday Read more	New arrival: about 1000 bus shelters About 1000 bus shelters will carry a new poster from the Churches Advertising Network, unveiled on Wednesday. Read more

New site encourages e-protests THREE churches in England have launched a new website to help busy people become more active on social justice issues. Read more	Counsellor has his day in court GARY McFARLANE, a Christian counsellor ty, this week had his claim for unfair dismissal and religious discrimination heard by an employment tribunal in... Read more	Merrily on high Ttwo 17th-century bells were hoisted up the tower of Worcester Cathedral last week . Read more

Liturgical show St Stephen’s, Bath, is lit up in purple during Advent Read more	RC bishops urge priests to be sensitive to gays ROMAN CATHOLIC clergy have been urged to use their sermons as an opportunity to praise the gifts that homosexual Catholics bring to the Church. Read more	New glass to replace window lost in war-time hiding place STAINED GLASS is being fitted in a 19th-century church, nearly 70 years after the original window was lost down a coal mine. Read more

ACC ‘frail’ says Baxter THE PRINCIPAL of St John’s College, Nottingham, Dr Christina Baxter, has spoken of the challenges faced by members of the Anglican Consultative Council... Read more	Another angle A painting of Durham Cathedral as seen from HMP Durham. Read more	RCs urge their schools to do more to include other faiths ROMAN CATHOLIC schools which have pupils from other faiths should make strenuous efforts to include them and their parents in the life of the school. Read more

Politicians join families to mourn youths DIGNITARIES joined hundreds of mourners at a memorial service at Southwark Cathedral last week to commemorate the life of Damilola Taylor. Read more	Amazing Grace ANGLICANS across Canada gathered in their parishes for a rendition of “Amazing Grace” on Sunday. Read more	Pakistan principal links US bombing to attacks on Christians BOMBING RAIDS by the United States on a province in Pakistan have been linked by a college principal to a rocket attack on a church school. Read more

Canada group to loosen ties FIFTY conservative Anglican leaders in Canada have declared that they will stay within the Anglican Church of Canada. Read more	All smiles [COL][IMAGE][COL] Senator Hillary Clinton speaks at the rededication service after the 2001 fire in the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York... Read more	NI walls ‘will fall one day’ TEMPORARY “peace walls” set up in Northern Ireland at community flashpoints are still in place 40 years later Read more

Seeking refuge Esperance Nirakagori, her granddaughter Response, and her daughter Protegée find shelter in a room adjoining a RC church in the East Congo village of... Read more	Protestant Bishop accuses RC Church of shoring up regime INTER-CHURCH relations in the Philippines — already strained by recent troubles — sunk to a new low. Read more	Crime drops thanks to Angels A CHRISTIAN-based nightlife project in Halifax has contributed to a 42-per-cent reduction in crime in the town centre. Read more

News in brief Bishop of Chelmsford to retire; Pensions Board activates task force; Put Old Master in church, says Cardinal; “Abide With Me” tops download chart; Dr... Read more

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