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New Anglican province comes into being in US THE NEW Anglican province in North America proposed by a coalition of conservative Anglican groups published its draft constitution. Subscriber only	PCCs with historic churches may have their hands held CONGREGATIONS are to be offered government help to manage ancient churches at a cost, to be matched, of £1.5 million. Subscriber only	Religious leaders worry that faith is being marginalised RELIGIOUS faith in Britain is more marginal to society than ever before, faith leaders believe. Subscriber only

They still love an orange with a candle in it when it’s 40 CHRISTINGLE SERVICES have been used in the Church of England for 40 years, and it is estimated that 1.1 million people will take part in one this weekend... Subscriber only	Church leaders say Mugabe must go THE Archbishop of Canterbury has described the situation in Zimbabwe as “a complete humanitarian outrage". Subscriber only	Moscow farewell for Patriarch Alexi, who revived Orthodoxy THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has led tributes to Patriarch Alexi II of Moscow, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who died last Friday. Subscriber only

Bishops question BBC’s values THE BBC has been criticised for inconsistency by Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops in its treatment of religious and entertainment programmes. Subscriber only	‘Help the poor cope with new climate’ CHURCH LEADERS and aid agencies lobbied the UN environmental summit in Poznan, Poland, this week. Subscriber only	Life-sized Canon Tony Bundock, Team Rector of Leeds, with newly commissioned nativity figures Subscriber only

Turnbull resigns from CEEC THE CHAIRMAN of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC), the Revd Dr Richard Turnbull, has resigned, it was announced this week. Subscriber only	Electric priest scoots around parish A GREEN-minded cleric has taken to scooting around her parish in a bid to reduce her carbon footprint. Subscriber only	Statement confirms RE will stay on curriculum FEARS that religious education would disappear as a discrete subject under new proposals for the primary curriculum announced this week have been dismissed... Subscriber only

Faith-schools report ‘biased’ FAITH SCHOOLS should be open to all children, without regard to religious background, a new report from the Runnymede Trust. Subscriber only	With this ring Kioni Lansbury, 12, of King’s School, in Ottery St Mary, Devon, has been banned by the school from wearing her purity ring for “safety reasons”. Subscriber only	News in Brief Staying together; Lord Lauderdale dies, aged 97; New Chief Finance Officer appointed; One in three believes in virgin birth; Lambeth Library website opens... Subscriber only

Not believed The Revd Dr Patrick Okechi, Vicar of the Good Shepherd with St John, West Bromwich, has been removed from office and banned from working as a priest for... Subscriber only	More News in Brief Derring-do; Don’t change suicide law, say campaigners; Former Bishop of Derby dies. Subscriber only	Home from Afghanistan The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, had a service in Canterbury Cathedral. Subscriber only

Don’t do it, say reformers, in Archers debate about Grace FANS of the long-running BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers have been engaging in a heated argument on the programme’s internet message board. Subscriber only	Message of forgiveness A team from the organisation Breaking the Cycle was welcomed by Year 11 students at St Edward’s C of E School, Romford, in Essex. Subscriber only	Vatican: why did no one see the financial crisis coming? THE VATICAN has asked why no one noticed that there was about to be a global financial crisis. Subscriber only

Book helps with conflict resolution FAITH communities can be a cutting-edge resource for conflict transformation. Subscriber only	Holy post Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz and the CEO of Israel Post, Avi Hochman, place letters addressed to God Subscriber only	Foreign News in Brief O Christmas tree; Chorus of angels; ‘Nigeria must intervene to stop violence’; Obama urged to prioritise Middle East peace; Let Iranian Baha’is be educated... Subscriber only

Welcome for new province THE standing committee of the diocese of Sydney has formally welcomed the creation of the new province. Subscriber only	Missionaries imprisoned in Gambia CONCERNS over the well-being of David and Fiona Fulton, a British couple working as missionaries in Gambia, west Africa, continued this week. Subscriber only