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Gordon Brown helps ‘put Christ back in Christmas’ A RECEPTION, described by the Prime Minister as an opportunity “to celebrate all the good things that Christians have done in the country and around the... Subscriber only	Church charities can still evangelise (but not bribe) PROSELYTISING is of benefit to the public, the Charity Commission has accepted. Subscriber only	Vatican stem-cell document is ‘very poor’ says C of E Bishop ADULT stem-cell research is legitimate and should be encouraged and supported, says a document on bio-ethics released by the Vatican this week. A Church... Subscriber only

We need peace urgently, say Holy Land leaders CHRISTIAN LEADERS in the Holy Land have asked for worldwide prayers for peace in the Middle East. Subscriber only	Cholera appeal is launched THE Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) has launched an appeal to provide emergency treatment for people dying of cholera in Zimbabwe. Subscriber only	Pakistan to protect Christians THE High Commissioner of Pakistan met the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Bradford in London on Wednesday. Subscriber only

Pilgrim pressure helps Bethlehem THE economic situation in Bethlehem has improved, a campaigner from Bethlehem, Leila Sansour, said this week. Subscriber only	Arroyo decides to leave constitution unchanged THE PRESIDENT of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has abandoned plans to reframe the constitution. Subscriber only	Reaction muted to new US Church BISHOPS in the Episcopal Church in the US have been playing down the foundation of the new Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Subscriber only

Create wealth to fight poverty, says Pope in New Year message WEALTH-creation is a duty in the fight against poverty, the Pope has said, in a message to mark the World Day of Peace on 1 January. Subscriber only	Porvoo faith talks FAITH communities in Europe can find a common home, if they meet and talk with each other rather than about each other, concluded the Porvoo Interfaith... Subscriber only	Seeing stars An image of the astronomer Copernicus Subscriber only

Williams: show reverence for young and weak THE SANCTITY of life and the welfare of children dominate the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas message to the Anglican Communion this year. Subscriber only	Not to be sniffed at This late 18th-century Swiss gold and enamel oval snuff box depicting a nativity scene fetched £2250 Subscriber only	News in Brief Much-loved; New for Kensington; Bishop and priest speak out about murder; Bell: ‘deep concern’ over drainage charges; Words the children won’t be able... Subscriber only

Bell-ringing lorry project in line for Lottery grant The archbishop of an independent Church in Brazil is in line to receive £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to equip a lorry-load of church bells... Subscriber only	Arroyo decides to leave constitution unchanged THE PRESIDENT of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has abandoned plans to reframe the constitution to allow her to stay in power beyond 2010... Subscriber only	‘We are facing a catastrophe’ warns Tuvalu islander THE Revd Tafue Lusama, a pastor from the Christian Church of Tuvalu, is a worried man. At the UN climate-change summit in Poznan, Poland, last week, his... Subscriber only

Carols prove problematic A RECTOR in Dorset can no longer bring himself to sing the carol “O little town of Bethlehem”, after visiting the Holy Land with parishioners last month... Subscriber only	Dr Neill’s ‘seeds of hope’ CHRISTMAS can still be a time of extravagance despite the recession, the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Neill, said in his seasonal message. Subscriber only	Giving them stones— but with a Christian slant An anonymous artist who says that he wants to “spread the real meaning of Christmas” has scattered hundreds of hand-painted pebbles Subscriber only

All aboard a carol concert held last week on HMS Bulwark and a carol service on HMS Victory Subscriber only	Get the message The Bishop of Leicester launched a Christmas bus-poster campaign last week. Subscriber only	Fund-raiser David Harrington, a Livability resident, with Pam Rhodes Subscriber only

One in the eye The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, will be joining volunteers tomorrow to give away mince pies Subscriber only	Rise in convictions for religious and racial hate crimes MORE than 33,000 people were prosecuted for crimes involving religious or racial hatred in the three years to March 2008. Subscriber only	Bible-lovers will be able to take the long view LORD WEST, the former First Sea Lord, and the X Factor star Beverley Trotman were among the readers in a 74-hour Bible-reading marathon in a London... Subscriber only

Rich seam Two paintings from a South Yorkshire pit-village church have been put on show in York, Subscriber only

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