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Legislation drafted for women bishops FLYING BISHOPS would remain in the C of E in all but name to serve those who cannot accept the ministry of women bishops, under a draft Measure and Code... Subscriber only	After Israeli attacks, ‘Palestinians stand behind Hamas’ THE prolonged Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip has killed several hundred Palestinians and injured many hundreds more. Subscriber only	Bishops address nation that has spent beyond its means AS ECONOMIC FORECASTS for 2009 remained bleak in the closing days of last year, bishops commented on the recession Subscriber only

Churchgoers plan for a generous New Year ONE THIRD of churchgoers plan to defy the recession and give more to charity in 2009. Subscriber only	Ousted bookseller sees gap in market A NEW Christian bookshop opens in Salisbury tomorrow. Subscriber only	Zimbabwe: ‘ugly, horrendous’ THE Bishop of Harare, Dr Sebastian Bakare, has voiced a “litany of challenges” of problems that are destroying Zimbabwe. Subscriber only

New bid to cherish ill-treated ruin VILLAGERS in Sand Hutton, near York, are trying to save a church there that was already a ruin almost two centuries ago Subscriber only	Restaurateur shells out to help restore York Minster CUSTOMERS in a York seafood restaurant are helping to restore the east front of the Minster every time they order oysters. Subscriber only	Public holiday The Chaldean Patriarch celebrates mass Subscriber only

Ruling on realigned Virginians A COUNTY court judge in Fairfax, Virginia, has ruled that 11 congregations that have left the Episcopal Church in the United States are entitled to keep... Subscriber only	Answered Christians pray for rain at St Peter’s, Oatlands, Tasmania, a month ago. Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief In the picture; Massacre at church in Congo; Virgen Maria gives birth to Jesus on Christmas Day; St Nicholas security increased; Subscriber only

Clerics removed from office TWO CLERICS in the diocese of Rochester have been removed from office for deserting their parish and their respective spouses. Subscriber only	Council rejects plan for spa in Mayfair church WESTMINSTER Council has unanimously rejected a planning application for a “Wellness Centre” in a redundant church, St Mark’s, North Audley Street, Mayfair... Subscriber only	Skateboarders will whizz round historic abbey YOUNGSTERS will be able to get their skates on in Malmesbury Abbey next year, as part of a pioneering outreach initiative. Subscriber only

News in Brief Bracing; Former Bishop of Carlisle dies; Sussex chapel damaged by fire Subscriber only	Watching over Image of St Mary's, Fratton Subscriber only	Priceless Two images: a 1842 first-edition of David Roberts's The Holy Land and one of Bethlehem Subscriber only

Out in the cold Image of youth group sleeping rough Subscriber only	Trust bids to save Scargill SCARGILL House, the ecumenical retreat centre in the Yorkshire Dales, which was closed and placed on the property market in the summer, may be reprieved... Subscriber only

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