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Pastors ask God to bless ‘his child Barack’ PRAYER was an integral part of the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington on Tuesday. None have been more closely scrutinised. Subscriber only	Church unity: progress slows while local enthusiasm grows NATIONAL and international discussions about church unity have been largely replaced by local action, church leaders say this week. Subscriber only	Financial crisis and ARCIC report feature on Synod agenda IT WILL be a “bottom-up” General Synod meeting in February, William Fittall, the secretary general, said at Monday’s briefing for the press. Subscriber only

Warning of ‘direct action’ over third Heathrow runway LAST WEEK’s announcement of government backing for a third London Heathrow airport runway has angered local residents and environmentalists. Subscriber only	Charity probes powers of bailiffs THE Zacchaeus 2000 Trust is demanding answers from the Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, about the powers of bailiffs. Subscriber only	Gaza faces sombre aftermath of raids THE PEOPLE of Gaza and the Palestinian community as a whole are slowly waking from the three-week nightmare of war. Subscriber only

Prayerful start the Revd Rick Warren gives the invocation during the swearing-in ceremony Subscriber only	Welsh sixth-form opt-out is criticised A PROPOSED Welsh Assembly ruling that would give sixth-formers in Wales the right to opt out of collective worship was criticised this week. Subscriber only	UK anti-Semitism increases after Gaza fighting ANTI-SEMITISM in the UK has been fuelled by the hostilities in Gaza, says the Community Security Trust (CST), which works to protect Jewish people. Subscriber only

Guiding lights the Epiphany procession was held in Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday Subscriber only	Fresh expression The actress Patricia Routledge with the musician Soon-Han Choi Subscriber only	Synod to discuss ban on BNP membership MEMBERSHIP of a racist organisation, including the British National Party (BNP), could become a bar to holding office in the C of E. Subscriber only

Diocesan motion expresses concerns after Eweida case THE various Divisions of the Archbishops’ Council will be asked to give an account of what they do to foster clearer understanding of the Christian... Subscriber only	SAMS and CMS merge MEMBERS of the Church Mission Society (CMS) have overwhelmingly backed a plan to merge with the South American Mission Society (SAMS) this week. Subscriber only	£2.6m grants awarded FIVE CATHEDRALS are to receive about £250,000 for restoration work. Subscriber only

New advice centres A Christian debt-counselling charity has opened 13 new advice centres across the country this month as the recession deepens. Subscriber only	Turf’s up Allan Hall, a visitor-operations team-member at Rievaulx Abbey lays a grass and synthetic covering over floor tiles at the site. Subscriber only	Gladstone celebrated at Library CELEBRATIONS of the bicentenary of the birth of William Gladstone, the 19th-century British Prime Minister, were due to start today with a seminar in... Subscriber only

Italian city bans atheist bus advert THE ATHEIST bus advertising campaign launched in the UK earlier this month has been banned in Genoa. Subscriber only	Week’s delay for decision on Unity A SIGNIFICANT decision on the future of Unity College, a C of E comprehensive in Northampton, has been postponed for a week Subscriber only	New sculpture shows Christ ‘leaping’ from cross A CRUCIFIXION sculpture conceived for an Anglican church in Windsor shows a jubilant Christ leaping “like a goal-scoring footballer” from the cross... Subscriber only

Archdeacon hopes to heal Evangelical rift THE new chairman of the Church of England Evangelical Council is the Archdeacon of Hampstead, the Ven. Michael Lawson. Subscriber only	Warm welcome Schoolchildren greet Prince Charles as he arrives to view restoration work at St Helen’s, Brant Broughton, in Lincolnshire. Subscriber only	UK needs a ‘big vision’ after recession, says report THERE is, as yet, no vision of how the UK will look when it finally emerges from a recession that will affect every aspect of society. Subscriber only

Lutheran first the consecration of the first woman bishop in the Lutheran Church in Great Britain Subscriber only	C of E Bishops propose changes to Covenant THE St Andrew’s Draft of the Anglican Covenant is “capable of further improvement”. Subscriber only	Pakistan blasphemy penalties ‘cannot be repealed’ THE SEVERE blasphemy law in Pakistan will be almost impossible to repeal, the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, warned in London. Subscriber only

Fallen in Nine people died and 100 were injured after the roof of the Reborn in Christ church centre in São Paolo, Brazil, collapsed on Monday. Subscriber only	Starving Langton, a 17-year-old Zimbabwean boy, and his family have resorted to eating this piece of hide to fight off hunger. Subscriber only	LRA menace still spreading WORSHIPPERS holding a prayer vigil in a church in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday are reported to have been burned inside their... Subscriber only

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