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Archbishops launch joint appeal for aid for Zimbabweans THE ARCHBISHOPS of Canterbury and York have launched an appeal for money to help Anglican dioceses and parishes in Zimbabwe distribute food and medical... Subscriber only	Extremists thrive in crisis, says Williams BRITAIN is at risk from political extremism as a result of the financial crisis, the Archbishop of Canterbury warned this week. Subscriber only	Fairtrade Fortnight message is: Back the smallholder THE Fairtrade Foundation is urging consumers to support its work with farmers in developing countries who have been hit hard by the global economic crisis... Subscriber only

It is good to teach right and wrong, says Blears MORALITY is a proper subject for politics, a government minister signalled this week. Subscriber only	Gail Trimble quizzed . . . out THE CHAPLAIN and Fellow of Corpus Christi College Oxford, Canon Judith Maltby, described the Senior Common Room as “very proud” of the college’s victory... Subscriber only	Lent 2009: will you give to the Train-A-Priest Fund? This year's Lenten appeal starts now Subscriber only

What are you doing at the moment? Image of a new poster Subscriber only	Be prophetic, urges Sentamu THE Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, has told Britain’s “illiberal secularists” that “It will never be time for you to celebrate.” Subscriber only	Don’t mocha: Starbucks is a fresh espresso of church A CHRISTIAN COURSE held in a Starbucks coffee shop in Cambridge has been so successful that it is to start up again in the autumn Subscriber only

Rioters kill and burn THE number of dead is said to have risen in the state of Bauchi, Nigeria, where 12 people from the Christian community were killed and more than 150... Subscriber only	Primates trivialised problem — Akinola THE Archbishop of Nigeria, the Most Revd Peter Akinola, has dismissed the Primates’ Meeting in Alexandria this month as having “trivialised” the situation... Subscriber only	‘Explosion of anger’ as Madagascans riot AN ANGLICAN PRIEST in Madagascar is making an urgent appeal for prayer and support from a worsening political situation in which 100 people have been... Subscriber only

Grieving Image from an photographic exhibition by Frederic Courbet at St Bride's, Fleet Street, in London Subscriber only	News in brief Recognition for Ugandan priest, Archbishop of Uganda denounces witchcraft, Bishop Duncan asked to leave offices Subscriber only	Curate back at work after mugging THE Revd Tracy Charnock, Assistant Curate of St John Chrysostom in Victoria Park, Manchester, has returned to work this week after two thieves threatened... Subscriber only

Poll suggests religion still important IN A POLL commissioned by the BBC, two-thirds of the 1045 respondents agreed that religion had an important part to play in public life Subscriber only	Bishop Auckland staff laid off COST-CUTTING measures at the Bishop of Durham’s official residence have lost six members of staff their jobs. Subscriber only	Children more worried, survey suggests CHILDREN are suffering in the recession: teenagers find it hard to get a job, and others worry about their parents’ prospects, a new survey by the Children’s... Subscriber only

Kicking up Skateboarders in Malmesbury Abbey as part of a youth event Subscriber only	More news in brief Anti-gay campaigners banned from entering UK; Church suggests ‘tweets’ for Lent; Retired postmistress convicted for hitting boy; Bishops call for green... Subscriber only	Slumdog is prophetic, says actor OLD ST PAUL’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh has been “basking in the reflected glory” of the Oscars because one of its congregation Subscriber only

Much missed The death this week of Ivan Cameron, the son of the Conservative Party leader, will affect the congregation at St Mary Abbots, Kensington, where the... Subscriber only	Keeping up Image of a pancake race Subscriber only

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