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Government must do more to save planet, says poll THE PUBLIC wants more action from the Government on climate change, suggests a poll, published this week by Christian Aid Subscriber only	Report urges companies to care for vulnerable workers SUPERMARKETS and food manufacturers should do more to reduce the injustice experienced by vulnerable migrant workers Subscriber only	Ten face Petertide uncertainty TEN or more candidates who will have completed their training at Evangelical theological colleges will not be ordained this month Subscriber only

Williams and Tutu attract large crowds at Hay Festival IN RECENT YEARS, the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts has invited a number of critics of religion to speak Subscriber only	‘Fr Oprah’ move highlights divisions A POPULAR Roman Catholic priest and broadcaster in Florida, Fr Alberto Cutié, has been received Subscriber only	Name gay study group, say activists THERE have been calls this week for the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the US to identify members of a group Subscriber only

RC school will host knife-crime debate CHURCH GROUPS have been invited to help write a manifesto against knife crime Subscriber only	A good nose Laura Rider, 11, and Ruby Hill, 10, from Wells Cathedral School, helped judge the Smelliest Subscriber only	London PEN launched A NEW network to encourage London churches to be “a confident and generous presence in a multifaith society” Subscriber only

A seasoned passenger The Ven. Dick Acworth arrives, just four minutes late, at the end of his 26-day, 130-bus pilgrimage Subscriber only	Talking points A new romantic comedy, Last Chance Harvey, starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson Subscriber only	Lords euthanasia hearing opens THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) stated on Tuesday this week that the right to respect for private life is “engaged” Subscriber only

TAP total down for 2009, but a big thank-you to all donors THE FINAL FIGURE for the 2009 Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund is £61,716. Subscriber only	That they may also ascend Marcus Cornish’s new bronze statue for Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri RC Church in Uckfield, East Sussex Subscriber only	Tour of 80 faiths wins TV award THE Revd Peter Owen-Jones has been applauded by television viewers for the second year running. Subscriber only

Home news in brief Thousands attend Pentecost festival; URC joins Fresh Expressions; Green shoots for CUF; Torch Trust reaches milestone; Portsmouth seekings to change the... Subscriber only	Cricket Cup gets going AS THE country basked in glorious sunshine, the Church Times Cricket Competition got going in earnest Subscriber only	Requiem for RC victim THE murder last week of a Roman Catholic known as “the peacemaker” for his cross-community work in Coleraine Subscriber only

New Bishop of Carlisle steps up to provide ‘generous orthodoxy’ THE NEW Bishop of Carlisle is to be the Rt Revd James Newcome, who is already a suffragan bishop in the diocese Subscriber only	Historic train A train on the viaduct of the Baye de Clarens in Switzerland Subscriber only	Minorities ‘relieved’ at Indian election A “SIGH of relief” has gone up from the Christian community in India at the results of last month’s national elections Subscriber only

Witness for the poor Fr Gustavo Gutierrez, a Roman Catholic priest and theologian Subscriber only	Tough line on abuse THE government of the Republic of Ireland, strongly supported by public opinion, has adopted a firm line with religious congregations named in the... Subscriber only	Sweet dreams Nolan Schick, aged ten-and-a-half months, is the face of an advertising campaign by the Anglican Church of Canada Subscriber only

Manila ferry capsizes: 48 passengers rescued A FERRY BOAT capsized in Batangas waters on its way to the resort of Puerto Galera Subscriber only	New bishop is lesbian THE LUTHERAN Church in Sweden has elected a lesbian as the next Bishop of Stockholm. Subscriber only	Abortion doctor murdered An American doctor, George Tiller, who carried out late-term abortions, was killed at a church in Kansas on Sunday Subscriber only

Ex-Rector indicted of felony A GRAND jury in Colorado has indicted the Revd Donald Armstrong on 20 counts of felony. Subscriber only

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