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It will take time to regain trust, say MPs CHRISTIAN MPs this week said it could take a long time for Parliament to win back the trust of the electorate in the wake of the expenses scandal. Subscriber only	Voters urged: ‘Keep out BNP’ EVERY VOTE matters in the elections on 4 June because a low turnout could mean that the BNP might end up with as many as four seats in the European Parliament... Subscriber only	Irish report on ‘dark period’ A REPORT that details widespread sexual and physical abuse and neglect of more than 1000 children by religious orders in the Republic of Ireland Subscriber only

‘Victory’ in Sri Lanka, but agencies fear for victims CHURCH LEADERS in Sri Lanka have called for political dialogue and equality for all peoples, after the government claimed victory in the long-running... Subscriber only	Diocese tries to help Swat refugees THE UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan has become “one of the most dramatic of recent times”. Subscriber only	Pastoral crisis after Victoria’s bushfires is far from abating THREE MONTHS after bushfires ravaged Victoria on 7 February — “Black Saturday” — all 173 victims have now been identified. Subscriber only

Mitigating the scandal WHETHER we call it Manuregate, or the Politicians’ Expenses Scandal, getting through it is a process. It involves five steps. Step one: shock... Subscriber only	The recession is no excuse for sin HE CAME like a thief in the night. Of course he did: after all, he was a thief operating at night time, and choosing my high privet hedge to hide behind... Subscriber only	Ban on open-air cremations upheld THE High Court has rejected the argument that the prohibition on open-air cremations in the United Kingdom amounted to a violation of human rights... Subscriber only

Christians have duty to planet, says Houghton THE Nobel Prizewinner Sir John Houghton, who co-chairs the International Panel on Climate Change Subscriber only	Equality exemption ‘narrow’ A GOVERNMENT MINISTER has confirmed that the new definition of the “purposes of organised religion” published in the Equality Bill Subscriber only	St Mark’s deal rejected CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save St Mark’s, North Audley Street, in Mayfair, London, received a boost last week Subscriber only

Home news in brief Bishop warns over Coroners and Justice Bill; Former Bishop of Carlisle dies; Half the population ‘scared of death and dying’; Church green adviser joins... Subscriber only	Newnham votes for new grace NEWNHAM College, Cambridge, has defended a decision by some students to compose a secular grace Subscriber only	CRE Exhibition: Lively The organisers of the Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) at Sandown Park last week were encouraged by the event, despite the recession. Subscriber only

Blooming The singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor this week in the Children’s Society’s gold-medal-winning garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Subscriber only	Rare suffering Michelangelo’s painting Subscriber only	UN report blames Arroyo THE REGIME of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been heavily criticised by the UN Special Rapporteur Subscriber only

“Disaster-weary" Image from Alaska Subscriber only	Increase in choristers CHORISTER places in the 37 choir schools in the UK are increasingly popular among both boys and girls, new statistics suggest. Subscriber only	Five gold rings [COL][IMAGE][COL] Five gold rings: exhibits from “Roman to Renaissance: A Private Collection of Rings”, at Wartsiki, in London, until today. Clockwise... Subscriber only

‘Risky’ Lennon tune ties knots in tower RUSSIAN and German TV had hot-footed over to film the rehearsal, but the staff at Liverpool Cathedral had no idea Subscriber only	HTB to plant in Brighton HOLY TRINITY, Brompton, is to plant its first church outside London. Subscriber only	Grants to places of worship will also help create jobs THE Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and English Heritage are to give grants worth £7 million to provide essential repairs to Grade II listed places of worship... Subscriber only

In trust The Prince of Wales hosted a reception at Clarence House last Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust Subscriber only	Make peace in Israel a reality, says Pope POPE BENEDICT made what the Vatican described as a “personal and potent denunciation of the Holocaust” in the closing speech of his Middle East tour... Subscriber only	News in brief Kenyan church victims remembered; Reformed churches plan historic meeting; Charity sends £70,000 to Gaza; South African U-turn on Dalai Lama Subscriber only

Convention to tackle ‘messiness' THE General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States will be marked by “deep and vigorous conversation”, the Presiding Bishop, Dr Katharine... Subscriber only	Woman on plank Exciting image Subscriber only	Keeping watch A mural by the Portuguese artist Victor Ash Subscriber only

Yes, minister, it’s work CLERGY across the country accompanied members of their flock to work this week as part of the annual “Take Your Minister to Work Day” initiative. Subscriber only	‘Tough time’ had by war objectors THE RIGHT to object to war on the grounds of conscience is more widely recognised than in the past Subscriber only	Last chance for TAP 2009 gifts THIS is the last chance to con-tribute to the 2009 Church Times Train-A-Priest Fund. Subscriber only

Ban on open-air cremations upheld THE High Court has rejected the argument that the prohibition on open-air cremations in the United Kingdom amounted to a violation of human rights. Subscriber only

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