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Independents ‘can restore credibility’ to political life TERRY WAITE, the former special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, said this week that he would consider standing as an independent MP. Subscriber only	Church leaders plead with voters THE ARCHBISHOPS of Canterbury and York, and Christian leaders across the country, have urged people not to vote for the British National Party Subscriber only	Inspectors praise Cuddesdon and ‘male’ Oak Hill OAK HILL College must address its standing as a “predominantly white male” institution, a new inspection report from the Ministry Division of the Archbishops’... Subscriber only

Dr Williams welcomes ‘Dear Vincent’ as new Archbishop A TRUMPET fanfare announced the arrival of the new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster on Ascension Day, as he came to take possession of his archiepiscopal... Subscriber only	Agency warns of ‘waiting epidemic’ ALMOST two weeks after the long-running civil war in Sri Lanka came to an end, tens of thousands of Tamils remain in urgent need of food and shelter. Subscriber only	Friends will help prisoners go straight A PIONEERING scheme of support for prisoners when they are released was launched in the chapel at Wandsworth Prison in London last week. Subscriber only

Kirk opts for study and moratorium in gay-minister row THE Church of Scotland’s General Assembly (GA) voted on Saturday to approve the appointment of an openly gay minister, the Revd Scott Rennie Subscriber only	Black-led Churches’ Council makes appointments PASTOR Calvin Young has been elected to the chair of the Council of Black-led Churches Subscriber only	Tactile: one of the sculptor Edward Robinson’s One of the sculptor Edward Robinson’s wood and bronze works in his exhibition Subscriber only

New Westminster parishes go to court over property A COURT in Canada is now hearing the lawsuit brought against the diocese of New Westminster and its Bishop, the Rt Revd Michael Ingham Subscriber only	Cross is too Christian for Trinidad (and it questions ‘Trinity’, too) THE WORD “cross” in an honour bestowed by the Queen in Trinidad and Tobago was offensive to those who were not Christians, five Law Lords declared unanimously... Subscriber only	Final call for websites THE deadline to enter the Surefish Church Website of the Year competition is on Tuesday (2 June) Subscriber only

New vicarage is boring to reduce carbon print WHEN the Revd Peter Willox became Priest-in-Charge at St John’s, Ben Rhydding, in West Yorkshire Subscriber only	New initiative reduces reoffending rates THE KAINOS Community’s “Challenge to Change” programme, aimed at the rehabilitation of offenders while they are still in prison, is facing a huge... Subscriber only	Martin: increase compensation for abuse victims THE most senior Roman Catholic prelate in the Republic of Ireland, the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin Subscriber only

TAP total Announcement next week Subscriber only	Christian hospital worker dismissed after role-play ANAND RAO, a Christian nurse who worked for the Leicester NHS Trust, has been sacked after a role-play exercise in which he suggested that patients go... Subscriber only	Church leaders call for prayer after Lahore car-bomb kills 40 LAHORE, the cultural capital of Pakistan, came under attack on Wednesday when a car bomb exploded Subscriber only

Bienvenue! Images from Walsingham Subscriber only	Promote Christian values, colleges told CHRISTIANS in higher education have a duty to promote values deeper than those of the market, the Revd Professor Richard Burridge Subscriber only	Porch tiles stolen from rural church MORE THAN 100 16th-century tiles from the porch floor of St Peter’s, Crostwick, in Norfolk, have been stolen. Subscriber only

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