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Shrink footprint to avoid catastrophe, dioceses told PROTECTING the climate is the challenge of our generation, Joan Ruddock, Minister for Energy and Climate Change, told diocesan environmental officers... Subscriber only	Dr Wright: Beware the loss of topsoil THE Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Revd James Jones, has opposed proposals for a completely elected Houses of Parliament Subscriber only	Bishop criticises bingeing middle class THE Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd John Gladwin, has castigated the middle classes for drinking to excess at home. Subscriber only

Iran cleric arrested for disputing election result A CHAMPION of interfaith dialogue and former Vice-President of Iran, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, was arrested on Tuesday Subscriber only	Church opens doors to Romanians after attacks TWENTY Romanian families, including a five-day-old baby, had to flee their homes in the Lisburn Road area of Belfast Subscriber only	Ship gets tied up in London OFFICE workers in Canary Wharf, London, helped to berth the giant Logos Hope ship as she arrived for her two-week visit to the capital last week. Subscriber only

Malvern bells still ring out THE BELLS of Great Malvern Priory continue to be rung, despite continuing frustration over an insistence by English Heritage Subscriber only	Victorian Society defends church THE Victorian Society says it will “fiercely oppose” proposals to demolish St Barnabas’s, Bexhill-on-Sea Subscriber only	On the ground St Edmundsbury Cathedral celebrates the 30th UN Year of the Child with an exhibition of artwork by young people Subscriber only

C of E head given official reprimand THE former head teacher of Hope Brook C of E Primary School, in the Forest of Dean, was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct Subscriber only	Home news in brief Judge says marriage is best for society; ‘Save sanctuary’ plea in Refugee Week; Holiday patrons announced Subscriber only	The bishop and the dinner lady A NUMBER of churchpeople were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, announced last Saturday. Subscriber only

‘Don’t take state favour for granted’ IF the Church of England does not change its relationship with the state, it could find itself suddenly under threat from a future court decision on religious... Subscriber only	Scottish Synod: Scots urge new and public confidence in Church ON THE final morning of the Scottish General Synod, which met in Edinburgh last week Subscriber only	Scottish Synod: New Primus THE Most Revd David Chillingworth comes from several generations of clerics in the Church of Ireland, in southern Ireland. Subscriber only

Church in Canada marks anniversary of abuse apology AN “INSPIRATIONAL” sunrise service has been held in Canada to mark a National Day of Reconciliation on the first anniversary of its Prime Minister’s... Subscriber only	Colorado property row is settled BOTH sides in a property dispute between the Episcopal diocese of Colorado and members of the congregation who left to join the Convocation of Anglicans... Subscriber only	Big wins for Ely, Lichfield, Salisbury, Southwark, and York CHESTER, York, Ely, Lichfield, Salisbury, and Southwark have all now booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Church Times Cricket competition... Subscriber only

Churches confront Arroyo’s plans Rallies in Manila and elsewhere in the Philippines last week brought to a head the growing opposition to President Gloria Arroyo’s plans for constitutional... Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief WCC leader warns of anti-immigrant backlash; Aid agency ‘gravely concerned’ over Tamil camps; Aid agency ‘gravely concerned’ over Tamil camps Subscriber only	‘Thou shalt not erect commandments’ A FEDERAL appeals court has ruled the erection of a Ten Commandments monument in the grounds of an Oklahoma courthouse to be unconstitutional. Subscriber only

Compliments for fishing [COL][IMAGE][COL] Compliments for fishing: fish and schoolchildren feature in a new east window for St Nicholas’s, Dunnington, Yorkshire, which is... Subscriber only

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