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Conservatives prepare to fight for ‘soul of nation’ A “NEW REFORMATION” was talked of at the official launch of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA) on Monday. Subscriber only	White Paper heralds new deal on aid, trade, and climate FAIRLY traded goods may be in line for a boost, after an official review of the way the Government handles international aid and trade. Subscriber only	York blaze recalled, 25 years on YORK MINSTER (below) was due to hold a public service of thanksgiving yesterday for its survival and restoration Subscriber only

Have fun, the elderly are told THE death certificate of an old person from a care home could just as well read: “Died of boredom” Subscriber only	Pope calls for UN reform to fight greed and recession POPE Benedict XVI has called for “a true world political authority” to address the challenges facing the world’s people. Subscriber only	Dr Schori stresses essentials and recession at Convention CHRISTIANS are meant to engage crisis as opportunity, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States Subscriber only

How bishops are viewed OVER the past three years, I have been looking at the development of the episcopate from its roots in the Church of the Apostles right through to the... Subscriber only	Cathedral bombing kills five A BOMB exploded outside the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cotabato City, in Mindanao, southern Philippines Subscriber only	Teachers’ code amended to prevent litigation THE General Teaching Council (GTC) is to amend its draft code of conduct, due out in the autumn Subscriber only

Cross denial PRESS REPORTS about St Peter’s C of E Aided Primary School in Chorley, Lancashire, have been described as “inaccurate and malicious” Subscriber only	C of E schools in regional finals FOURTEEN Church of England schools were named in the regional finals of the National Teaching Awards announced this month Subscriber only	Tributes to Dearing LORD DEARING, whose report on church schools led to a new generation of Anglican secondaries Subscriber only

Homeless: new study YOUNG PEOPLE who binge-drink and end up homeless blame their parents, even though many of them are clinically dependent on drink and drugs Subscriber only	Assisted-suicide move fails AN ATTEMPT to remove the threat of prosecution from those who help terminally ill patients travel abroad to end their lives was rejected by the House... Subscriber only	Busy day: Sharon and Stephen Kaye Sharon and Stephen Kaye were both ordained as priests on Sunday, at St Clement’s, Bradford, while their son was baptised at the same service Subscriber only

Home news in brief New Bishop to the Forces announced; North-East ordination course to close; Officer sacked over ‘God in the workplace’; Union to draw up survey on vicarages... Subscriber only	Parish hit by unexpected bill A TINY CONGREGATION in Norfolk is in a race against time to find £40,000. Subscriber only	Methodists call for green about-turn THE Methodist Conference moved climate change to the top of its agenda as it meets this week in Wolverhampton. Subscriber only

Robbers take railings THE RAILINGS of four graves at St Leonard’s, Streatham, south London, have been stolen in the past two months. Subscriber only	Rebuke for ‘graceless’ Evangelicals EVANGELICALS must put their house in order, says the President of the Baptist World Alliance, the Revd David Coffey. Subscriber only	Overseas news in brief Homes firebombed in Pakistan village; Unite around gospel, New Kenyan primate says; Court sentences man for Orissa violence; Two shot in building dispute... Subscriber only

Guildford, Salisbury line up for final clash GUILDFORD will meet Salisbury in the final of the Church Times Cricket Cup at Southgate on Thursday 3 September. Subscriber only	Plays inspire in ‘evocative’ Barnsley MONK Bretton Priory in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, in the diocese of Wakefield, is the setting for a new version of the English Mystery plays. Subscriber only	Help us to preserve the peace, pleads Sudan Archbishop CAMPAIGNERS for a sustainable peace in Sudan have pressed the US and UK governments, guarantors of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement Subscriber only

Ballarat investigated THE Australian General Synod’s Episcopal Standards Commission has appointed an investigator to examine complaints made against the Rt Revd Michael Hough... Subscriber only	Near the end Michelangelo’s newly restored fresco The Crucifixion of St Peter, in the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican. Subscriber only	‘ACNA’ candidate faces opposition A SITUATION in which the sole candidate for the bishopric of Northern Malawi is an American priest whose diocese has aligned with the Anglican Church... Subscriber only

Heating up About 5000 people attended Summer Madness, Ireland’s largest Christian youth festival, in King’s Hall, Belfast Subscriber only	Court refuses exhumation for garden reburial THE Consistory Court of the diocese of Sheffield refused a widower’s petition for a faculty to exhume the remains of his late wife Subscriber only	New unity and order commission The Archbishop of Canterbury and the secretary-general of the Anglican Communion have announced the membership of a new commission for ecumenical work... Subscriber only

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