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Swine-flu lesson taken from Africa TO PREVENT the spreading of swine flu via the chalice at holy communion, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have advised the use of intinction Subscriber only	Marriage-with-baptism defended WEDDINGS at which the couple’s children are also baptised have been legal for years, a Church House spokesman said this week. Subscriber only	Two-track Communion will not exclude, says Williams BROKEN bridges to the wider Anglican Communion will not be repaired by recent actions of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United... Subscriber only

Kunonga attempts to stop Bishop’s enthronement THOUSANDS of people from parishes all over Harare gathered in the city on Sunday to celebrate a double ceremony. Subscriber only	Anger at gallery Bible exhibit A CHORUS of protest has caused an exhibit in the show “Made In God’s Image”, at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Glasgow to be placed under glass. Subscriber only	Books’ new life in academia A RARE copy of a 1502 hymnal is among 400 books that St Mary’s, Nantwich, has donated to the John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester. Subscriber only

Poor: little to show for Lottery cash POOR PEOPLE are getting a bad deal from the National Lottery, a new report suggests this week. Subscriber only	Oxford ‘must do better’ THERE needs to be more trust among the four theological colleges that are core members of the Oxford Partnership for Theological Education and Training... Subscriber only	Cathedral defends host policy BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL has been criticised for offering communion previously consecrated by a male priest to worshippers Subscriber only

Fastest of the slow Snails race from the starting circle in the World Snail Racing Championships at Congham church fête Subscriber only	Home news in brief Protest against gay exorcisms, says activist; Anti-Semitic incidents ‘doubled’ this year; CMS cuts staff to save £0.5 million; Priest hands over vicarage... Subscriber only	Open doors wider for newcomers, says course A NEW course to improve the Church’s welcome, launched this week, compares a newcomer’s first visit to a trip to a football match. Subscriber only

Privet chapel The Ven. Alan Jeans has posted this image at St Lawrence’s, Stratford-sub-Castle Subscriber only	Vandals strike THE DEAN of Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, the Very Revd Trevor Lester, has described as “horrific” the damage done by vandals Subscriber only	Old sports Morgan enthusiasts mark the car’s centenary, at the weekend, at Stoke Lacy, near Hereford, where the designer’s father and grandfather were both Vicars... Subscriber only

Methodists in Fiji face intimidation METHODISTS in Fiji are said to be facing a “whole host of intimidation” from the country’s military government Subscriber only	Two more Iraq hostages feared dead TWO of the three remaining British hostages in Iraq, Alan McMenemy and Alec Maclachlan, both security guards, are believed to be dead Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Michigan election ‘null and void’; Vietnamese priests assaulted; Orombi laments loss of young people in church; Tweets in the Wall; Medvedev backs religion... Subscriber only

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