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Bonus bankers still have not repented, Dr Williams says THE SURVIVAL of the bonus culture in the financial sector is causing “muted anger”, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Subscriber only	Border Authority raids vicarage THE seizing of a Ugandan asylum-seeker, Elizabeth Kiwunga Rushamba, and her two children, Marie, aged four, and John Subscriber only	Chalice is returning to the people THE COMMON CUP could soon be administered at the eucharist again, as speculation grew this week that the bishops would soften their advice Subscriber only

Website works out carbon cash THE Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, has spoken in support of the Church of England’s new Climate Justice Fund website Subscriber only	Peace is being lost in the Israeli cement mixers THE ISSUE of Jewish settlements in the West Bank looked increasingly likely this week to impede progress towards a Middle East peace agreement Subscriber only	Akinola’s successor is named THE Church of Nigeria has elected the Most Revd Nicholas Okoh as its next Primate. Subscriber only

Food for children or cows, but not both HASSAN ALI has seen much in 47 years of life, but cannot accept his fate as determined by the drought this year. Subscriber only	Mob attacks church in Pakistan CHRISTIANS were forced to flee from a village in Pakistan when a mob set light to a church and two adjoining homes. Subscriber only	Launde gets go-ahead for renovations THE DIOCESE of Leicester has given its “overwhelming support” to the redevelopment of Launde Abbey Subscriber only

Resounding Dr John Blatchly of the Ipswich Historic Churches Trust with the five bells from St Lawrence’s, Ipswich Subscriber only	Children’s groups support vetting plan THE Children’s Society and the Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) have given their support to a heavily criticised new vetting scheme... Subscriber only	New bridge named after Lady Julian A £2.5-MILLION footbridge over the River Wensum, in Norwich, was named the Lady Julian Bridge this week Subscriber only

US clergy back their bishops CLERGY in the US who are associated with Communion Partners have published a statement of support for the seven bishops who met the Archbishop earlier... Subscriber only	St Deiniol’s honours founder in bicentenary celebrations CULTURE and learning combined at St Deiniol’s, in Hawarden, north Wales, last weekend to celebrate both the bicentenary of its founder Subscriber only	Charity academy rated ‘inadequate’ all round SHEFFIELD Park Academy, a school run by the United Learning Trust (ULT), an Anglican charity, has been placed in special measures after an Ofsted inspection... Subscriber only

Increase in academies SEVEN new Church of England academies open this month, bringing the nationwide total to 27. Eight more are expected to open in September 2010. Subscriber only	Radio rap urges return to church THOUSANDS of churches up and down the country are hoping for a new influx of churchgoers on 27 September Subscriber only	Out of the woodwork Martin Bennett, carpenter and joiner at Canterbury Cathedral, working on roof timbers this month Subscriber only

On the way Cyclists and walkers took part in the annual national “Ride and Stride” event for the Historic Churches Trust on Saturday Subscriber only	IBS-STL isn’t turning out the lights ONE of Britain’s largest distributors of Christian literature, IBS-STL UK, said this week that it would survive Subscriber only	Scripture Union to lose 25 staff SCRIPTURE Union, based in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes, announced this week that it is to lay off almost a quarter of its staff as part of “a major... Subscriber only

Dr Morgan: Christians have a right to be heard in politics CHRISTIANS have a “human right” to be vocal in politics, the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, said on Wednesday. Subscriber only	Home news in brief Council bans Roman Catholic posters; Priest in court over alleged ‘sham marriages’; Complaints after pigs forage in graveyard; Vicar pleads guilty to... Subscriber only	Redundant church in Wales will open for a year, to test its viability A REDUNDANT church in rural North Wales is to reopen at Christmas for an experimental year as a place of worship and community centre. Subscriber only

Impression Cathedral by 17-year-old Laura Griffiths, from Skipton High School Subscriber only	Blackburn halts its provision of male-consecrated wafers BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL has halted its practice of offering additional wafers consecrated by a male priest when a female priest is celebrating Subscriber only	Man of letters St John the Evangelist by Domenico Zampieri, called Il Domenichino, (1581-1641), to be auctioned at Christie’s in London, on 8 December. Subscriber only

Pasta the vista for rural church COUNTRY CHURCHES must be willing to change, Sir Roy Strong, a former director of the V&A, said last week. Subscriber only	Witness in Zimbabwe ‘not united’ CHRISTIANS in Zimbabwe still support President Robert Mugabe, despite ten years of lawlessness, a Roman Catholic priest who has spent 43 years there says... Subscriber only	Sydney diocese tightens its belt SYDNEY DIOCESE’s financial losses in the global economic downturn have prompted plans for restructuring the diocesan administration Subscriber only

Fellowship set up in North America THE American Anglican Council (AAC) announced the formation of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans — North America (FCA-NA) Subscriber only	Aquino name will be on Philippines ballot again BARELY six weeks after his mother’s death, Senator Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino III has caused a sensation by announcing his candidacy for the presidency of... Subscriber only	Priceless Three of 211 icons stolen last year from a private collector’s house in Vilnius, Lithuania, are among items on Interpol’s new online database Subscriber only

Group has nowhere to shed toys IT TOOK members of a playgroup in Bridport three years to raise the money for a shed to store their play equipment. Subscriber only

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