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Couple sell farm to recoup church costs A COUPLE who are legally responsible for chancel repairs to a parish church announced this week that they had no choice but to sell the property to meet... Subscriber only	Just ‘a very ordinary street’ where suicide mother lived THE inquest verdict on the deaths of Fiona Pilkington and her disabled daughter, Francecca Hardwick, has “opened up old wounds” for the people of Barwell... Subscriber only	Papal-visit announcement expected THE VATICAN is expected to confirm that Pope Benedict XVI will visit the UK next autumn. Subscriber only

In the sight of God . . . and the caterers CHURCHES are the right place to celebrate the whole wedding day, the Bishop of Hereford Subscriber only	Government pledges to end rainwater tax for charities CAMPAIGNERS against OFWAT’s “rainwater tax” claimed victory on Monday Subscriber only	Philippines struggle to cope after typhoon AS Typhoon Ketzana makes its way across the Sea of China, the Philippines is counting the cost of last weekend’s devastation Subscriber only

Festival disaster People stand around a church building that collapsed in Dharan, in Nepal, killing 23 people at a gathering for Nepalese and Indian Christians Subscriber only	Open arms Image of the Revd Dennis Lloyd Subscriber only	Beleaguered Debris around a church in American Samoa, after a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, on Wednesday, that killed more than 100 people Subscriber only

South Carolina court ruling goes against Episcopal Church THE Supreme Court of South Carolina has overturned a property decision on All Saints’, Pawley’s Island, made by a lower court in 2003. Subscriber only	Fort Worth property row continues THE BATTLE over which is the legitimate Episcopal diocese of Fort Worth, and who owns its property and assets Subscriber only	Bishop of Lake Malawi: Dean intervenes THE DEAN of the Province of Central Africa, the Rt Revd Albert Chama, intervened last Subscriber only

Station has licence, seeks cash PREMIER CHRISTIAN RADIO has appealed for an extra £200,000 before 30 September, so that it will not go into the new financial year “in a deficit position”... Subscriber only	Man backs report THE Bishop of Sodor & Man, the Rt Revd Robert Paterson, got the support of his diocesan synod on Saturday for the recommendations he has made on ministry... Subscriber only	Curate in cathedral protest THE Revd Keith Hebden, an assistant curate at St Katherine’s, Matson, in Gloucester, was ejected from Gloucester Cathedral last month Subscriber only

Elliptical Image of the new chapel at Ripon Theological College Subscriber only	£3 million for Bolton ALL SOULS’, a redundant church in Bolton, was awarded a £3.3 million grant this week by the Heritage Lottery Fund Subscriber only	Home news in brief Castle is to lose its bishop; Charity donations down by 11 per cent; BA worker risks ruin in cross fight; Association to provide crisis-response teams... Subscriber only

Hoard may tell Mercia secrets A COLLECTION of Anglo-Saxon precious metal, including crosses, discovered in a field in Staffordshire Subscriber only	Noah: one month left OPERATION NOAH has four to six weeks left before it runs out of money, its director, Mark Dowd, said last week. Subscriber only	In the frame Elisabeth Martin with a lavatory-seat petition signed by 200 people from St Barnabas’s, York Subscriber only

British Museum wants to buy loaned chalice THE PCC at St Cyriac’s, Lacock, in Wiltshire, is considering selling the church’s medieval chalice after it was valued at £1.8 million. Subscriber only	Ad offers help with goldfish FIFTEEN Christian denominations in New South Wales, including the diocese of Sydney, have combined to fund a television advertising campaign about Christ... Subscriber only	Aftermath Image for bomb damage Subscriber only

Pupil’s death a tragedy, says Bishop THE Blue Coat Church of England School, Coventry, set up a book of condolences on its website after a 14-year-old pupil, Natalie Morton Subscriber only	Dinner lady to appeal against her dismissal CAROL HILL, the school dinner-lady dismissed from her post at Great Tey C of E Primary School, Essex, for an alleged breach of confidentiality Subscriber only	Few hours left to save historic bell foundry BIDDERS have until close of play today, Friday, to buy a bell foundry. Subscriber only

Williams in Japan: ‘all were wounded’ THE use of nuclear weapons to end the Second World War left “everyone defeated”, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Subscriber only	Cathedrals discover the pulling power of flowers CATHEDRALS and churches have rediscovered a successful form of fund-raising: the flower festival. Subscriber only	Methodists listen to unity feedback UNITY between Anglicans and Methodists was high on the agenda of last week’s meeting of the Methodist Council Subscriber only

King’s College ‘in shock’ after death of Dean KING’S COLLEGE, Cambridge, was described as “in a state of shock” after the Dean of Chapel, the Revd Ian Thompson, took his own life Subscriber only

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