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Archbishop and Pope try to mend fences in Vatican

THE Vatican described the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury as “cordial” on Saturday.

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Churches rally to help flood victims in West Cumbria

IT WILL be a “long road to recovery” for the people of Cockermouth after last week’s devastating floods

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Winchester synod handed axe after £1.4m shortfall

DIOCESAN and clergy posts and uni­versity chaplaincies are among the potential casualties of deep cuts pro­posed in the diocese of Winchester

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Archbishop of Burundi seeks support for developing countries

THE Archbishop of Burundi, the Most Revd Bernard Ntahoturi, visiting the UK last week, spoke of the effects of climate change on his African nation.

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Report shows HIV in decline

THE global number of new HIV infections has gone down by 17 per cent in the past eight years

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Centenary meeting: ‘Help Congo victims’

The Archbishop of Canterbury told protesters last week that little had changed for the better in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Blanks in abuse report

THE REPORT on how the Roman Catholic Church dealt with cases of child sex-abuse at the hands of at least 45 priests in the Dublin archdiocese

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Green pilgrims: the Bishop of Wakefield

The Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Revd Stephen Platten, leads children to the Cathedral from a service at the city’s recycling centre, on Sunday

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Home news in brief

Archdeacon Kajumba to chair CMEAC; Send Phil Woolas a card, say church leaders; Liverpool leaders speak out against hate crimes; ‘Back to Church’ Sunday...

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Report praises church schools

SECONDARY schools with a reli­gious foundation contribute more to community cohesion than other schools

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“Genuinely surprised”: Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin receives the main prize at the Art and Christianity Enquiry Awards

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First Bishop’s Mission Orders issued

THE first two Bishop’s Mission Orders (BMO) have been issued; the first on Sunday 8 November to a network church in Exeter

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Hereford urges: Be adaptable

THE siting of a branch library in the tower of a Grade I listed church, and of a post office and shop in another, were presented by the diocese of Hereford...

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Precious: a christening shell

A christening shell is part of a collection of silverware dating back to 1567 from All Saints’, Chedgrave, near Loddon

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Advent calendars go online again

“CARE for the world — it’s the only one we have,” Archbishop Desmond Tutu appealed yesterday

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Foreign news in brief

State of emergency after Mindanao massacre; Protest against anti-gay Bill, urges US network; Dr Billy Graham takes to Sarah Palin; Vatican official criticises...

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US Christian leaders sign Manhattan Declaration

ORTHODOX, Evangelical, and Roman Catholic leaders in the United States are urging Christians to pledge themselves to defend the sanctity of life

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