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Churches to keep their exemption from equality law, Harman confirms THE LAW covering church employment will stay as it is, Harriet Harman, said on Tuesday. Subscriber only	I look forward to my UK visit, Pope tells bishops THERE was surprise this week that the Pope has confirmed his forthcoming visit to the UK before an announcement has been made from Buckingham Palace... Subscriber only	Dr Sentamu warns of ‘mercy killings’ THE Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, said this week that pressure to legalise assisted suicide could eventually lead to the killing of disabled people... Subscriber only

Accuracy of briefing paper on ACNA challenged A SENIOR CLERIC of the Anglican Church of Canada has identified inaccuracies in Lorna Ashworth’s briefing paper for her private member’s motion, which... Subscriber only	Religious TV programmes at Easter to increase, says BBC THE BBC has announced a big increase in religious programmes for Holy Week and Easter. Subscriber only	Primate resigns from ACC committee THE President-Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Most Revd Mouneer Anis, has resigned from the Standing Committee of... Subscriber only

An intolerable shirt of flame “SEVERAL of us went over to a men’s breakfast in Alexandra that morning. By evening we were back there, as refugees. We had lost everything.” Subscriber only	New RE guidelines call for the study of ‘secular beliefs’ SCHOOLS should teach about atheism and humanism as belief systems, in religious-education programmes Subscriber only	Wedding prayer Margaret Campbell and Canon Stephen Taylor at the UK Wedding Show last weekend Subscriber only

Churches to close in Victoria THE DIOCESE of British Columbia in the Anglican Church of Canada has announced a plan to close churches Subscriber only	Canadian will overturned THE WISHES of a Canadian who stipulated in his will that his house could be sold only to an Anglican or Presbyterian have been overturned by a court. Subscriber only	Williams attacks quick profit FINANCIERS motivated by short-term gain imperil the future of humanity, the Archbishop of Canterbury told Subscriber only

Allow good death, RC bishops say DYING people should have the opportunity to make a good death without being drugged excessively Subscriber only	New guide for hospital chaplains HOSPITAL chaplains will be told to prove their worth to stop them being a soft target for health-care cuts. Subscriber only	Older, white women are C of E flock CONGREGATIONS in the Church of England are whiter, older, and more female than the rest of the country Subscriber only

Teacher who prayed for pupil is allowed to return to her job OLIVE JONES, the supply teacher from Somerset who claimed that she was dismissed after she offered to pray for a pupil Subscriber only	Closed Hereford church has anonymous buyer ST ANNE’s, a 150-year-old unconsecrated church in Lea Cross, Shropshire Subscriber only	Home news in brief Bishop finds Personal Care Bill lop-sided; MPs’ integrity matters more than party, poll finds; Stop locking up asylum-seekers’ children, says Packer... Subscriber only

Haitians are ‘standing firm in their faith’ says Bishop THE Bishop of Haiti, the Rt Revd Jean Zaché Duracin, has said that people are in “desperate straits” after the earthquake last month Subscriber only	Overseas news in brief Do not cut off culprits’ hands, says Indian bishop; Lithuania supports Italian crucifix stand; Tuvalu ‘betrayed’ at Copenhagen; Mining indaba held Subscriber only

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