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Standing Committee blocks move to expel US A proposal to separate the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion has been rejected by the Communion’s Standing Committee. Subscriber only	Axe hovers over world of academic theology UNIVERSITY theology departments are facing a turbulent autumn with rounds of staffing cuts and closures. Subscriber only	Desmond Tutu to retire from public life The Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Dr Desmond Tutu, announced this week that he is to withdraw from public life. Subscriber only

Blair: British media have a dangerous ignorance of faith THE British media need to be “educated” about religion, said the former Prime Minister Tony Blair at an international short-film event Subscriber only	Live with each other, Lutherans urged THE Archbishop of Canterbury warned Lutherans last week of the “variety of traps” that Churches can fall into. Subscriber only	Canadian priest repents of canine communion AN ANGLICAN church in Canada has caused an outcry after a dog was given holy communion. Subscriber only

Priest given dream job of ‘first’ chaplain to conservation area The Revd Gill Hopkins is believed to be the first C of E chaplain to be licensed to a conservation area. Subscriber only	Sculpture made from wire coat-hangers A crucifix by the artist David Mach, on show in Parliament Square, outside St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. Subscriber only	Home news in brief Archbishop of York tells of police searches; Bishop of Bradwell to retire next year; Children’s Society welcomes child detention progress; Archbishop... Subscriber only

Holy chat-up lines to be honed FAITH leaders “with a good sense of humour” are being encouraged to take part in a speed-dating event with a difference on 23 September. Subscriber only	Europe not defined by religion, PM tells Turkey DAVID CAMERON’s visit to Ankara and his support for Turkey’s membership of the European Union are likely to reassure Turkish Christians Subscriber only	Highness Photograph of the Princess Royal at Lincoln Cathedral. Subscriber only

Saxbee slates new Bill THE Academies Bill, approved by MPs on Monday by a majority of 92, has been criticised in a letter to The Guardian by the Bishop of Lincoln. Subscriber only	Keeping Thought for the Day for main faiths is ‘misguided’ A report, published by Ekklesia, says that those who defend Thought for the Day’s religious “distinctiveness” risk “consigning religion into a... Subscriber only	Television presenter backs VAT campaign Griff Rhys Jones has lent his support to the campaign to save the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. Subscriber only

Sacred signing An enclosed order of nuns from the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation, near Avignon, have been signed by Decca to produce an album of Gregorian chant... Subscriber only	Kasper: my regrets over unity THE former President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, has expressed his frustration over the difficulty... Subscriber only	Overseas news in brief Mugabe rejects gay rights; Tighter security in Uganda Subscriber only

New view The Dome of St Paul’s, One New Change by Nessie Ramm is one of the original works by 64 artists which St Paul’s Cathedral is to exhibit to celebrate its... Subscriber only	Williams and Carey express muted welcome and fears for Big Society The Archbishop of Canterbury and his predecessor, Lord Carey, have both expressed misgivings about the Government’s Big Society programme Subscriber only