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Dr Williams warns African bishops to listen and take risks THE Archbishop of Canterbury has called on African bishops to listen more to the people they lead at the All Africa Bishops’ Conference Subscriber only	Sideways look in Cheltenham THOUSANDS of festivalgoers will descend on Cheltenham Racecourse today for Greenbelt, which is now into its 36th year. Subscriber only	Cardinal denies Claudy cover-up THE Bishop of Derry & Raphoe, the Rt Revd Ken Good, has welcomed the publication of the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman’s report into the Claudy bombing... Subscriber only

RS results show increase in popularity THE number of students taking GCSE Religious Studies rose this summer for the 12th year in succession. Subscriber only	Rain holds off for flock called out of darkness THE congregation at Westminster Abbey on Sunday evening worshipped alfresco when a power cut meant that the Abbey had to be evacuated. Subscriber only	Disease poses new threat to Pakistan’s flood victims MILLIONS of people in Pakistan are now at serious risk of an epidemic of diseases such as cholera, the country's Prime Minister has said. Subscriber only

Organist’s contract: couples advised to check small print COUPLES getting married in a church should be informed of the terms of the resident organist’s contract, Royal School of Church Music has advised. Subscriber only	Resignations called for in choir row THE Dean of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has been urged to resign in a row over the future of the cathedral choir. Subscriber only	Diocese in relief effort after BP spill MEMBERS of the Episcopal Church in the diocese of Louisiana will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina this weekend. Subscriber only

Overseas news in brief Archbishop Tutu defends press freedom; Turkish PM speaks up for Christians; US Lutherans form breakaway Subscriber only	Home news in brief Bishop Martin Warner taken ill; BBC Religion Editor needed, says McCulloch; Bishop of Brechin to retire; Blackburn educationist resigns after marriage... Subscriber only	Winding down The clock-winder at Wells Cathedral, Paul Fisher, is retiring after 40 years, the last of five generations of the same family to have maintained the clock... Subscriber only

Chapter in garden dispute CAMPAIGNERS fear losing a community garden next to a redundant church, if a planning application from Southwark Cathedral is approved. Subscriber only

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