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Greenbelt festivalgoers undaunted by weather The festival combined music of all styles with speakers for all tastes, along with theatre, film, comedy, debate, the visual arts, dance, and worship... Subscriber only	African bishops split over ‘ambushed’ agenda, but together on development AFRICANS must take their destiny into their own hands and address their own problems, bishops of the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa declared... Subscriber only	‘Cancel Pakistan’s debt’ relief plea WATER levels in Pakistan are beginning to recede, officials believe, although river levels are still dangerously high. Subscriber only

Daly hits out at ‘smearing’ of Fr Chesney THE former Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dr Edward Daly, has come out of retirement to express disquiet at the media coverage of an Ombudsman’s report. ... Subscriber only	Doctors’ religious beliefs ‘may affect end-of-life care’ DOCTORS who hold religious beliefs are less likely to take decisions that could hasten the death of a terminally ill patient, a new study suggests. Subscriber only	Villagers seek family of vicar who died after 1942 air crash PARISHIONERS in Llangrove, Herefordshire, want to trace the descendants of a former Vicar who died when a British bomber crashed there. Subscriber only

CE schools’ top results THREE Church of England schools were among the 30 top-achieving comprehensives in England and Wales. Subscriber only	Campaign saves church for worship THE group campaigning to retain St Mark’s, North Audley Street, as a place of worship appears to have won a victory in its long-running struggle. Subscriber only	On the streets The Bishop of Lancaster, the Rt Revd Geoff Pearson, sleeps rough on the steps of the Town Hall. Subscriber only

Report urges stricter rules on school admissions A NEW report, published last month by Barnardo’s, has called for stricter rules on secondary-school admissions. Subscriber only	Rare Saxon window uncovered A SAXON window, one of the oldest working wooden windows in England, has been discovered in the diocese of Oxford. Subscriber only	Post-protest ceremony The Dean of Bradford, the Very Revd Dr David Ison, on Sunday, sprinkles holy water. Subscriber only

Overseas news in brief Indian police ‘colluded in anti-Christian violence’, Churches praise Vedanta mining decision, Christian hostage released in Sudan Subscriber only	For those in peril A cross erected in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet commemorates the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Subscriber only	Bishop Bennison returns to work in diocese amid outcry THE Bishop of Pennsylvania vowed “to listen and observe” people in his diocese, as he returned to work after an appeal court ruling. Subscriber only

Triumph for Carter in North Korea THE former President of the United States Jimmy Carter travelled to North Korea last week to help to secure the release of an American Christian activist... Subscriber only	Parish WLTM candidate with GSOH for LTR A CHURCH in Sheffield has come up with a novel way to find a new incumbent — by posting an advertisement in the form of a lonely-hearts message. Subscriber only	Home news in brief Big Society” contribution; Budget hits poorest hardest, says CAP; Three charged over church-hall fire; Bishop finds just-war theory contradictory Subscriber only

Bishop Conway to be translated to Ely THE Bishop of Ramsbury, the Rt Revd Stephen Conway, was named as the new Bishop of Ely on Tuesday. Subscriber only	Arches Court overturns ruling on listed church THE Court of Arches last month overturned a decision of Chancellor Coates in the Consistory Court of Lichfield. Subscriber only	Bishop raises Essex island’s Bethlehem-twinning hopes PLANS to twin Mersea Island, in Essex, with the city of Bethlehem have Subscriber only

Gay group welcomes the Pope THE Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) has called on gay Christians to celebrate the Pope’s visit to Britain. Subscriber only	Leaky ceiling A worker inspects David and Goliath by Titian, in Santa Maria della Salute Subscriber only	Now a focus of unity Worshippers at an ecumenical service in St Martin’s, Coney Street, York, dip their hands in the font where the recusant Margaret Clitherow was baptised... Subscriber only

Health scheme planned for US Methodist clergy A NEW study in the United States suggests that ministers in the United Methodist Church are in surprisingly poor health. Subscriber only

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