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Agencies call for ceasefire in Liberian civil war CHRISTIAN relief agencies and other charities continue to express concern about the situation in Liberia, where aid workers have been caught up in the... Read more	C of E asked to plan for state help with heritage THE Church of England spent about 100 million on major repairs to churches and church halls in 2001. Now the Church Heritage Forum says that the maintenance... Read more	Cheesy way of being Church A replica of St Nicolaass in Edam has been made from 10,000 of the local cheeses. The church-within-a-church was constructed at the weekend, and will... Read more

Churches 'must be prophetic' HUMANIST enlightenment has a poor history in Europe, the Archbishop of Canterbury told the European Conference of Churches General Assembly in Trondheim... Read more	End of the road An articulated lorry lodged in the ruins of a chapel next to Lake Nagambie, north of Melbourne, Australia. The lorry crashed through the building on Monday... Read more	Ethnic-background survey criticised THE STATISTICIAN who has assembled statistics for the General Synod on levels of ethnic-minority participation in the parishes has cast doubt on the picture... Read more

Holy Land puts its foot on the road to peace ON THE FACE of it, the prospects for Middle East peace have seldom looked better than they do this week. The Bush administrations long-awaited efforts... Read more	Mass rally for unborn THOUSANDS of people attended a pro-life rally in London on Saturday. It embraced the ethical issues of abortion, cloning, embryo experimentation, and... Read more	News in brief Sources speak of secret Drumcree talks SECRET TALKS have been held between an Orange Lodge and leaders of the Garvaghy Road residents who have successfully... Read more

Strong Methodist vote in favour of Covenant THE METHODIST Conference has approved entry into the proposed Anglican-Methodist Covenant. The Conference, which was meeting in Llandudno all this... Read more	Oxford opponents dig in over Dr John DIOCESAN VOICES opposed to the appointment of Dr Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading (News 20, 27 June) became more determined during the past week. ... Read more	Powerless Two entrants in the Goodwood Festival of Speed next weekend will be the Revd Antony Feltham-White and the Revd Keith Morrison. The pair have entered the... Read more

Prankster lays hands on mitre AN IMPUDENT case of snatch-and-grab enlivened the photocall after the ordination service at Ely Cathedral last Saturday. As the ordinands lined up behind... Read more	Present danger Liberian soldiers loyal to President Charles Taylor stand in front of a bullet-ridden car in Monrovia last Friday. The rebels made two attempts to storm... Read more	Rowan Williams and the song of the hedgehog THE CULT 60s music group the Incredible String Band has invited the Archbishop of Canterbury to hear them play in Canterbury in August. The invitation... Read more

Seeking a perfect match People of assorted faiths mingled at the launch of the new Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy (MFGHC) in Westminster last week. It replaces the... Read more	The 'Lord’s Army' renews atrocities in Uganda CHILDREN have been the target of renewed action by rebels of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda (News, 7 February). Between 300 and 50... Read more	Time to 'be a bishop in a different way' THE BISHOP of Guildford, the Rt Revd John Gladwin, is to be the next Bishop of Chelmsford, Downing Street announced on Tuesday. He will succeed the Rt... Read more

Trade lobby a success, say agencies FAIR-TRADE campaigners from churches across the country joined relief agencies and pressure groups in a 24-hour lobby of MPs last weekend. In the lobby... Read more	Zimbabwean speaks of hope THE NUMBER of Zimbabweans living below the poverty line could be as high as 90 per cent, and even basic food items were now out of most peoples reach... Read more	Church Times Cricket Cup: Northern and other results WAKEFIELD are through to the quarter-finals of the Church Times Cricket Cup, having beaten York by eight wickets. In their chase for Yorks total of 15... Read more

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