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Brighton faces loss of fifteen churches A PROPOSED shake-up of the parish structure across Brighton and Hove could mean the closure of 15 churches, a new report suggests. The report from... Subscriber only	Counsellors’ code CHRISTIAN counsellors began operating a new code of ethics and practice at the beginning of the month. The move anticipates government action to regulate... Subscriber only	Children’s Society sees financial turnaround THE Childrens Society has turned a 10.8-million deficit into a 800,000 surplus in four years, the society said this week. This is a remarkable achievement... Subscriber only

Court can’t rule on the validity of a bishop A DOCTRINAL ISSUE concerning the validity of the consecration of a bishop was not justiciable by a court in a libel action, and therefore the action should... Subscriber only	Gap between love and 'spiritual genocide' THE Archbishop of Canterbury has responded swiftly to the waves of protest that followed the confirmation of the election of Canon Gene Robinson as Bishop... Subscriber only	Man’s new bishop will favour women THE DEAN of Carlisle Cathedral, the Very Revd Graeme Knowles, is to be the new Bishop of Sodor & Man, Downing Street announced on Tuesday. The job, considered... Subscriber only

Help for Liberia LIBERIANS are hoping that their long nightmare is beginning to fade this week, as their former president, Charles Taylor, arrived in Nigeria to begin... Subscriber only	In the spirit Walsingham was this week voted Britains favourite spiritual place, beating Iona and Avebury into second and third places respectively. In a poll on Radio... Subscriber only	Liberals launch petition ALMOST 400 priests and lay people concerned about the treatment of Canon Jeffrey John, and about the direction of the C of E, met in Putney Parish Church... Subscriber only

Melanesian Brothers are murdered by rebels THE ARCHBISHOP of Melanesia flew home after it was confirmed that the Harold Keke rebel leader in the Solomon Islands, had killed six members of an Anglican... Subscriber only	Mitres well suited to the Tube FOUR bishops are pictured sitting on a train, raising their eyes to heaven, in Transport for Londons latest advertisement to convince travellers that... Subscriber only	News in Brief Life-saving drug to tackle HIV in South Africa ANTIRETROVIRAL treatment for HIV will be available throughout South Africa, its government said at the... Subscriber only

Opposition MP: ‘Mugabe is sure to go’ CHANGE IN Zimbabwe is on its way, says Jacob Thabane, an MP in the countrys main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The MDC is... Subscriber only	Taking it to the top The actor Billy Connolly stars in a new film called The Man Who Sued God. He is seen at a press conference, held in St Marys, Bryanston Square, London... Subscriber only

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