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Six hundred learn to reason why SCENE-OF-CRIME OFFICERS of the Metropolitan Police helped 600 children to investigate the death of a former Archbishop of Canterbury on Tuesday. Subscriber only	Attack on Institute 'will not deter us' THE Iraqi Institute of Peace (IIP) in Baghdad was badly damaged by a car bomb last Friday. Subscriber only	Lincoln cites St Paul to defend its Da Vinci Code film deal THE DEAN of Lincoln Cathedral, Dr Alec Knight, has defended the Lincoln Chapter's decision to allow parts of The Da Vinci Code to be filmed at the cathedral... Subscriber only

Boys from Evangelical schools are different TEENAGE BOYS educated at independent Christian schools - privately run conservative Evangelical day schools - are happier, more socially concerned, and... Subscriber only	Don't scratch, warns bishop SCRATCH CARDS are damaging not just to individual lives but to the world, the Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, said in the House of Lords last week... Subscriber only	Changed lives emerge from TV cloister A WORKER in the soft-porn industry had a conversion experience, and a student of Buddhism decided to offer himself for ordination in the Church of England... Subscriber only

Church Times Cricket Cup More results in the year's most exciting sporting competition. Subscriber only	Scales of justice? A demonstration took place in Westminster last week for greater world trade justice. Subscriber only	Bouncers Balloons streamed from the ceiling at the memorial celebration for the life of Bishop David Sheppard at Liverpool Cathedral on Monday. Subscriber only

Charities told: Don't dilly-dally THE LORD MAYOR of London, Alderman Michael Savory, has urged two clergy charities to hurry up and combine in the interests of their beneficiaries. Subscriber only	New release Clip from Millions Subscriber only	Equality at heart of Queen's speech A NEW Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) will be introduced by the Government, the Queen announced in Parliament last week. Subscriber only

Welcome for EU aid increase THE EUROPEAN UNION has agreed a multi-billion-pound aid commitment to fight global poverty this week. Subscriber only	Under the weather Aust pilgrimage. Subscriber only	Patriarch refuses to walk A STAND-OFF is developing beween the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and senior clerics from the Orthodox Church. Subscriber only

We are amused The Queen, in Canada last weekend, was accompanied by the Bishop of Edmonton. Subscriber only	Australian court looks at women THE Australian Anglican Church's highest court, the Appellate Tribunal, has been asked to deliberate on whether a General Synod canon is required before... Subscriber only	Journalist is Archbishop THE DIOCESE of Adelaide has elected a bishop from rural Victoria to be its next archbishop. Subscriber only

Lutheran surprise at beads' success A BRACELET made for the Lutheran Church of Sweden has become a surprise best-seller for the Church. Subscriber only	Call for solidarity after pastor's murder CHURCHES in the Philippines have issued an urgent appeal for international support over the summary killings of human-rights activists. Subscriber only	Kicking off prayer About 2500 worshippers gathered in the Sincil Bank stadium, Lincoln City's football ground, at Pentecost. Subscriber only

'Short on evangelism' BRITISH and Irish participants have criticised the World Council of Churches (WCC) Conference on World Mission and Evangelisation. Subscriber only	News in Brief Come up higher; Catholics welcome ARCIC statement; Sikhs lobby Olympic Committee; St Luke's closure postponed; Poll finds Anglicans backed Conservatives... Subscriber only	Actions, not slogans, needed to end poverty: Dr Williams RELIGIOUS LEADERS should work together to offer practical help to those in poverty rather than "repeating slogans about the costs and evils of globalisation"... Subscriber only

Open the door and they will enter, says St Leonard's A parish in the West Midlands has wiped out a financial deficit, opened its buildings seven days a week, and increased and extended its congregation in... Subscriber only	US channel schedules itself on to UK screens INSPIRATION TV, one of the biggest Christian TV stations in the United States, has been launched in Britain. Subscriber only	Nottingham church looks for tolerance from ACC A CITY-CENTRE CHURCH in Nottingham was instrumental in attracting next month's meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) to the city. Subscriber only

Cloning of human embryo gets a chilly reception CHURCHES and Christian bodies responded with a mixture of caution and condemnation this week to news that British scientists have cloned a human embryo... Subscriber only

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