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Rise in faith-hatred offences FIGURES released by Scotland Yard on Tuesday for religious-hatred crimes showed more than a six-fold increase since the bomb attacks in London last month... Subscriber only	Akinola's demand to 'suspend' C of E viewed with caution AN APPARENT CALL for the Church of England to be suspended from the Anglican Consultative Council because of the Bishops' statement on same-sex partnerships... Subscriber only	Chichester Cathedral refuses entry charges THE DEAN of Chichester, the Very Revd Nicholas Frayling, warned this week of the dangers of charging for entry to cathedrals. Subscriber only

Churches could gain millions from VAT ruling CHURCHES and charities could receive a windfall of millions of pounds, after a High Court judgment that charities may reclaim tax on their fund-raising... Subscriber only	Ancient way A door at Westminster Abbey has been discovered to be the oldest known door in Britain. Subscriber only	Pleas for calm after Sudan leader dies CHURCH LEADERS have appealed for calm in Sudan after the death of Dr John Garang, a key political player in the peace initiative. Subscriber only

IRA 'clear transition needed' CHURCH OF IRELAND leaders have cautiously welcomed the statement by the IRA that it is to abandon arms and engage in wholly peaceful political activities... Subscriber only	Improved school is investigated STAFF at a north London Church of England primary school face an investigation into alleged malpractice in the administration of Key Stage 2 standard... Subscriber only	Don't give aid to Mugabe, warns S. African Cardinal The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, has fiercely opposed reported plans for South African government... Subscriber only

Audience of Archbishops Members of the Melanesian Brotherhood performed their version of the parable of the Prodigal Son at Lambeth Palace last week. Subscriber only	Baptists gather for 100th birthday, but miss Southern conservatives THE ABSENCE of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) was regretted by more than one speaker at the Baptist World Centenary Congress in Birmingham last... Subscriber only	Partner shot A CHRISTIAN AID partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been murdered, the aid agency reported this week. Subscriber only

African debate The experience of black Africans in Africa and around the world has been explored and celebrated at the Third International Conference on Afro-Anglicanism... Subscriber only	Monsoon hits the poor Close to 1000 people were reported dead after flooding in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Subscriber only	Saudi religious reform unlikely THE ACCESSION in Saudi Arabia of Crown Prince Abdullah this week, after the death of King Fahd, is expected to herald further steps towards political... Subscriber only

Urban church school pupils flourish PUPILS who attended church primary schools in a deprived east-London borough were, on average, a year ahead of their peers in community schools, research... Subscriber only	In Niger 'every second counts' THE Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), made up of the UK's leading charities, launched an appeal on Tuesday to help the starving millions in Niger and... Subscriber only	Church rallies to family of murdered black teenager ST GABRIEL'S, Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, will be the focus for a vigil and a community march today to remember the teenager murdered in a racist attack... Subscriber only

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