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Minister has betrayed C of E over schools, says Ainsworth THE Church of England’s chief education officerhas spoken of a sense of betrayal over government education ministers’ allegations. Read more	Welsh take stock after women-bishops Bill fails THE question of women bishops will inevitably come back, the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, said last week. Read more	Post offices may come to urban churches, too CHURCH HALLS could be used to provide postal services in urban areas as part of a new plan to boost the ailing post-office network. Read more

Dr Tutu joins Tibet protests ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu was expected to challenge China over its record in Tibet, when the Olympic flame stopped in the United States. Read more	Gay Nigerians suffer violent abuse THE Archbishop of Canterbury has added his voice to protests about threats made to the leaders of Changing Attitude, a pro-gay campaigning group. Read more	Dr Bakare waits for verdict CHURCH leaders in Zimbabwe were trying to remain optimistic this week amid mounting fears of post-election violence. Read more

Welsh Governing Body: Other Business In his presidential address, Dr Morgan reported that the Church in Wales had 42,000 volunteers playing their part in the community. Read more	Declaration supports Palestinians CHURCH of England bishops are signatories to a declaration saying that many have been deaf to the pain of the Palestinians. Read more	Blair: faith can be a force for progress TONY BLAIR called for religion to be rescued from extremism, in a speech given at Westminster Cathedral on Thursday last week. Read more

Rare sight The National Trust has acquired the only surviving copy of the Sarum Missal published by William Caxton in 1487. Read more	Keeping the dream alive Ruach Ministries Gospel Choir sang at Westminster Abbey to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Read more	Ministry? Get A Life! A NEW course published by the Church of England encourages young people to “listen to God’s voice” for careers advice. Read more

Home news in brief Judicial review sought for embryo licence; Former monk to be Bishop of Stockport; Google sued over abortion Read more	Grim picture A still from The Devil Came on Horseback, a film screened tonight in London. Read more	Court says Virginians can mount property claim A COURT in Virginia has ruled that 11 congregations, which left the Episcopal Church to affiliate with (CANA), can file their claim on property. Read more

Network flock can use church THE Supreme Court in Victoria, British Columbia, has ruled that a congregation that has joined ANiC must be allowed stil to worship in its Church. Read more	Foreign news in brief Precious earth; Children removed from ranch; More than 1000 Indonesian churches close; Marooned crew return home Read more	Kobia hears peace fears for Sudan SUDANESE CHURCHES stand at a crossroads where Islam meets Christianity, says the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Dr Samuel Kobia. Read more

Chaldeans lament murdered priest A MEMORIAL MASS for a murdered Iraqi priest is to be held by the Syrian Orthodox community in London on Sunday. Read more	Woman tracks her classmates A BRITISH woman who grew up in Ethiopia has chronicled her quest to track down African schoolmates, raising money for a water charity in the process. Read more	Ill health forces breakaway priest to retire from Algarve THE Revd Eric Britt, who left St Vincent’s Chaplaincy in July 2006 to lead an independent congregation, is to return to the UK. Read more

We will rise again Charlton Heston, who died on Sunday, aged 84, as Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 film Ben-Hur. Read more	Snapshots of visit Ten at-risk teenagers from Leeds last week gave a presentation to MPs about a trip to Sierra Leone. Read more	TAP It is not too late to give to this year’s appeal, but time is running out. Read more

Israel becoming less Jewish, says Sabbah FEAR of peace is the main obstacle to achieving peace in the Middle East, says the retiring Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mgr Michel Sabbah. Read more	Chickera condemns bombing THE BISHOP of Colombo, the Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera, called on Sri Lankans to "replace confrontation with dialogue and negotiations. Read more	Search begins for ‘God particle’ THE SEARCH for a so-called “God particle”, the Higgs boson, which would explain why there is any substance to anything, could be nearing its end. Read more