THE brutal murder of a soldier in Woolwich on Wednesday, in a suspected terrorist attack, has shocked and saddened people in the area, the Bishop of Woolwich, the Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave, has said. Ed Thornton. Church Times 24 MAY 2013

The Bishop of Woolwich has said he is "deeply saddened and distressed" to hear of a fatal machete attack on a man in south-east London. Christian Today. 22 May 2013

Iran has launched a public crackdown on dissent before next month's presidential election, executing two men charged with espionage and waging war against God, arresting a group of activists, including Christians, and summoning campaigners for questioning. Political prisoners in some of the country's most notorious jails have had their parole or visiting rights withdrawn and some transferred to solitary confinement. Saeed Kamali Deghan Guardian 21 May 2013

Michael Bourdeaux gives us a new insight into Margaret Thatcher

John Martin reviews Andrew Goddard's timely memoire of the Archiepiscopate of Rowan Williams

Andrew Goddard offers a positive assessment of the recent FAOC document