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The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted he questions whether peace is possible in South Sudan after he visited the country last week. Harry Farley. Christian Today. 9 August 2017

A senior evangelical bishop in the Church of England is spearheading resistance to a perceived drift in teaching on sexuality, hinting that some form of schism may be necessary. Harry Farley. Christian Today 9 August 2017

Since becoming Bishop of Liverpool and moving back to the North my awareness of the North-South divide has sharpened still further. It plays out in so many ways – socially, culturally, attitudinally. But it is at its sharpest when it comes to the economy. Bishop Paul Bayes. Huffington Post. 9 August 2017

Britain’s reliance on the EU for food concerns the bishop of St Albans, Rt Rev Dr Alan Smith, while Shirley Williams suggests a way Brexiters could rise to the challenge of finding crop pickers Guardian Letters 9 August 2017

Today, Monday 7th August, the Director of the Cathedrals and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England, posted the following information on grants for church buildings on the CofE Facebook page.  David Pocklington, “Grants for Church Buildings: Securing the Future” in Law & Religion UK, 7 August 2017

A run-down city centre pub has been restored to its former use by a church in what is thought to be a UK first. BBC Norfolk 7 August 2017

patience seems in short supply these days. Across the globe, our cultures are increasingly hasty, reactionary, unreflective. The Internet is partly to blame — or, at least, our use of it. The Revd Zachary Guiliano. ACNS. 7 August 2017

We have picked 10 historic churches set in glorious National Park scenery for you to visit this Summer. Church of England Facebook Page. 31 July 2017

The Bishop of Kensington has called for locals to be closely involved in the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry. BBC 5 August 2017

Problem still ‘intractable’, says Justin Welby, after Scottish ceremony Catherine Pepinster.Observer. 5 August 2017