06 March 2013
Good Morning from the Church of England Communications
Office
Daily Digest for Wednesday 6th March 2013
Issued at 09.25 by hd
1. Bishop backs World Read Aloud Day to promote
global literacy
"Literacy is at the heart of education and every person who
learns to read is a cause for celebration," says the Rt Revd
Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, ahead of World Read Aloud
Day, Wednesday, March 6. For further information, go to:
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/03/bishop-backs-world-read-aloud-day-to-promote-global-literacy.aspx
2. Today's press coverage
Times p3
Long news item looking at previous chapters in the new Archbishop
of Canterbury's career.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3706509.ece
Guardian p34
Report on "thriving foodbanks", noting that "most food banks are
run by church groups".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/05/food-banks-thriving-government-embarrassment
Telegraph p13, Sun p25
Reports that "a conman masqueraded as a vicar to steal about 30,000
pounds of charity funding".
Times p39, Mirror p13 (Alison Phillips), Independent
p21, Guardian p19
More items and comment on the recent news of former
Catholic Archbishop Keith O'Brien's resignation; and the Guardian
reports that the Sistine Chapel "has closed to visitors" to prepare
for "papal conclave".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/05/sistine-chapel-cardinals-next-rome
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alison-phillips-cardinal-keith-obriens-1744955
Evening Standard (Ferry Fortnight) p8
A focus on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in north-western
Spain.
Letters
Times p29
National spokesperson from FairFuel UK, and many MPs, on
the importance to the public of "the high cost of petrol and
diesel".
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3706216.ece
Daily Mail p54
Letters relating to former Catholic Archbishop's Keith O'Brien's
recent resignation.