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Tough economic times and tight votes look to be the continent's challenges for 2009, writes Africa Confidential editor Patrick Smith.

Historian Dr Eamon Phoenix examines confidential government papers just released after 30 years.


How hell, sexism and The X Factor all cropped up as the Archbishop of Canterbury joined a Saturday morning chat in a Cardiff bar.

Patriarch Alexiy II had an extraordinary career, in which he switched from suppressing the Russian Orthodox Church to being its champion.

Dealing with prostitution in Cardiff has been a hot topic for residents for more than a century.

The four main churches in Northern Ireland announce a plan they hope will help end the 11-plus stalemate.

Once upon a time stamps were simple. Now as a new stamp of Marie Stopes shows, the people and things that go on our post can prove a controversial business.

News of the sale and nationalisation of Bradford & Bingley was greeted with unease in the bank's hometown with locals questioning past decisions.

Church leaders in Omagh say they will only attend the 'official' 10th anniversary service for victims of the Real IRA bomb.

The leaders of the four main churches are refused entry to a holy site in Jerusalem during a visit to the Middle East.

A thief poses as a student to steal thousands of pounds worth of centuries-old documents.

A chronology of key events

A look at what is making the headlines in Friday's morning newspapers.

The bones of six medieval bishops buried more than 600 years ago are identified using new hi-tech methods.

The Pope creates 23 new cardinals, most of whom now join the conclave which one day will elect his successor.

Pope Benedict XVI names 23 new cardinals, 18 of whom will join the conclave which will one day elect his successor.

The Bishop of Rochester has spoken out against plans to make IVF readily available to single women and lesbians.

The head of the NSPCC in Belfast is to take charge of the Catholic church's Irish child protection board.

The Church of England is under fire after an ex-choirmaster is jailed for sexually abusing children.

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