BRITAIN’S most senior faith leaders said they were united in “resisting and overcoming the evil of terrorism” in the wake of the bombings in London.

A Church of England report on human sexuality was being published today in the wake of the row over gay clergy in the Anglican Communion.

Anglicans in the US plan to go ahead with the consecration of an openly gay bishop in defiance of a warning that it could “tear the fabric” of the Church and jeopardise its continued union.

A senior African cleric today described the exclusion of gays as a “heresy” comparable with apartheid as a crisis summit of Anglican leaders over homosexuality got under way.

THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, called for a "pause for thought" yesterday after gay priest Canon Jeffrey John, announced he was withdrawing his acceptance of the post of the Bishop of Reading.

Senior British church figures are to lead the nation in prayer to call for peace and reconciliation following the terror attacks in the US, it was to be announced today.