It nearly played out as expected. Despite pleas from victims for a fully independent body to oversee safeguarding in the Church of England, the General Synod (its national assembly) last week opte ...

The anti-racist toolkit, issued by the Diocese of Norwich, is believed to be the first example of Church of England prayer ...

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Friendly Churches (GRTFC) was launched in 2023 to support local congregations wanting to include ...

at Synod, a group of up to 200 young adults from across the dioceses to succeed the Church of England Youth Council, which was disbanded in 2019, owing in part to lack of funding (News, 18 February ...

It may be a measure of how far the Church of England has come in recent years that today, International Women’s Day, the most prominently disruptive voice from within it is female.

A Church of England diocese has introduced a new prayer guide stating that Christianity was historically propagated through ...

What does the church have to hide? Actually, sorry. Let me try that again because addressing the question merely to ‘the ...

But the General Synod last month voted for a less independent ... Jay entitled the Future of Church Safeguarding in the Church of England. He said: “Professor Jay’s report said the only ...

The King has approved the nomination of The Venerable Malcolm Leslie Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham, in the Diocese of Sheffield ...

Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC (Law, Hatfield College, 1987-90) has been appointed to become the Third Church Estate Commissioner in the Church of England.

The Church of England's general synod has voted against appointing women as bishops. Campaign group Women and the Church called it "a devastating blow" for the Church and the people of England.

The hotly-tipped Bishop of Norwich has ruled himself out of the race to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, saying he feels "no calling" for the role. The Right Rev Graham Usher has instead ...