As new figures show the number of people passing through the doors of Anglican churches on Sundays has fallen by 125,000 during the last decade, the Church of E The stats, contained in the CofE's lat...
The Church of Scotland and the Church of England have reached an historic agreement to commit to working more closely together in the future. The move, which is called The Columba Declaration, is set...
The Church of England is to hire a full-time National Safeguarding Adviser as it announces new links with the Methodist Church on safeguarding. The new position will work closely with the Methodist C...
The Church of England has published new guidance on reporting safeguarding and other serious incidents to the Charity Commission. Recent high-profile incidents in the charity sector have prompted the...
The Church Commissioners' latest annual report has revealed a huge pay gap in the Church of England's asset management branch, with its highest-paid working rec This means that the highest paid worke...
The Bishop of Buckingham has become the first serving bishop to publicly support assisted dying. The Rt Rev Alan Wilson said honouring the 'sanctity of life' should include a consideration for the qu...
A Church of England bishop is rejecting criticism of the General Synod. The governing body was accused by a number of clergy earlier this week of failing to uphold the teaching of the Bible after it ...
Bishop of Tewkesbury has praised the pop star Lily Allen for highlighting the failures of the feminist revolution in one of her recent hit songs. In a blog discussing the fears he has over his daught...
Sixty bishops are wearing a white ribbon today in support of a campaign to stop violence against women. More than 60 Church of England bishops around the country are wearing a white ribbon tod...
Bishops in the Church of England have set up a special body to "take forward work on sexuality". The announcement of the new "Bishops' Reflection Group on Sexuality" comes after the College of Bishop...
Church of England bishops have tried to end an on-going row between the Government and the House of Lords over tax credits. Both Labour and Liberal Democrat peers have now tabled motions to "kill" th...
The Church of England says the process of someone changing their gender needs to be made easier so transgender people feel more welcomed. However, the Church has declined to officially respond to a g...
The Church of England is calling on social media firms to be fined if they fail to take down content which leads children to self-harm or experience distress. It says companies should face heavy sanc...
Clergy in the Church of England are to be allowed to wear casual clothes when conducting Sunday services. A motion that would scrap the requirement for traditional robes was passed in principle at th...
A Church of England disciplinary hearing has been told how a married cleric had intimate relations with a parishioner in an 'alleyway'. Revd Stephen Vincent was the cleric at St Giles in Newcastle-un...
The Church of England has appointed Rt Revd Tony Porter as the Bishop of Sport, in a bid to strengthen links between the Church and sport at all levels. Bishop Tony, from the Diocese of Southwell and...
Women in the Church of England have held discussions about referring to God as 'She' instead of 'He.' According to The Sunday Times, the group wants to challenge the prominent use of male language an...
It's been revealed a Church of England initiative to improve clergy diversity features mostly white, middle-aged men. 77% of the Church of England's "learning community" are male with an average age ...
The Church of England is examining proposals which could see priests who break the law stopped from using Church titles and dog collars. The issue is being discussed on the final day of the Church's ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned the Church of England will likely face fresh allegations of child sex abuse. Justin Welby said an abuse inquiry would probably find "bad stories" about the Chu...
