Decision comes as new figures reveal Church schools now take as many pupils from poor backgrounds and ethnic minorities as the national average. The Church of England and gay rights group Stonew...
Hundreds of would-be headteachers are to be trained for the job by the Church of England over the next three years. The Church said it has been given government accreditation for its national program...
The Church of England has voted to withdraw investment from companies by 2023 if they continue to contribute to climate change. The Church's governing body passed the motion with near universal appro...
Plans to create closer ties between Church of England (CofE) congregations and newer independent, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches could be given approval a Members of the CofE's governing body w...
A confidential document has revealed bishops in the Church of England were told to only give partial apologies - if at all - to victims of sex abuse. The guidance, marked "strictly confidential" and ...
New guidance has been issued by bishops in the Church of England regarding domestic abuse. The updated guidance covers new laws and definitions regarding abuse which have come in since the policies w...
The Church of England is being urged by one of its own bishops to embrace innovative expressions of church, after figures suggested a major decline in Anglican The Bishop of Islington, Rt Rev Ric Th...
An Anglican vicar has told a court she only found out her Muslim son died fighting for Islamic State in Syria when police showed her a video of his body. Revd Susan Boyce was giving evidence at the O...
The Church of England is to give more support to tackling racism and discrimination directed towards the travelling community, with a bishop declaring The church's governing body, the ...
The Church of England's General Synod has voted to support a new deal to improve the approach to the care and well-being of clergy. Members voted overwhelmingly to adopt a covenant committing parishe...
The Church of England has said it will take a stand against those who try to liberalise the country's abortion laws. It has pledged to "vigorously challenge any attempt to extend abortion provision b...
A major investing group, including the Church of England, says it's threatening to block unjustified company pay using its shareholder rights. The Church Investors Group (CIG), which manages £17 bil...
The government have announced plans to ban any form of 'conversion therapy' - a move approved by many, while others say it needs nuance. The Government's LGBT Action Plan aims to improve the li...
The Church of England has warned the future of the NHS is at risk and successive governments have failed to develop a long-term strategy for the health service The institution's lead bishop on healt...
The UK government has announced it will extend a grant scheme for listed churches in need of vital repairs. The listed places of worship grants scheme (LPWGS) is to be extended by the Treasury for a ...
Child rapists and terrorists in England and Wales will no longer be automatically freed at the half-way point of their prison sentence. Child rapists and terrorists in England and Wales will no longe...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Church of England plans to "seize" on the Prime Minister's desire to open more faith schools. Most Rev Justin Welby's comments come as the Church of England ...
The Church of England has decided not to participate in a buyout of failed pay day lender Wonga's loan book. Church Commissioners, who oversee the organisation's mammoth £8.3 billion investment fund...
A chaplain ministering to refugees is going to be stationed in Calais by the Church of England for the first time, amid concern over a rising number of migrants Canon Kirrilee Reid will leave her cur...
The Church of England's #GodWithUs Christmas campaign has reached more people than ever before, new figures have revealed. A total of 6.8 million people engaged with the campaign through print and di...
