The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised "unreservedly" for "mistakes" in how the Church of England handled allegations against Bishop George Bell. Justin Welby made the comments in a statement on...
A college at Oxford University which excluded a Christian Union (CU) from its fresher's fair has been accused by the Church of England of misunderstanding "the Students at Balliol sparked controvers...
Synod approves motion to support an Archbishops' Task Group on Evangelism. The Church of England's General Synod has approved a motion to "re-evangelise" England.A new Task Group will also be created...
The Church of England will appoint a new bishop to reach out to black and ethnic minorities, the Bishop of Leicester has announced. Whoever is appointed to the new role of Bishop of Loughborough, bas...
The Church of England is to debate holding services of "prayer and dedication" for same-sex couples who are married or in a civil partnership. Its governing body, General Synod, will discuss on bless...
An additional £155m is set to be invested by the Church of England over the next three years, to develop places of worship, provide support to low income areas As part of the Churches Renewal and Re...
The Church of England's governing body has agreed to investigate to UK citizenship process after concerns were raised that costs are too high. The General Synod also voted unanimously in favour - 310...
The Church of England has announced it will spend £27m creating more than 100 new churches. The Church's ambitious growth programme hopes to revive the Christian faith in coastal areas, market towns...
The Church of England has announced that it has partnered with the Messy Church movement in hopes of deepening the faith of families and children that attend th The Messy Church movement was set up b...
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 Stonewall ...
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 General Syno...
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...
