A victim of the disgraced bishop Peter Ball has withdrawn from a review into church abuse. Ball, 84, was jailed in 2015 for a series of offences against teenagers and young people spanning the 1970...
The inquiry into the Diocese of Chichester's handling of child sexual abuse cases has found the Church's response was 'marked with secrecy'. Bishop Peter Ball was the suffragan Bishop of Lewes from 1...
The Bishop of Burnley has rejected a nomination to become the next Bishop of Sheffield after a backlash over his views on women holding positions of church lead Rt Rev Philip North said the decision ...
A Pentecostal bishop from Folkestone has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a single-barrelled shotgun. Bishop Jean Gilson-Levi of the Restored Covenant Churches of God has admitted illegally own...
An independent inquiry is to be set up to look at the handling of child abuse by public bodies. The Home Secretary has just announced its creation in the House of Commons and says it can be upgraded ...
The Bishop of Tonbridge has called on men to take a lead in ending violence towards women. The Church of England in the South East has launched a series of events across the Diocese of Rochester to r...
A Bishop has praised the work of climate group Extinction Rebellion (XR), after joining protesters to demand swifter Government action on climate change. The Bishop of Colchester, Roger Morris, join...
The Church of England's lead bishop on foreign affairs has praised Prince Charles for his recent video, calling on Muslim leaders in the Middle East to teach fo Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth, who's ...
A classic car show in Shropshire which also served as a church has been praised by the Bishop of Shrewsbury Rt Rev Mark Rylands. More than 50 vehicles including a pre-war Aston Martin graced the car ...
The Bishop of Gloucester has been interviewed by police officers in connection with two allegations of indecent assault. The Rt Revd Michael Perham attended a police station in Gloucester on Tuesday ...
The Bishop of Leeds has questioned the BBC's decision to axe the dual post of 'Commissioning Editor Religion and Head of Religion & Ethics' to save money. Instead, the BBC's creating a new post calle...
The Bishop of Gloucester has called for a review into how women are sentenced and to consider more rehabilitation options. The Right Revd Rachel Treweek introduced a debate in the House of Lords, c...
The Bishop of Gloucester, Rt Rev Rachel Treweek hosted a conference on Tuesday for youth leaders and adults who work with young people to share knowledge on how Prompted by the 'beach body ready' adv...
Rt Revd Alan Wilson's welcoming today's sentences but is questioning whether enough people have been implicated. The Bishop of Buckingham has been speaking after David Cameron's former head of commun...
An Anglican bishop who refused to grant a licence for a clergyman in a gay marriage to work for the NHS has said he did so to "maintain the doctrine of the chur Rt Revd Richard Inwood was questioned ...
Rt Rev Steven Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford has spoken to a group of head teachers to encourage them to help children feel loved so they don't seek identity in Speaking of the inundation of 'perfect...
Introducing minimum alcohol pricing would help create "a more orderly, content and healthy society", a senior church cleric has argued. The Bishop of Southwark Christopher Chessun pointed to academic...
A bishop's joined in criticism of the BBC after it questioned whether it was appropriate for an MP to appear in Parliament with an Ash Wednesday cross on her fo Carol Monaghan, a Catholic and the SNP...
A Church of England bishop has revealed he is home from hospital after undergoing cancer surgery recently. The Bishop of Rochester was admitted by Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Kent for a bowel proc...
Downing Street has announced the former bishop of London, Rt Rev and Rt Hon Richard Chartres is among a handful of people to have been made a life peer. Bishop Richard, who retired as Bishop of Londo...
