Bishop related articles

  1. Bishop responds to report from the House of Lords Rural Economy Committee

    27/04/2019

    COMMENT / The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has today responded to the publication of the report from the House of Lords Rural Economy Committee.

  2. Bishop tells General Synod to speak out against persecution of religious believers and atheists

    24/04/2021

    The Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, has told General Synod that “human dignity and flourishing is diminished” when religious believers and atheists are persecuted.

  3. Bishop's Bill calls on MPs to add mothers to marriage certificates

    24/07/2018

    NEWS / House of Lords passes Bill from Bishop of St Albans to end exclusions of mothers’ names from marriage certificates.

  4. Bishop: Commons vote risks making aid cut ‘permanent’

    13/07/2021

    Bishop of Worcester voices disappointment after MPs back new tests to restore the legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on aid

  5. Bishops back women's Down’s Syndrome legal challenge

    06/07/2021

    A group of bishops have offered their support to two women behind a legal challenge to be heard at the High Court to the law relating to abortion and Down's Syndrome.

  6. Bishops call for a change of tone on Brexit debate

    15/12/2018

    The Church of England bishops who met in London this week have made the following statement.

  7. Bishops call for respect on all sides amid Brexit debate

    27/09/2019

    NEWS / The bishops of the Church of England have issued a call for respect on all sides amid growing acrimony over the debate on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.

  8. Bishops call for urgent action on Universal Credit

    16/10/2018

    Urgent action needs to be taken to provide more support for people applying for Universal Credit, Church of England bishops say.

  9. Bishops issue open letter on Brexit

    28/08/2019

    NEWS / A group of Church of England bishops has issued an open letter on the prospect of a 'no-deal' Brexit and the need for national reconciliation, notwithstanding the potential prorogation of Parliament.

  10. Bishops join calls for emergency G7 meeting to tackle vaccine ‘hoarding’

    21/09/2021

    Church of England backing calls for the leaders of the world’s richest countries to halt the 'hoarding' of COVID-19 vaccines while billions of people have yet to be jabbed.