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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.
The purpose of this toolkit is to raise awareness and to provide information for Church leaders, Church workers and Chaplains to assist them in gaining a better understanding of issues relevant to people with Down's syndrome.
NEWS / General Synod unanimously backs call for people with Down’s Syndrome to be welcomed, celebrated and treated with dignity and respect.
NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today given its final approval for women to become bishops in the Church of England.
The Church of England's first female diocesan bishop has spoken of her hope of helping women ex-offenders rebuild their lives and self esteem in a new short film recorded to mark International Women's Day.
NEWS / The Church of England's dioceses* have now all voted in favour of the current draft legislation to enable women to be bishops. Manchester was the last diocese to vote and they approved the motion at a meeting of their Synod yesterday. In 2011 both London and Chichester diocesan synods voted against the legislation.
NEWS / Women in the Episcopate Bishop of Rochester, James Langstaff
NEWS / Seven women Bishops in the Church of England have nominated women who have inspired them in a series of short videos to mark International Women's Day 2016 (IWD2016).
NEWS / Stephen Slack, Chief Legal Adviser, has announced his retirement. Stephen will step down in April 2019.
NEWS / The first meeting of the women Bishops steering committee set up after the General Synod debate in July 2013 took place on 5th and 6th September in Coventry.