Latest news, updates and commentary from the Church of England.
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Archbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice publishes fourth biannual report
22/02/2024
The Archbishops Commission for Racial Justice has released the fourth of its biannual Racial Justice reports.
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Publication of Jay Review
21/02/2024
Archbishops welcome publication of Future of Church Safeguarding Report
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Tributes to the Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson
17/02/2024
The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, has announced with great sadness the unexpected death of his colleague, the Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham.
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More than £250,000 distributed in conservation grants
17/02/2024
More than £250,000 was distributed by the Church of England last year to support conservation projects in parishes, including work to preserve wall paintings, baptismal fonts, stained glass windows and rood screens.
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Statement from the House of Bishops on the war in Gaza
13/02/2024
Bishops call for immediate ceasefire and release of hostages
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Cathedrals and churches to mark Racial Justice Sunday
09/02/2024
Racial Justice Sunday is to be marked in services across the country this weekend, in Morning and Evening prayer and in the Church of England’s national online service.
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Synod to address biodiversity, safeguarding, racial justice and Prayers of Love and Faith
09/02/2024
General Synod papers have been published for the February 2024 Group of Sessions.
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Bishops in the House of Lords to speak in debate on conversion therapy ban
08/02/2024
Bishops in the House of Lords will be taking part in a debate tomorrow on a Private Member’s Bill calling for a ban on conversion therapy.
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Cathedral attendance continued post pandemic bounce back, 2022 figures show
08/02/2024
Attendance at Church of England cathedrals continued to bounce back following the pandemic, new statistics for 2022 published today show.
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Church of England awards £2.4 million to boost participation of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people
08/02/2024
The Church of England has awarded £2.4 million to fund a series of measures aimed at boosting the participation of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people in parish life, from encouraging vocations to the priesthood to grants for improved access to buildings.
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