Press releases from January 1st 2020 - December 31st 2020. If you are looking for a press release prior to 2013, please contact the communications team.
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House of Bishops Meeting - 22 July 2020
22/07/2020
A meeting of the House of Bishops took place today on Wednesday 22 of July 2020 (by Zoom)
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A letter to clergy from Archbishops Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell and the Bishop of London
02/11/2020
Following the announcement of a second national lockdown, a letter has been sent to clergy from the Archbishops and Bishop Sarah Mullally.
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A meeting of the House of Bishops took place today Monday 9 November 2020 via Zoom
09/11/2020
The House has now reverted to a schedule of monthly meetings with this meeting being the meeting for November.
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A statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in response to events in the United States of America
02/06/2020
A statement from Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop John Sentamu in response to events in the United States of America:
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Actor, GP and palliative care nurse to take part in this week’s national online service
15/05/2020
An actor, a GP and a palliative care nurse are among contributors to the Church of England national online service this weekend to be broadcast from Liverpool and Blackburn in Lancashire.
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Announcement of New Bishop of Dorchester
24/11/2020
The next Bishop of Dorchester will be the Venerable Gavin Collins, Archdeacon of the Meon, Downing Street has announced today.
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Anti-racism taskforce launches consultation
11/11/2020
Church organisations are being invited to give their views on action that could be taken to ensure greater racial equality in the Church of England, as part of work by the Anti-Racism Taskforce.
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Archbishop launches Church of England's first ever Green Lent campaign
04/02/2020
Thousands of people will take action to help tackle Climate Change as part of the Church of England’s first ever official green Lent campaign, launched today by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
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Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Durham urge Government to expand free school meals to avoid "harrowing" Christmas for thousands
01/10/2020
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Durham have urged the Government to extend free school meals as they highlight the “harrowing” number of families who could be destitute by Christmas.
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Archbishop of Canterbury backs worldwide call for Christians to say the Lord’s Prayer
24/03/2020
The Archbishop of Canterbury has given his backing to a call from the Pope for Christians across the world to join in saying the Lord’s Prayer.
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