Latest news, updates and commentary from the Church of England.
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Agenda for February 2016 General Synod
29/01/2016
NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England meets in London in February for a three day meeting from 2.30 pm on Monday 15 February until 5.00 pm on Wednesday 17 February.
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Agenda for the July 2013 General Synod
14/06/2013
The General Synod meets in York on 5th - 9th July for the first time since the rejection of the draft legislation on Women Bishops last November.
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Agenda published for the July 2016 General Synod York meeting
17/06/2016
NEWS / The Agenda for the July meeting of the General Synod is published today.
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Alan Smith announced as next First Church Estates Commissioner
27/07/2021
Alan Smith, Senior Advisor - ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Risk and Inclusion, and former Global Head of Risk Strategy at HSBC, is to be the next First Church Estates Commissioner.
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Allchurches Trust Begins New Partnership with Youth Trust
21/05/2018
The Archbishop of York Youth Trust is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the Allchurches Trust that will enable the work of the Young Leaders Award to expand nationally.
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Amazon Rainforest Fires
23/08/2019
COMMENT / The Bishop of Salisbury comments on the fires in the Amazon rainforest
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Ancient Blessing of the Light service in Virtual Reality first
31/10/2021
People from around the world will be able to ‘join’ in traditional worship at a church in London through Virtual Reality for the first time.
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Ancient tradition of daily prayer available in new app
24/02/2014
NEWS / The Church of England has today released its newest app to enable people to pray with the aid of their smartphone and tablets.
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Anglican Communion Relations Officer appointed
10/06/2022
The Revd Dylan Turner has been appointed to the newly-created position of Anglican Communion Relations Officer.
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Announcement of New Bishop of Doncaster
02/12/2019
The next Bishop of Doncaster will be the Revd Canon Sophie Jelley, Downing Street has announced today.
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