Press releases from 1 January - 31 December 2023.

Archbishop of Canterbury’s football team to host a ‘green’ football match as part of national campaign

For the first time, under historic plans outlined today, same-sex couples will be able to come to church to give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership and receive God’s blessing.

Bishops highlight the hope of the resurrection in a series of video and published messages ahead of Easter.

Call for a period of prayer leading up to the Coronation as book of Daily Prayers is shared

The report follows an interim announcement in June 2022, which reported for the first time, and with great dismay, that the Church Commissioners’ endowment had historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery*

For its drive towards sustainability, Church House Westminster - host to General Synod and CofE offices - has been awarded a Bronze Eco Church Award.

The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme has made a £1.1m investment in Charity Bank and will take a 3.6% stake in the bank.

The Church of England is providing £5.6 million in funding for additional clergy posts across the country from rural areas to inner cities. 

Parishes across England and Wales can now register to participate in Churches Count on Nature, an annual scheme where people visit churchyards and record the plant and animal species they encounter.