The House of Bishops met to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic over Zoom today.  

The House has now reverted to a schedule of monthly meetings with this meeting being the meeting for November.

The House of Bishops met on the evening of Monday 23rd November, in the margins of Synod, and approved the Religious Communities Regulations 2020  as set out in (GS 2192) (“the Regulations”). 

The Church of England has launched a major new resource for Educational leaders as more than 800 adults and students attended its largest ever Education Conference.

 

The Church of England Pensions Board today has announced it will not support the Follow This Resolution at Shell’s forthcoming AGM.

All Church of England churches are to close with immediate effect in an effort to help save lives by limiting the transmission of the coronavirus COVID-19.

The Church of England has clarified the scope and definition of net-zero following General Synod’s pledge to achieve net-zero by 2030.

A special session of the Church of England General Synod, needed to pass urgent legislation enabling Synod to continue to operate amid the challenges of the pandemic, will go ahead in London on Thursday.

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.

Following the publication (Oct 6) of its overarching IICSA report, the Church’s national governing bodies have all endorsed a motion apologising to victims and survivors and committing to urgently implementing the six IICSA recommendations. There will be a particular focus on independent safeguarding and redress for survivors and victims