NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today voted to pave the way for the  legislative  process to enable Women to become Bishops to be completed this year.

The General Synod has reaffirmed its commitment to women bishops and called, less than a year after the previous proposals were rejected, for new draft legislation to be introduced.

NEWS / Women in the Episcopate Bishop of Rochester, James Langstaff

NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today approved a package of measures as the next steps to enable women to become bishops in the Church of England.

NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today given its final approval for women to become bishops in the Church of England.

NEWS / Statement on marriage in Scottish Episcopal Church.

NEWS / The General Synod has today enacted the measure enabling women to be ordained as Bishops in the Church of England.

NEWS / The Church of England's dioceses* have now all voted in favour of the current draft legislation to enable women to be bishops. Manchester was the last diocese to vote and they approved the motion at a meeting of their Synod yesterday.  In 2011 both London and Chichester diocesan synods voted against the legislation.

We administer the provision of grants via the women’s continuing ministerial education trust to female clergy, female accredited lay workers, and religious sisters in England and Scotland in need of financial support for their continuing training.

NEWS / Seven women Bishops in the Church of England have nominated women who have inspired them in a series of short videos to mark International Women's Day 2016 (IWD2016).