The Revd Dr Casey Strine has been appointed to the post of Secretary for Theology and Theological Adviser to the House of Bishops and is expected to take up the post on 9 September 2024.  

NEWS / The Queen has approved the nomination of the Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham.

The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who speaks for the Church of England on refugees, has responded to  the statement by the Home Secretary on the Illegal Migration Bill.

The Rev Canon Dr Philip Plyming is to be the next Dean of Durham, Downing Street has announced.

The House of Bishops met between May 15 and 17 in York.

Christians should take the opportunity to press General Election candidates on what they will do to support refugees, the Bishop of Durham has said.

Briefing Papers published following the Families and Households Commission Call for Evidence

NEWS / The Rt Rev Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, said: "I welcome the Daily Mail's call today for unaccompanied child refugees to be offered asylum."

The House of Bishops met for the second meeting of 2023 by Zoom.

Durham Cathedral is to lead the nation in prayer this Sunday as England faces its third weekend under lockdown.