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Synod endorses new arrangements for independent oversight of church safeguarding

A NEW approach to outsourcing church safeguarding to an independent body was endorsed overwhelmingly by the General Synod on Wednesday afternoon

11 Feb 2026

Synod seeks to influence Government’s care reforms

THE care system in the UK is not working because “society has forgotten that living in community requires all to contribute and to receive,” the Archbishop of Canterbury has told the General Synod

11 Feb 2026

BSL service at Leicester Cathedral marks earliest documented use of sign language in England

A SERVICE at Leicester Cathedral on Sunday marked the earliest documented use of sign language in England: a marriage ceremony at what was then St Martin’s, on 6 February 1546

11 Feb 2026

Funding allocation to poorest communities sharpens debate in and beyond Synod

11 Feb 2026

Archbishop of York ‘sorry’ for ‘over-promising’ at start of Living in Love and Faith process

11 Feb 2026

Bishop of Guildford diagnosed with inoperable cancer

10 Feb 2026

Lord Williams warns of ‘moral hypnosis’ created by extreme wealth

10 Feb 2026

Archbishop of Canterbury: C of E has ‘too often failed to take seriously the abuse of power’

10 Feb 2026

Project Spire comes under fire during Synod Questions

09 Feb 2026

Consultation identifies ‘several potential future uses’ of Bristol church

09 Feb 2026

If you fly St George’s flag, understand what the cross means, say bishops

08 Feb 2026

Quiet Revival report is giving Evangelicals confidence to talk about faith, poll suggests

06 Feb 2026

New plan to ‘double’ church attendance in Plymouth is part of £10-million grant handout

06 Feb 2026

Barriers to disabled and neurodivergent clergy detailed in report

06 Feb 2026

Clergy knit together to protest against Trump immigration crackdown

06 Feb 2026

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Metropolitan Epiphany reissues call for Orthodox churches linked to Moscow to ‘break free’

06 Feb 2026

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Push for church reform in Germany hits setbacks

06 Feb 2026

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Mozambique devastated in severe flooding

06 Feb 2026

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Church’s Racial Justice Unit to ‘expand and deepen’ its work in London

05 Feb 2026

Charity awarded £600,000 to enable churches to welcome children with additional needs

05 Feb 2026

Dr Warner to retire as Bishop of Chichester this summer

05 Feb 2026

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Churches act to protect Haitians and urge Trump to ‘act justly’

05 Feb 2026

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King receives bitter-sweet gift from Palestine via Bishop of Norwich

05 Feb 2026

Lords debate use of AI to medically assess terminally ill patients

05 Feb 2026

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Synod endorses new arrangements for independent oversight of church safeguarding

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BSL service at Leicester Cathedral marks earliest documented use of sign language in England

Funding allocation to poorest communities sharpens debate in and beyond Synod

Archbishop of York ‘sorry’ for ‘over-promising’ at start of Living in Love and Faith process

Bishop of Guildford diagnosed with inoperable cancer

Lord Williams warns of ‘moral hypnosis’ created by extreme wealth

Archbishop of Canterbury: C of E has ‘too often failed to take seriously the abuse of power’

Project Spire comes under fire during Synod Questions

Consultation identifies ‘several potential future uses’ of Bristol church

If you fly St George’s flag, understand what the cross means, say bishops

Quiet Revival report is giving Evangelicals confidence to talk about faith, poll suggests

New plan to ‘double’ church attendance in Plymouth is part of £10-million grant handout

Barriers to disabled and neurodivergent clergy detailed in report

Clergy knit together to protest against Trump immigration crackdown

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Metropolitan Epiphany reissues call for Orthodox churches linked to Moscow to ‘break free’

Push for church reform in Germany hits setbacks

Mozambique devastated in severe flooding

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Church’s Racial Justice Unit to ‘expand and deepen’ its work in London

Charity awarded £600,000 to enable churches to welcome children with additional needs

Dr Warner to retire as Bishop of Chichester this summer

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King receives bitter-sweet gift from Palestine via Bishop of Norwich

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