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Law Commission proposes reuse of graves to address national shortage of burial space

A NEW law to allow the reuse of all old graves in England and Wales, and to reopen Victorian burial grounds for reuse, could help to address the national shortage of burial space, the Law Commission has proposed

03 Oct 2024

Next Bishop of Wolverhampton regrets part in non-canonical ordination

THE next Bishop of Wolverhampton, Dr Tim Wambunya, has apologised for the part he played in a non-canonical ordination of a bishop in Germany, saying that he merely wished to support a former student

06 Sep 2024

Retrospective permission granted for sculptures in the grounds of St German’s Cathedral, Peel

THE Consistory Court of the diocese of Sodor & Man has granted a retrospective faculty giving permission for the installation of a series of sculptures in the grounds of St German’s Cathedral, Peel, on the Isle of Man, including some that depicted an identifiable living individual

30 Aug 2024

‘Inappropriate’ to shoot Danny Boyle horror film in church, chancellor rules

27 Aug 2024

Angela Tilby: Schismatics in the C of E go up a gear

02 Aug 2024

Chancellor finds ‘justification worthy of weight’ on removal of wall paintings

07 Jun 2024

Chancellor scolds church petitioners for ‘contemptuous attitude to the faculty system’

31 May 2024

Disputed churchyard in Spitalfields to become a playground

19 Apr 2024

Reforms to the disciplinary canons of US Episcopal Church published

08 Mar 2024

What happened at the General Synod in London this week?

01 Mar 2024

War, work, and weeds: wide-ranging agenda for February General Synod

09 Feb 2024

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09 Feb 2024

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Law Commission proposes reuse of graves to address national shortage of burial space

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Retrospective permission granted for sculptures in the grounds of St German’s Cathedral, Peel

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