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C of E refutes claims of ‘conveyor belt’ of asylum seeker fake conversions

Suella Braverman and a former priest accuse church but Justin Welby says its role has been mischaracterised

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2024

C of E urged to tackle aggressive behaviour at local church meetings

General Synod may back code of conduct for council members and lay volunteers to try to stem bullying

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024

Education will be poorer if religion is banned from schools

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article about the prayer row at Michaela community school in London

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

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‘A long journey’: blessings for same-sex couples expose Church of England divisions

Sunday brings a significant move, but progressives will keep pushing for full equality, as conservatives object to the change

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

Church of England’s ‘blessings’ for gay couples are not enough

Letters: Progressive clergy will claim the synod vote is a victory, but the reality is far less than promised, writes Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain. Plus letters from Rev Katie Welborn van Santen, Darren Hackett and Dr Andrew Wilshere

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

Church of England backs plans for trial blessings of same-sex weddings

General Synod’s narrow vote in favour means services to celebrate gay marriages could be held within weeks

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

Catholic and C of E primary schools in England ‘take fewer Send pupils’

LSE research suggests faith-based admissions requirements deter disadvantaged children

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

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Cornish church reverses ban on female vicars

St Fimbarrus church in Fowey, formerly home to Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French, says previous stance was ‘misguided’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023

C of E vicar ‘spiritually abused’ parishioners for 20 years, report finds

Rev Michael Hall, who died in 2021, belittled and humiliated members of his Buckinghamshire congregation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Alexis Jay warns she will quit C of E safeguarding role if there is interference

Former chair of UK child sexual abuse inquiry has been asked to set up independent safeguarding model

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

Church of England votes to bring back ‘defrocking’ as punishment for clergy

Priests or deacons guilty of serious misconduct may be stripped of holy orders in measure abolished 20 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Safeguarding in ‘crisis’ in Church of England, says archbishop of York

Stephen Cottrell tells General Synod ‘mistakes have been made’, while sacked safeguarding board member says ‘we did our job too well’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

‘Like a poll tax’: Church of England should stop charging couples for weddings, say vicars

Call for high fees to be scrapped as church marriages fall by half in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023

Lord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop

Archbishop of York tells General Synod that ‘Our Father’ has patriarchal connotations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Anglican leader does not have to be ‘white guy from England’, says Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury says he would welcome ‘serious changes’ to church communion ‘that is 90% global south’

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2023

John Sentamu forced to step down from C of E after failing to act on abuse claims

Former archbishop of York found to have failed to act on allegations of child sexual abuse by vicar

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Sentamu rejects report findings that he failed to act on child sexual abuse claim

Church of England commissioned review into how it handled disclosures that a vicar raped a 16-year-old boy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Jesus was single and single people should be valued, says Church of England

C of E report says church should not regard singleness as lesser than living in couple or family

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

Anglican groups revolt against same-sex blessing plan

Conservative body in Church of England encourages dioceses to protest, and says opposition is growing

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023

'Innocent days when church was part of life and was embedded in the social fabric'

Educated in a C of E church school 70 years ago, I had the importance of Easter dinned into me. But it seemed natural, anyway - England was a much more religious country then

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Anglicans reject Justin Welby as head of global church amid anger at same-sex blessings

Church leaders of some developing countries say C of E has disqualified itself as ‘mother church’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

Anglicans angry at same-sex blessings question Justin Welby’s ‘fitness to lead’

Group representing churches in global south will meet to consider radical action over C of E decision

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

MPs should not influence church on same-sex marriage, says Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury tells members not to be swayed by ‘groups or lobbies or outsiders’ at General Synod

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Parliament’s part in the C of E’s rifts on equality for women and gay people

Letters: Westminster interference over women priests left a legacy that is still felt today, says April Alexander, while Andy Foster says equality for LGBTQ+ people in the church must become law

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Church of England to consider greener alternatives to burial

Water cremation and human composting among methods to be discussed by General Synod this week

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