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Members of the Church of England’s General Synod arrived in York yesterday for five days of deliberation and discussion. Before the debate returned to questions of spending, sexuality or safeguarding, ...
NEWS - In his presidential address to the General Synod in York, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, called for a ...
Meanwhile, another former member of Morecambe Parish Church, Rev Jono Peatman, has been ordained deacon at Blackburn Cathedral. A former chorister and altar server returned to Morecambe Parish Church ...
The Anglican Communion is attempting to prevent internal divisions over ordination of women and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ ...
Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.
Church defying orders from N.H. town officials gets support from a higher power: the DOJ While the town contends the church is stoking ‘hypothetical fears’ to avoid complying with regulations ...
The Church of England (C of E) is in trouble. This is an odd ecclesiastical moment. The pope is dead, the Archbishop of Canterbury has gone. Not since 1691 have both seats been empty. But those ...
Bishops and dioceses are finally rebelling against the central control of decision making imposed by the Church Commissioners (and the Archbishops' Council) upon them. At least that is the impression ...
Contrast England where we have not stopped faffing about with various levels of sub-national government since 1965 yet have only managed to make things steadily less clear or simple.
As Justin Welby leaves office, Martyn Whittock explores the early medieval history that explains the authority structure of the Church of England and why it has two archbishops.
The future of many Church of England parishes is in doubt as they struggle with crumbling buildings, declining attendance, and a fall in clergy numbers.
In the case of the Church of England, there may be a number of additional obstacles which may have inhibited organisation leaders from confronting the appalling behaviour of John Smyth over the years.