The Independent Reviewer, Canon Maggie Swinson, is recommending extra support for two bishops who provide extended episcopal oversight to parishes with a conservative stance on the ordination of women ...

on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 at 10.28 am by Peter Owen categorised as Church of England The Church of England has published LLF Autumn Update: Preparing for Key Decisions. It starts ...

Very sad. I thought that in the wider world we no longer always insist that “the child must be believed”. My husband once reprimanded some boys who’d been clambering over boats that didn’t belong to ...

“Is the upcoming appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury the last chance saloon for the C of E to save itself?” ...

The Right Reverend Dr Richard (Ric) Thorpe was today elected as the Archbishop of Melbourne in the Anglican Church of Australia. The official announcement is here. Dr Thorpe is currently the suffragan ...

Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961, was also Grand Chaplain in the United Grand Lodge of England. Many bishops were thought to be masons then. In recent times, Jonathan Baker ...

Opinion – 8 January 2025 Opinion Yazid Said William Temple Foundation Church and State in a post-Welby era Phil Groves ViaMedia.News The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Communion Martyn ...

Opinion – 6 August 2025 on Wednesday, 6 August 2025 at 11.00 am by Peter Owen categorised as Opinion Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Questions for Christianity and the Church of England Savitri (Savi) ...

Opinion – 16 July 2025 on Wednesday, 16 July 2025 at 11.00 am by Peter Owen categorised as Opinion Ben Gibson Surviving Church Institutional Failure and the Case of the Leicester Stalker: An Open ...

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A prominent campaigner alleges that senior leaders in the Church of England are protecting its Secretary General William Nye against allegations that he has put reputation management before the needs ...

An adjournment debate was held in the House of Commons on Monday evening, on Church of England Safeguarding. The full transcript of the debate is available here. A video recording of the entire day ...