Authority over death belongs to God only, the Church of England’s parliament has been told as its current highest-ranking ...

In his presidential address, he also points to changes on the agenda, including a new debate on assisted dying ...

The Church previously issued a statement to clarify it was not banning gluten-free bread or non-alcoholic communion wine.

The Church of England’s parliament, the General Synod, meets in York this weekend with an agenda omitting debates on the issues of same sex blessings and safeguarding scandals which have created ...

NEWS - In his presidential address to the General Synod in York, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, called for a ...

FINAL approval for the Church of England’s redress scheme for survivors of abuse will be voted on by the General Synod this ...

on Wednesday, 9 July 2025 at 6.09 pm by Peter Owen categorised as Church of England, General Synod The Questions (and answers) for this weekend’s meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod were ...

Dioceses are also to receive more funds with the aim of easing financial stress and providing breathing space “as they pursue ...

When Pope Francis died in April leaving the Catholic Church leaderless, it entered a state the Church of England had already ...

The General Synod dates back to 1970, but the Church of England has had a synodal method of governance going back at least to 1919 and its forerunner, the Church Assembly, a body which had ...

The Church of England’s General Synod debated and voted on safeguarding on Tuesday (Jonathan Brady/PA) (PA Wire) Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.