LONDON (RNS) — The vote follows the House of Bishops’ agreement last month to commend ‘Prayers of Love and Faith,’ a collection of prayers and readings for use in existing services. The bishops also ...

Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on Tuesday. Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in ...

The remark was perceived by some as transphobic but the member insisted he had never intended to cause offence. An apology has been made at the Church of England’s General Synod for a perceived ...

The Rt Revd Robert Springett (the Bishop of Tewkesbury in the Diocese of Gloucester) is taking up his role as the Lead ...

With Christianity and church attendance on the decline in the UK, Yahoo News asks readers what they will be doing for Easter.

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Church of England on Tuesday stopped short of backing a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases, voting instead for an alternative option that ...

Before the month-long meeting of the Synod on Synodality last October in Rome, delegates were invited to a pre-synod retreat led by Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. Part of the purpose of the retreat was to ...

The Church of England’s governing body voted overwhelmingly in favour of female bishops on Wednesday, ending a 20-year impasse that could see women ordained as senior clergy by the end of 2014. A vote ...

LONDON — The Church of England will test-run stand-alone services for blessing same-sex couples after its ruling body, the General Synod, voted to move ahead with implementing special prayers of ...