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Bishops begin journey towards Eco Diocese status

The UK-based Christian environmental charity A Rocha is expanded its already-successful Eco Church award scheme and is now looking to recognise Eco Dioceses.

22 September 2016

Strong welcome for UN refugee agreement - but action must follow

Anglicans have welcomed the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, which was agreed by world leaders at the UN on Monday.

22 September 2016

Mothers' Union returns home for 140th anniversary celebrations

More than 3,000 MU members will gather from all corners of the globe tomorrow (Thursday) to celebrate the mission agency’s 140th anniversary.

21 September 2016

Church of England needs 50 per cent increase in ordinands

The C of E is seeking to increase the number of candidates selected for ordained ministry from around 500 each year to 750.

20 September 2016

C of E names sexuality reflection group members

The Church of England has confirmed the membership of its new Bishops’ Reflection Group on human sexuality.

19 September 2016

UN hears of Anglicans' refugee and migrant experience

The Archbishop of Central Africa has told the UN secretary general that “hospitality, reconciliation and love are our most formidable weapons against hatred and extremism.”

19 September 2016

Anglican priest is first patient of robotic eye surgery

An Anglican priest who once served as the head of communications for the Church of England has undergone pioneering eye surgery – by a robot.

16 September 2016

English bishops hold private talks on sexuality

The bishops of the Church of England have begun a process of “episcopal discernment” on issues of sexuality.

16 September 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury's XI beat Pope Francis' cricket team

The third annual cricket match between the Vatican’s St Peter’s Cricket Team and the Church of England’s Archbishop’s XI ended with victory for the Anglicans.

14 September 2016

Canterbury finds its new archdeacon on the other side of the world

The Dean of Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Zealand, the Very Revd Jo Kelly-Moore, has been appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury in the Church of England.

13 September 2016