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Archbishop of Wales calls for Syrian refugee help

The Archbishop of Wales and other faith leaders are calling on the Prime Minister to increase urgently the number of Syrian refugees resettled in the UK in response to ‘one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of our time’.

28 January 2015

Christian Leaders Back Call For New Law Against Global Tax Dodging

Christian leaders have thrown their weight behind a new campaign for political parties to promise to act against tax avoidance if they get elected.

28 January 2015

Rt Revd Libby Lane consecrated at York Minster

The Rt Revd Libby Lane has been consecrated as the first female bishop in the Church of England in a packed service at York Minster today

26 January 2015

Church of England makes history with online pastor role

[Updated] The Diocesan Online Pastor is "a brave new role" with a focus on teenagers and young people.

22 January 2015

Archbishop Welby: Britain's urban crisis

As the south-east grows, many cities are left feeling abandoned and hopeless

21 January 2015

'Banks must be people-centred,' says Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury's speech at the conference 'Financial inclusion: The next move forward' held in the City of London this morning.

19 January 2015

Archbishop of York Opens Aspire Academy

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu will officially open Hull’s Aspire Academy on Monday 19th January 2015

16 January 2015

Resourcing the Future, and Church Commissioners work of the Task Groups reports released

The Church of England has today published two further papers as part of the “reform and renewal” programme to be discussed at the February meeting of the General Synod.

16 January 2015

England: "Church needs to take action" to recruit more clergy

"Dioceses have [said] they want to hold the numbers of stipendiary clergy steady at around 8,000 over the next decade."

16 January 2015

England: paper on hindrances to mission released

The Church of England has today published the report of the Simplification Task Group ahead of a discussion at the February meeting of the General Synod.

14 January 2015