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Church of England votes to support age verification for online pornography

The Church of England General Synod has voted in favour of a motion to urge the Government to bring in age verification for access to online pornography. The Synod, the national assembly of the Church of England, voted almost unanimously on the ...

12 Jul 2022 at 00:22

Archbishop of Canterbury calls church’s slave trade links a ‘source of shame’

The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised after research found the Church of England’s investment fund had links to the slave trade, calling it a “source of shame”. The revelations came to light via an investigation commissioned by the ...

17 Jun 2022 at 06:49

Welby says it would have been ‘cowardly’ not to speak out about Rwanda plan

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said it would have been “cowardly” not to have spoken out against the plan to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Rt Rev Justin Welby used his Easter sermon to criticise the UK Government’s ...

27 May 2022 at 21:30

Child sex abuse victims ‘will feel cheated’ if report is not hard-hitting

Victims will feel “cheated” if the findings of an overarching report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are not hard-hitting, a survivor has said. The final report, taking in all 19 strands of the inquiry such ...

19 Oct 2022 at 20:03

Church of England formally apologises for ‘shameful’ treatment of LGBTQI+ people

A formal apology has been issued by the Church of England for the “shameful” times LGBTQI+ people have been “rejected or excluded”. The Bishops of the Church of England have penned a letter admitting LGBTQI+ people have been ...

20 Jan 2023 at 10:30

Church slave trade links report prompts £100m funding to ‘address past wrongs’

A report into the Church of England’s investment fund’s “shameful” historic links to transatlantic slavery has prompted it to announce £100 million of funding for a programme of investment, research and engagement to try to ...

10 Jan 2023 at 12:57

Archbishop of Canterbury getting ‘flak’ from same-sex marriage blessings critics

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is getting “flak” from opponents of the Church of England’s decision to allow the blessing of same-sex partnerships. Justin Welby called the move a “huge step”, although some ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:27

Apology from CofE fund boss at exhibition exploring historic links with slavery

The chief executive of the Church Commissioners for England has apologised for the body’s “shaming” links to transatlantic chattel slavery while speaking at an exhibition featuring documents and items highlighting ...

31 Jan 2023 at 15:42

Church of England seeks new reliquary for earliest remains of an English saint

The Church of England is seeking a new home for the remains of a saint present at the very beginning of Christianity in England. St Eanswythe is the patron saint of Folkestone, Kent, and was granddaughter of ...

01 Feb 2023 at 13:29

Same-sex blessings a ‘moment of hope’ for Church but divisions still ‘run deep’

Blessings for same-sex couples in the Church of England have been welcomed as a “moment of hope” but with a recognition that “divisions run deep” on the issue. It is expected that by summer people in ...

09 Feb 2023 at 17:32

Too many LGBT people have heard ‘the words of rejection’ from Church of England

Too many LGBT people have heard “the words of rejection” from the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. Justin Welby made the remarks in his opening address to the General Synod ...

06 Feb 2023 at 15:37

King’s coronation will be ‘deeply representative’ of nation, says Welby

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the King’s coronation will be “deeply representative” of the nation as he denied claims of tensions with the monarch over the involvement of faith leaders. ...

19 Apr 2023 at 23:42

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