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Church of England ‘to refuse to back change to allow same-sex marriages’

The Church of England’s bishops have reportedly refused to back a change that would allow priests to marry same-sex couples. The bishops met on Tuesday to finalise recommendations after five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position ...

18 Jan 2023 at 05:53

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 same-sex civil partnerships or marriages will ...

09 Feb 2023 at 17:32

Israel-Palestine conflict ‘prising people apart’ in UK, says Justin Welby

The conflict in the Middle East is “prising people apart” in the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury said, as he insisted “hateful voices stoking prejudice” must be challenged and repeated his calls for a ceasefire in the region. Justin Welby said ...

13 Nov 2023 at 15:50

Diocese brands ex-vicar’s ‘conveyor belt’ of asylum baptisms claim ‘nonsense’

Church will ‘happily engage’ with Home Office on asylum matters – top official

The Church of England will “happily engage” with the Government around its work with asylum seekers, a leading official said, as a diocese branded claims by an ex-vicar about a “conveyor belt of baptisms” as “nonsense”. The case of Clapham ...

09 Feb 2024 at 15:37

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 2023, the national assembly of the ...

06 Feb 2023 at 15:37

Protesters call for gay marriage rights as Church of England Synod meets

Protesters have called on the Church of England to stop discriminating against gay people, calling the offer of prayers of blessing for same-sex couples “an insult” and “not sufficient”. Veteran gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell ...

08 Feb 2023 at 10:52

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 ...

12 Jul 2022 at 00:22

Church wrong to charge hundreds for weddings and should scrap fees, says vicar

The Church of England is wrong to charge for weddings and should scrap fees, a vicar has said ahead of a vote on the issue next week. Charging couples hundreds of pounds is a “major contributor to the decline in church ...

06 Jul 2023 at 09:00

Synod: Welby tells of ‘exceptionally precious’ daughter living with disability

The Archbishop of Canterbury has told of his “exceptionally precious” daughter, living with a disability, as part of a debate that led to the Church of England General Synod passing a motion to uphold the human ...

07 Jul 2024 at 17:21

Church of England Synod: Apology issued over ‘he, she or it’ comment

An apology has been made at the Church of England’s General Synod for a perceived transphobic comment in which a member referred to “he, she or it”. Lay member Daniel Matovu had been speaking during Monday’s ...

09 Jul 2024 at 11:38

Welby should take opportunity to resign, says abuse victim as petition hits 10,000

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been urged to stand in solidarity with abuse victims by resigning after a scathing report into a cover-up in the Church of England. It came as a petition, started by three ...

12 Nov 2024 at 09:20

Pressure mounts on Justin Welby as Starmer says abuse victims were ‘failed’

Demands for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation continue to grow as the Prime Minister said victims of a Church of England-linked abuser had been “failed very, very badly”. A petition, started by ...

12 Nov 2024 at 12:25

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