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- In July General Synod members gathered in York for their five-day summer group of sessions. In case you are interested in an overview of what happened at General Synod, this following may be of use: Synod Roundup: Friday 11 July 2025 After the formal opening and welcome, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, gave the...General Synod Roundup
- Following the recent publication of new government statistics on families affected by the two-child limit to benefit payments, the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the Church of England’s lead bishop on poverty, issued a response: “Behind these figures are thousands upon thousands of stories – stories of hardship and anxiety, but also of resilience. I...Bishop of Leicester comments on two-child benefit limit statistics
- The C of E has welcomed a recent call by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport select committee for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to be made permanent, and for the cap to be lifted on claims. Chair of the Committee Dame Caroline Dinenage has written to the Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross,...Government urged to make Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme permanent
- “Hlyst nu!” That’s Old English for “Listen up!” And that’s exactly what’s happening, as a video with an unexpected subject has captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world. A video of Everyday Faith Editor Alexandra Zhirnova reading the Nicene Creed in Old English has exploded across the Church of England’s...Ancient Anglo-Saxon text sparks 5,200 per cent Instagram follower surge
- A new book documenting a Welsh language pilgrimage and literary project was recently launched at Tafarn y Plu in Llanystumdwy. The publication brings together blogs, poems, photographs and essays from the Llwybr Cadfan Literary Project. The project aimed to create cultural events at locations along Llwybr Cadfan, the historic pilgrimage path once walked by 6th-century Saint...Welsh writers launch book inspired by ancient pilgrimage path
- A special collection for the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development by parishes in Down and Dromore to support people caught up in the violence in Gaza and the wider Middle East, has raised over £10,000. It will be channelled by the Bishops’ Appeal to two trusted partners working on the...Special Church of Ireland collection for Middle East raises £10,000
- Abortion law changes: comment from the Bishop of London “An unsafe and unworkable bill” – Bishop Sarah on assisted suicide Lord’s Prayer tops Shakespeare, Dickens, Churchill and National Anthem New data shows ‘sheer scale’ of child poverty – Bishop of Leicester New report highlights impact of Net Zero ambition Major investment in local churches and...News (all stories) for August 2025
- “Compassion and care is required,” said the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, following MPs’ recent vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. She went on: “Women facing unwanted pregnancies are confronted with the hardest of choices. Ultimately, they require compassion and care, to support them fully in the heart-wrenching decision they must take. They...Abortion law changes: comment from the Bishop of London
- The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, recently urged MPs to halt the passage of a bill to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales. Bishop Sarah – the former Chief Nursing Officer and the Church’s Lead Bishop for Health and Social Care – called instead on parliamentarians to ask themselves some searching questions “about the...“An unsafe and unworkable bill” – Bishop Sarah urged MPs to say no to assisted suicide
- People in the UK are more likely to identify correctly a short extract from the Lord’s Prayer – also known as the Our Father – than one from the National Anthem and other sources chosen for their deep cultural resonance, a new poll has found. The polling, carried out for the Church of England, also...Lord’s Prayer tops Shakespeare, Dickens, Churchill and National Anthem in public recognition poll
- The End Child Poverty Coalition, together with the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, has published data on the number of children living in poverty in each Westminster constituency and local authority across the UK. The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, who is the Church of England’s lead bishop on poverty, has...New data shows ‘sheer scale’ of child poverty – Bishop of Leicester
- Churches across the country have reported saving money on their energy bills after making changes to their buildings to lower their carbon emissions, a recent new report has revealed. The latest Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report, which covers all of 2024, shares stories from parishes who installed solar panels, LED lighting, heat pumps and...New report highlights impact of Net Zero ambition