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The availability of technology creating sexualised deepfakes of real people is “truly appalling” from a Christian perspective, the Bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, has said. Bishop Steven, who leads for the Church of England on AI and technology, was speaking after warnings that criminals appear to have been using the Grok tool, which is linked...

The House of Bishops has shared a letter to the wider Church of England setting out an agreed position as it prepares to bring the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process – which explores the Church’s approach to identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage – to a conclusion. The letter, in the form of a...

The value of support from churches in a single community in the West Midlands has been calculated at £8.7 million a year, Bishop Rob Wickham, chief executive of Church Urban Fund said recently. Bishop Rob was speaking just before the February meeting of the General Synod, which debated a motion on poverty and the Church....

As of January 2026, diocesan apportionment has ended, meaning dioceses will no longer make financial contributions to cover costs of centralised services managed by the National Church Institutions. Most of these costs will now be covered by distributions from the Church of England’s national endowment fund (managed by the Church Commissioners), in an effort to...

Church’s concern for Venezuela Leaders of the Ukrainian church appeal for peace Are you ready for the General Synod elections in July? People are coming to faith amidst the ‘darkness’ of crises around the world The droughts, heat and hunger threatening the Middle East and Afghanistan The C of E agrees to spend £12.4 million...

The Episcopal Church in America is concerned about the people of Venezuela. Following the Trump administration’s recent night-time swoop on the capital Caracas, and the capture of the country’s President, the Episcopal Church says it fears for the people because of the inevitable instability that will follow the dramatic raid. President Nicolas Maduro and his...

As the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, Ukrainian church leaders have appealed for just measures to be put in place so that the invasion will end. The country’s Greek Catholic Primate, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, said: “Let the modern creators of history protect human life from modern-day Herods – and let...

This summer brings us the election of a new General Synod. And the people who get voted on to this new General Synod are the ones who will be voting either for or against the stand-alone services of blessing for same-sex couples that are expected in 2028. Whatever you believe, when it comes to choosing...

So says several Church of England bishops. They believe that increasing numbers of people have been turning to the Christian faith. The Bishop of Rochester, Jonathan Gibbs said: “Something is going on. Or rather, God Himself seems to be up to something – way beyond what we as Christians have been doing to share the...

World Vision has warned that millions of people in the Middle East and Afghanistan are suffering such severe drought, heat and hunger, that the aid agency fears we are reaching a ‘tipping point’. In its recent report, Children on the Brink, World Vision reviews the current situation: Iraq’s catastrophic drought has displaced more than one...

Back last summer, when the C of E announced its three-year national spending plans, the Triennium Funding Working Group (TFWG) included an allocation of £12 million for the areas of social and racial justice in the 2026-2028 triennium. The precise allocation of that £12 million was a matter for the Archbishops’ Council to determine. It...

Anglicans in Hong Kong offer prayers and support in aftermath of deadly fire Bishop Martyn welcomes end of two-child limit “The suffering in Sudan is almost unbearable” – Bishop of Leeds Government urged to keep VAT grants for repairs Dublin given a Roman Catholic cathedral Archbishops’ Council response to Charity Commission case review Church of...