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 General Synod has recently given final approval to a comprehensive redress scheme for survivors of Church-related abuse. Designed to address the profound harm caused by Church-related abuse, the new, independently administered scheme will offer not only financial redress but also formal apology, acknowledgment, therapeutic support, and other forms of bespoke redress. The scheme has been...

In July, General Synod debated the 2026-2028 triennium funding package that was announced in June. The proposals will see £1.6 billion distributed to fund the mission and ministry of the Church during 2026-2028 and will support a major package of measures for clergy well-being and a focus on supporting parishes in the lowest income communities...

A major overhaul of the Church of England’s national structures has recently been approved by the General Synod. The National Church Governance Measure, which will bring together separate national church bodies, received final approval in a vote at Synod in York this summer. The Measure, which now requires Parliamentary approval, is the product of a...

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...

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...

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,...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...