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The Church of England’s General Synod has approved new legislation to help churches meet carbon reduction targets. Most of the changes will make it easier for churches to make adaptations such as insulating pipes, draft-proofing doors and windows, fitting new non fossil fuel boilers, electric pew heaters, electric car charging points and soft furnishings to...

The General Synod has given unanimous backing to a call for the Government to ensure the protection of child survivors of trafficking, after hearing of fears that the Nationality and Borders Bill could leave more children unprotected and at risk. Members voted 331 in favour, with no votes against and no abstentions, both to acknowledge...

General Synod has thanked the authors of a recent report proposing possible changes to the governance structures of the Church of England’s National Church Institutions. The report, produced by a group chaired by the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, and published last year, made a range of recommendations including merging the oversight of most of...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has planted a fig tree in the garden at Lambeth Palace as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The Archbishop of Canterbury said: “The beauty of trees reminds us of our responsibility to care for God’s creation, for each other and for generations to come....

World Watch List for 2022 names worst 50 countries The Real Easter Egg celebrates its 12th year with an invitation to ‘Let’s Celebrate’! Your sacrifices have saved lives Every church region in the country signs up to become an Eco Diocese New ‘cathedral’ of digital worshippers emerges from online broadcasts UK Minority Ethnic clergy to...

Afghanistan is now the worst country in the world for the extreme persecution of Christians. So says Open Doors, which has recently released the 2022 World Watch List, its annual ranking of the top 50 counties where Christians face the most extreme persecution. For 2022, Afghanistan comes top because the Taliban are back in control....

For the first time since the pandemic began, churches and communities across the UK will be coming together to celebrate Easter as restrictions are relaxed. So, no wonder that the theme for the Real Easter Egg this year is ‘Let’s Celebrate’! The Real Easter Egg was created in 2010 as a way for churches, groups...

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, has thanked front line workers, parishes, and all who have made sacrifices to help protect one another from Covid-19, as England recently began to move away from ‘plan B’ restrictions. Bishop Sarah, who chairs the Church of England’s Covid Recovery Group, said: “When the first measures to curb the...

 All 42 dioceses in the Church of England have signed up to become an ‘eco diocese’ as part of their commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2030. The Eco Dioceses scheme, developed by the charity A Rocha UK, sees churches and dioceses awarded bronze, silver, or gold status depending on actions taken to improve...

Members of a new ‘cathedral’ of online worshippers, formed since the first lockdown, have played a key role in the Church of England’s recent 100th national online service. The first national online service was broadcast from the crypt chapel at Lambeth Palace on Mothering Sunday 2020 as the nation went into lockdown. Since then, a...

Plans to elect clergy of UK Minority Ethnic or Global Majority Heritage backgrounds to serve in the House of Bishops have been agreed in what is hoped will be a “catalyst for change” towards making the leadership of the Church of England more representative. Under the scheme, there will be at least 10 UKME/GMH people...

A new report detailing how clergy have fared in the Covid pandemic has been published, as part of the findings from the Church of England’s Living Ministry research programme. Clergy Wellbeing in a Time of Covid: Autonomy, Accountability and Support, sets out how clergy have reported on their levels of physical, mental, spiritual, relational and...