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Restrictions on freedom of worship often go hand-in-hand with other forms of repression including against women and minorities, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has warned government ministers from around the world. He recently told a recent global summit on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) that: “When people are free to worship and express...

Politicians from around the world have been urged to ‘keep up the momentum’ on tackling abuses of freedom of religion or belief, by the Church of England bishop who led a recent key review of Foreign Office support for persecuted Christians. The Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, told a recent global summit on Freedom of...

The Church of England’s General Synod has endorsed detailed plans designed to help the Church to reach net zero carbon by 2030. The Routemap to Net Zero Carbo by 2030, published this Summer, encourages cathedrals, churches, schools and theological education institutions to make changes to their daily activities to reduce carbon emissions. The Bishop of...

The Church of England’s General Synod recently welcomed the Church Commissioners’ and Archbishops’ Council’s long-term spending plans. The Archbishop of York said that the plans, which cover £3.6bn over the next nine years, amounted to the Church “putting our money where our missional mouth is.” The spending would “underpin transformation towards being a ‘Simpler, Humbler...

The General Synod recently called on the Government to allocate more money for palliative care, as members voted to reaffirm the Church of England’s opposition to a change in the law on Assisted Suicide. Following a debate, members backed a Private Member’s Motion (PMM) paying tribute to the ‘enormous and untiring’ efforts of health professionals...

The global Anglican Communion will have a greater voice on the body which nominates future Archbishops of Canterbury, as a result of changes recently approved by the Church of England’s General Synod. Until now the wider worldwide Anglican Communion, outside of England, has been represented by just one of the 16 members of the Crown...

DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal The Ukrainian Church and Moscow Bishops’ letter to The Times on the Rwanda asylum policy Church Commissioners’ research identifies historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery Bradford changed by ‘Culture’ win Conflict in the Church “inevitable” A third of reports using hand car wash app indicate potential labour exploitation The builders move...

In this month of holidays and summer travel, it is awful to think that the crisis in Ukraine simply goes on. More than 13 million people have fled their homes.  Millions of families have been separated, people have been injured and killed, and their homes blown up. Critical infrastructure such as health facilities, water supplies...

Who is leading the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)? It depends on who you talk to. The Moscow Patriarchate has recently reaffirmed its jurisdiction over the UOC, denying claims that the Church has severed its ties with Moscow. The Russian Holy Synod said: “We note with regret the continuing pressure on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from...

The Church Commissioners for England has learned from research it commissioned that Queen Anne’s Bounty, a predecessor fund of the Church Commissioners’ £10.1 billion endowment, had links with transatlantic chattel slavery. The Church Commissioners has said it is “deeply sorry for its predecessor fund’s links with transatlantic chattel slavery”. In the 18th century, Queen Anne’s...

All of the current Lords Spiritual have recently signed a letter to The Times voicing alarm about the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Bishops wrote in their letter that “this policy should shame us as a nation.” They went on: “Our Christian heritage should inspire us to treat asylum seekers with...

When Bradford was recently named the UK’s City of Culture for 2025, it had an immediate effect on the Bishop of Bradford, as well as the city. The Rt Revd Dr Toby Howarth said he could not remember ever “being hugged by so many as together, the realisation dawned that our trajectory as a city...