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Singers of all kinds will have a new song to sing this autumn – a ‘Song for the Season of Creation’ (1st Sept – 4th Oct). It was commissioned by the Church of England’s Environment Working Group, which hopes that in churches across the country “we can get a large number singing on Sunday 1st...

The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has welcomed the recent publication of a report from the House of Lords Rural Economy Committee. He said: “As we approach a post-Brexit landscape, we must be conscious how vulnerable our rural communities are and make sure their interests are protected in any future Government action.” The...

The Church of England’s lead Bishop for Education, Stephen Conway, has welcomed new guidance on Relationship and Sex Education, which recently came before the House of Lords for approval. Writing in the Tes, Bishop Stephen, who is the Bishop of Ely, said: “Relationships are at the core of what it means to be human. “For Christians,...

The housing crisis is to be the subject of a major new Commission, recently launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. Academics, housing experts and theologians are to meet over an 18-month period to examine how the Church of England can build on its own work in housing and contribute to the national debate...

Church of England bishops have welcomed the recent publication of a Government White Paper, including plans to impose substantial fines against social media companies that breach their duty of care towards the vulnerable. The Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, who in 2016 launched a campaign (#liedentity) to encourage a safer online environment, said: “The new...

A new online poll has revealed the top five problems facing the UK’s church buildings. In the poll, run on the National Churches Trust’s website, people were asked to identify what they thought was the biggest problem facing the UK’s church buildings. The top problems were identified as: Not enough money available for repairs – (identified...

The UK now has more churches than pubs, according to new data published by the National Churches Trust.

There are around 39,000 pubs in the UK, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, with more than 11,000 pubs having closed in the UK in the last decade – a fall of almost...

The Church of England welcomes the final SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) overview report, published today, which details the learning from the 42 independent diocesan safeguarding audits and findings on improving responses to survivors of abuse. The report, received by the National Safeguarding Steering Group (NSSG), acknowledges that the Church’s failure to respond compassionately...

Drivers using a pioneering app to gather information on modern slavery in hand car washes made more than 900 reports of potential cases over a five-month period, according to recent research. The Safe Car Wash app, which allows drivers to respond to a check list of key factors that may suggest modern slavery or labour...

More than 250 people were killed following Easter service bomb attacks against churches in Sri Lanka. “The scale of the horror takes our breath away,” says Release International. “But terrorism can never overcome the central truth of the Gospel – Christ is risen. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka and wherever...

Cathedrals to mark moon landing anniversary Knife Angel sculpture installed at Coventry Cathedral Funding cuts putting children at risk, says charity Church of England appoints champion for lay ministries Bishop and MP welcome marriage registration changes by Parliament Response to Royal College of Physicians announcement on assisted dying Bishop backs call for rural strategy Celebrations...

Space suits, meteorite fragments and a giant sculpture of the moon are to be displayed in one of the Church of England’s ancient cathedrals as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. A lit art installation, Museum of the Moon, by artist Luke Jerram, with detailed NASA imagery of the...