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Nearly 2,000 affordable homes could be built on church sites Archbishops and bishops host racial justice networking event for clergy and ordinands Bishop of Newcastle responds as MPs reject Assisted Dying Bill Growing number of churches moving away from oil and gas amid rising energy prices Bishops urged to fight to protect ‘human dignity’ amid... (1951 words)Nearly 2,000 affordable homes could be built on church sites
Nearly 2,000 affordable new homes on land earmarked from church sites could be created with support from the Church of England, it has been revealed, in work under way five years on from a landmark Church report on the housing crisis. The Archbishops’ Council Housing Project was set up in 2024 with an aim of... (359 words)Archbishops and bishops host racial justice networking event for clergy and ordinands
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, alongside the co-lead bishops for racial justice, Bishop Rosemarie Mallett and Bishop Arun Arora, have recently hosted a networking event at Lambeth Palace in conjunction with the Racial Justice Unit. The day-long event is held annually to celebrate the contribution to the Church of England of clergy, ordinands, lay ministers... (139 words)Bishop of Newcastle responds as MPs reject Assisted Dying Bill
Following the vote in the House of Commons against giving Second Reading to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, said: “I am relieved that the Assisted Dying Bill has been defeated. “I recognise the deeply personal nature of this debate and acknowledge all those who will... (148 words)Growing number of churches moving away from oil and gas amid rising energy prices
An increasing number of Church of England parishes, some of them in the most rural areas of the country, are moving away from oil and gas and improving their energy efficiency as they brace for rising energy bills this winter. A match funding pilot scheme from the Church of England’s Net Zero Carbon Programme for churches to pay... (275 words)Bishops urged to fight to protect ‘human dignity’ amid AI development race
Churches and faith groups are uniquely placed to challenge Artificial Intelligence companies on the ethics of the technology’s development, Church of England bishops have heard. Much of their recent annual four-day residential meeting of the College of Bishops was given over to exploring the subject of ‘Christian Wisdom and Artificial Intelligence’. Bishops heard from and... (385 words)Kirk school matron who died in the Holocaust recognised at Auschwitz
The name of a Scottish woman who died in the Holocaust after refusing to abandon Jewish children in her care has been added to a special memorial wall at Auschwitz. Jane Haining, the matron of a Church boarding school, is recognised in a renewed section of the Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial and Museum’s main exhibition, which... (271 words)£1.7m investment to help CrossReach expand north addiction service
More people across the Highlands and Islands will be able to access potentially life-saving addiction services following a £1.7 million investment. The funding from the Scottish Government will be used by CrossReach, the Church of Scotland’s social care arm, to buy Cale House in Inverness. CrossReach plans to redevelop the building, adding six additional residential... (134 words)Next Primate’s Meeting to take place in Johannesburg early next year
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called her first Primates’ Meeting. It will take place in Johannesburg from 28th February to 5th March 2027, and it will be hosted by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The gathering of Primates will explore mission, service, and advocacy. Also on the agenda will be peace and reconciliation, migration... (62 words)
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