I missed this when it was announced last month, but the Right Rev Dr John Armes will retire as Bishop of Edinburgh on 31 August this year. Details are on the website of the Scottish Episcopal Church ...

Many of you will be aware of the Channel 4 investigation which has now led to the retirement of the Bishop of Liverpool. Whilst the report did not name the bishop as myself, I can now confirm to you ...

The legislation to introduce the Redress Scheme for survivors of Church-related abuse will not be laid before General Synod for final approval in February, as previously scheduled, so that final ...

See earlier article about yesterday’s House of Bishops meeting. The House reviewed detailed updates from the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) working groups presented by Bishop Martyn Snow. After ...

Having sought the permission of His Majesty the King, I have today taken the decision to retire from active ministry in the Church of England. Earlier this week I was approached by Channel 4 news who ...

The Ecclesiastical Committee is a statutory joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created by the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919. Its role to review Church of England ...

The Charity Commission has issued this press release: Regulator sets out safeguarding expectations ahead of key Synod votes. The letter to which it refers can be found here: Letter to General Synod ...

The Archbishops’ Secretary for Appointments has written to members of General Synod to confirm expected timings for the process of nominating the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Details are in a press ...

The House of Bishops met in person for its first meeting of the new year in London. The House reviewed detailed updates from the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) working groups presented by Bishop ...

Update (3 February): A notice paper (NP4) issued on 3 February 2025 states that sufficient members asked for GS2372 to be debated. This debate will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 12 February ...

The Church of England’s General Synod will meet in London from 10 to 14 February. The agenda and papers for the meeting were released today. Outline of Business GS 2374 Agenda GS 2375 Report from the ...

The November 2024 issue of the Journal of Anglican Studies is now available online. It contains nine items related to abuse and the failures of safeguarding within the church. Each article is ...