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Abortion law changes: comment from the Bishop of London “An unsafe and unworkable bill” – Bishop Sarah on assisted suicide Lord’s Prayer tops Shakespeare, Dickens, Churchill and National Anthem New data shows ‘sheer scale’ of child poverty – Bishop of Leicester New report highlights impact of Net Zero ambition Major investment in local churches and...

“Compassion and care is required,” said the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, following MPs’ recent vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. She went on: “Women facing unwanted pregnancies are confronted with the hardest of choices. Ultimately, they require compassion and care, to support them fully in the heart-wrenching decision they must take. They...

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, recently urged MPs to halt the passage of a bill to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales. Bishop Sarah – the former Chief Nursing Officer and the Church’s Lead Bishop for Health and Social Care – called instead on parliamentarians to ask themselves some searching questions “about the...

People in the UK are more likely to identify correctly a short extract from the Lord’s Prayer – also known as the Our Father – than one from the National Anthem and other sources chosen for their deep cultural resonance, a new poll has found. The polling, carried out for the Church of England, also...

The End Child Poverty Coalition, together with the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, has published data on the number of children living in poverty in each Westminster constituency and local authority across the UK. The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, who is the Church of England’s lead bishop on poverty, has...

Churches across the country have reported saving money on their energy bills after making changes to their buildings to lower their carbon emissions, a recent new report has revealed. The latest Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report, which covers all of 2024, shares stories from parishes who installed solar panels, LED lighting, heat pumps and...

The Church Commissioners’ funding towards work of the church is set to leap by 36 per cent in the three-year period 2026-28, amounting to the biggest distribution in Church’s history. The C of E plans to invest more than £1.6 billion towards sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and serving local communities over the next three...

Responding to the Chancellor’s recent statement on the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, and Bishop of Manchester, David Walker have issued a statement.  Here is some of what they said: “How the Government allocates public money, especially at a time of fiscal constraints, is a reflection of its priorities. “We applaud...

UK Baptist churches have been invited to join a global effort from the Baptist World Alliance that seeks ‘unprecedented collaboration in God’s global mission’ to mark the 2000th anniversary of the Church The Acts 2 Movement is an initiative in anticipation of the anniversary birth of the Church in 2033. The aim is to ‘mobilise the...

‘Chilling reading’ – Bishop Sarah responds to assisted suicide impact  11,000 people in consultations for the next Archbishop of Canterbury A day to remember – Bishop’s VE Day challenge  Churches are facing big cash shortfalls as a result of VAT grants cut Rural areas, low income communities, parish revitalisations & mission funding CofE attendance rises...

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, the Church of England’s lead bishop for health and social care, has recently responded to the Government impact assessments on the bill to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), together with the Ministry of Justice, had published a main assessment...

More than 11,000 people have so far participated in the consultations for the next Archbishop of Canterbury. It was carried out online, by post and in person between February and March this year. The public consultation was a unique opportunity to influence the future of leadership within the Church, helping to discern the gifts, skills...