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Since the beginning of the Living in Love and Faith process, people across the Church of England have been studying, praying and sharing together about sexuality, identity, relationships and marriage. That process has revealed profound differences in theological conviction and biblical interpretation. But that does not change the fact that every group and every Christian...

The Church Commissioners for England has published its 2023 Stewardship Report, outlining the key steps taken to deliver on its responsible investment strategy focused on ‘Respect for People and Respect for the Planet’. In 2023, the Church Commissioners restricted several oil and gas companies from investment as part of the climate change motion passed by...

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell plans to teach the Lord’s Prayer across the North of England throughout 2025, a priority of his vision for Faith in the North. Archbishop Stephen is to visit dioceses in the Northern Province of the C of E where he will be sharing the relevance of the Lord’s Prayer...

The crisis facing Wales’s rivers was the focus of a recent national summit hosted by the Church in Wales. More than 70 people from across the UK, including scientists, farmers, environmentalists and water industry representatives discussed the challenges facing watercourses in Wales and to look at ways of improving water quality. The Restoring Welsh Rivers...

In response to almost 5,500 deaths in England and Wales in 2023 due to drug poisoning The Salvation Army is calling for the roll-out of life-saving overdose reversal drug Naloxone in England and Wales. New annual figures recently released by ONS (Office For National Statistics) show that during 2023 in England and Wales there were:...

Key recommendations to continually improve church schools Cathedral statistics show continued recovery in 2023 The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards nearly £5 million for conservation in C of E New report highlights progress on Church of England’s ambition to reach net zero carbon New independent chair for Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel Bishops back...

The Church of England (National Society for Education) has published its latest annual inspection report for Church schools, revealing a transition away from single-word inspection grades to a new framework that emphasises a “more compassionate, contextual approach to accountability”. Under the new framework, over 99 per cent of inspections conducted by SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of...

 The Church of England has been awarded nearly £5 million to fund a “much needed” expansion in work to conserve cultural and historical heritage in parish churches in a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. A further £85 million is expected to be awarded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s National Lottery Grants for...

More than £20 million has been allocated so far to dioceses to help support parishes and schools to reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report. The first Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report highlights the impact of the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme since it was mobilised last year. The ambitious programme...

The Church of England’s latest cathedral attendance statistics reveal a continued recovery in 2023, with a five per cent increase in weekly service attendance. Attendance at Christmas services was up 20 per cent year on year and the rise was also reflected in Easter services, where attendance was up by 10 per cent. Cathedrals also...

Nazir Afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor, known for his work in the Rochdale grooming gang cases and tackling gender violence, has been appointed as the next independent chair of the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel (NSP) Mr Afzal, a practising Muslim, and founder chair of the Catholic Church’s safeguarding body in England and...

The House of Bishops has given its support to proposed changes to the process of nominating future diocesan bishops to the Crown, to simplify the process and help enable a broad representation. The House, which is made up of the diocesan bishops and other senior bishops in the Church of England – agreed to ask...