A member of the Church’s parliament said his motion was ‘about sending a message to the nation and the Church’.

The morning included a time of prayer, including for Pope Francis’ quick recovery from the respiratory illness that has ...

Members of the General Synod of the Church of England were under pressure as they began a week-long meeting in London ...

Members of the Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...

A meeting was held late on Tuesday morning with representatives of the groups set up by the Pope to address issues that ...

The Archbishop of York will deliver the opening address to General Synod today as he fights to hold onto his senior position ...

The General Synod has voted to transfer most of the Church of England's national safeguarding staff to a new independent body ...

THE Church of England’s General Synod is set to gather on Monday for the first time since the archbishop of Canterbury’s ...

The Church of England on Tuesday prepared to vote on overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent, seeking to ...

Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’.

The General Synod, the Church’s governing body, voted to revive the stripping of holy orders following a string of abuse scandals. The practice was abolished more than 20 years ago.

Members of the Church of England’s General Synod have voted against a plan to independently manage safeguarding. Bishop Joanne Grenfell, the Church’s safeguarding lead, had put forward a motion to the ...