He also survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address as the General Synod began on Monday. Separately, Mr ...

Stephen Cottrell has resisted calls from some quarters to quit, and survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Staff writer Francis Martin spent all of last week in the press gallery of Church House, Westminster, reporting on the latest meeting of the General Synod. He reports back to the editor, Sarah Meyrick ...

A fifth of General Synod members voted to block the Most Rev Stephen Cottrell from delivering his opening speech at Monday’s Synod gathering in London. In a provocative move, a lay Synod member ...

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.

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

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 ...