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Church in Wales to vote on women bishops

Welsh Primate: "Since we ordain women...it makes no theological sense not to ordain them as bishops"

15 August 2013

Diocese's fracking leaflet causes media stir

A leaflet for Blackburn Diocese's members received a surprising amount of media coverage this week.

15 August 2013

Bishop of Tewkesbury will be youngest in England

Martyn Snow, 45, was born in Indonesia and has worked for the Church in West Africa

15 August 2013

Annual Review: "2012 a packed year for ACO staff"

Sharing mission and evangelism resources, capacity-building, and facilitating ACC-15 were a few of the ACO's tasks in 2012.

15 August 2013

Mission to Seafarers: "New convention means protection, justice."

Mission to Seafarers (MtS) has warmly welcomed a new convention that will improve seafarers' lives around the world.

13 August 2013

Historic churches win grants for urgent repairs

Two historic churches in Wales can now carry out urgent repairs thanks to Lottery funding

12 August 2013

Growing decade for cathedral congregations

The number of worshippers at Church of England cathedrals increased in 2012

12 August 2013

England's newest diocese due at Easter

The appointed day for three dioceses to become one in the north of England is Easter 2014

12 August 2013

Egypt's coup puts fearful Christians in a corner

It was nighttime and 10,000 Islamists were marching down the most heavily Christian street in this ancient Egyptian city, chanting "Islamic, Islamic, despite the Christians"

09 August 2013

Church of England lines up ex-water company boss to front RBS bid

Former United Utilities chief executive Philip Green will lead consortium that is in the running to buy 315 bank branches

08 August 2013