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Church of England will have women bishops: new Anglican head

Church of England will have women bishops: new Anglican head

[Reuters By Joe Brock] The next archbishop of Canterbury is confident he will consecrate a female bishop

26 November 2012

Together Middlesbrough

Together Middlesbrough

A major new initiative to help the poorest people in Middlesbrough is being launched by the Archbishop of York on Sunday 2nd December. 

26 November 2012

Work continues on implementing the Anglican Methodist Covenant

Work continues on implementing the Anglican Methodist Covenant

The Joint Implementation Commission (JIC) of the Anglican Methodist Covenant has voiced its disappointment that the General Synod has not found a way to move forward on the question of women bishops.

26 November 2012

Synod bids farewell to Archbishop Rowan Williams

Synod bids farewell to Archbishop Rowan Williams

General Synod this afternoon said an affectionate and moving farewell to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.

22 November 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Statement to General Synod

Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Statement to General Synod

Following an emergency meeting of the House of Bishops this morning, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams delivered the Presidential Statement to General Synod, in which he called on members to 'attend to one another...to give to one another the care that we need'.

21 November 2012

General Synod rejects draft legislation on women bishops

General Synod rejects draft legislation on women bishops

The General Synod of the Church of England has voted to reject the draft legislation to allow women to become bishops.

20 November 2012

Mission pioneers learn from spirit of business in Global Entrepreneurship Week

Mission pioneers learn from spirit of business in Global Entrepreneurship Week

This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week and at Pickwell Manor in North Devon a group of students on the CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training Course will learn how to apply models of social enterprise to ideas which seek to enhance the lives of individuals and communities.

20 November 2012

Mental Health Matters: New web resource launched at Synod

Mental Health Matters: New web resource launched at Synod

A new web resource to encourage the Church's pastoral ministry in the area of mental health,Mental Health Matters, was launched today at a fringe meeting during this week’s sessions of the General Synod at Church House, Westminster.

20 November 2012

Archbishop-designate speaks in favour of women bishops legislation

Archbishop-designate speaks in favour of women bishops legislation

Rt Rev Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham and Archbishop-designate of Canterbury, spoke in favour of the legislation to enable women to be bishops at the General Synod today, as many spoke alternately in favour and against.

20 November 2012

Assisted dying proposals rejected as too damaging

Assisted dying proposals rejected as too damaging

A change in the law on assisted dying would ‘permit people actively to participate in bringing about the deaths of other individuals, something that, apart from cases of self defence, has not formed part of the legal landscape of the United Kingdom since the abolition of capital punishment’, the Church of England Mission and Public Affairs Council has told politicians.

19 November 2012