The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has said that the Government White Paper on the future of Trident requires the widest possible consultation and should start and not close down public debate on the issue.
05 December 2006
The Archbishops' Council has agreed the membership of the legislative drafting group to consider proposals for allowing women to be consecrated as bishops. The drafting group was called for in a motion carried by the General Synod in July 2006.
05 December 2006
Christian leaders have called for prayers throughout Advent for Christians in the Holy Land as they prepare for a pilgrimage to the birth place of Jesus Christ.
05 December 2006
The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, today appealed to British Airways to reconsider their decision to refuse the appeal of Nadia Eweida who has lost her fight to openly wear a cross necklace at work at Heathrow.
21 November 2006
The Church of England House of Bishops and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales are joining together for a bi-lateral meeting at Hinsley Hall, Leeds, on November 14 - 15th.
15 November 2006
A practical booklet exploring eight key themes to help local churches boost their congregations arrives in Christian bookshops today.
14 November 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have appointed the Bishop of Gloucester, The Right Reverend Michael Perham, to be Chairman of the Hospital Chaplaincies Council and also lead Bishop for matters concerning the National Health Service
08 November 2006
SPCK and St Stephen the Great Charitable Trust are pleased to announce that they are to partner in a new move in the operation and intended expansion of the SPCK bookshop.
24 October 2006
Today the Bishop of Bolton, the Rt Rev David Gillett, will reveal a shocking poster which shows the typical range of supermarket goods on offer to children this Halloween.
18 October 2006
The Church of England mourns the loss of Sir Derek Pattinson, who died, aged 76, on Tuesday, October 10. As Associate Secretary General, he helped to see into being the General Synod of the Church of England in 1970 and served as its Secretary General from 1972 to 1990.
16 October 2006