Press releases

Latest news, updates and commentary from the Church of England.
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    Archbishop issues call for church revolution

    05/07/2013

    The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby gave his first presidential address at General Synod in York.

    16 min read
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    Thanking ‘Windrush generation’ for enriching UK

    25/06/2013

    The CofE's National Adviser for the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC) has thanked older members of the UK's African Caribbean communities for all their generation and previous ones have done to enrich life in the UK.

    1 min read
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    Agenda for the July 2013 General Synod

    14/06/2013

    The General Synod meets in York on 5th - 9th July for the first time since the rejection of the draft legislation on Women Bishops last November.

    4 min read
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    Victims of human trafficking and vulnerable prisoners could be denied legal aid

    06/06/2013

    Victims of human trafficking and domestic abuse, asylum seekers and prisoners with learning difficulties or mental health issues could be denied legal aid provision under Government proposals, according to a submission from the Church of England to the Ministry of Justice consultation Transforming legal aid.

    3 min read