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Archbishop of Canterbury supports response to Winchester safeguarding report

Archbishop of Canterbury supports response to Winchester safeguarding report

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has supported the response of the Bishop of Winchester to (8 March) publication of an independent report into a safeguarding complaint in Jersey from 2008.

11 March 2013

Male focus important at UN Commission on Women, says England rep

Male focus important at UN Commission on Women, says England rep

Mandy Marshall, the Church of England representative at this year's UN Commission on the Status of Women, (UNCSW) says that educating men and boys is key to preventing violence against women

07 March 2013

Church supports the call for more responsible lending

Church supports the call for more responsible lending

The Church of England is supporting the strong stance taken by the Office of Fair Trading in giving the leading 50 payday lenders 12 weeks to change their business practices or risk losing their licenses.

07 March 2013

England: Bishop backs World Read Aloud Day to promote global literacy

England: Bishop backs World Read Aloud Day to promote global literacy

“Literacy is at the heart of education and every person who learns to read is a cause for celebration,” says the Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, ahead of World Read Aloud Day, Wednesday, March 6.

05 March 2013

Churches are paying the price of bat conservation

Churches are paying the price of bat conservation

Bat conservation is damaging churches not just physically but financially and cannot be sustained, Environment Minister Richard Benyon MP was told today.

01 March 2013

Girlguiding should keep God in its Promise and provide space for young to explore their beliefs

Girlguiding should keep God in its Promise and provide space for young to explore their beliefs

A majority of girls and young women surveyed by Girlguiding UK say they believe in a god.

27 February 2013

Ethical investment policy on GMOs adopted

Ethical investment policy on GMOs adopted

The Church of England national investing bodies will actively use their position as investors to encourage a precautionary approach to genetic modification (GM), having adopted an updated and more detailed ethical investment policy on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). 

25 February 2013

Church of England questions Government's redefinition of child poverty

Church of England questions Government's redefinition of child poverty

The Church of England has questioned the Government’s proposals to redefine the way child poverty is measured in the UK

21 February 2013

Church Holds Public Consultation For Next Bishop

Church Holds Public Consultation For Next Bishop

A public consultation meeting was held (Saturday 16th) by the Diocese of Durham to help inform the process of selecting the next Bishop of Durham following the departure earlier this month of the then Right Revd Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham to take up position as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury.

20 February 2013

Work begins to support Whitby Churchyard cliff

Work begins to support Whitby Churchyard cliff

On Wednesday 20th February, work will begin to further secure the East Cliff in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Whitby, and to try to prevent further landslips.

20 February 2013