The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, has issued a prayer following the deaths of constables Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, which will be used by many churches across Greater Manchester and nationally.
21 September 2012
The House of Bishops has today by an overwhelming majority settled the text of the legislation to enable women to become bishops in the Church of England.
13 September 2012
The Archbishop of York has written today in the British newspaper The Daily Mail about the importance of protecting young people using the internet.
04 September 2012
The Bishop of Chelmsford the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell has praised the vital legacy of the London Games saying in his own diocese – home to the Olympic Park and Village – and beyond, the Games are having an important impact on community life.
13 August 2012
As the 2012 London Olympic Games winds toward its conclusion on 12 August, so-called "street pastors" have been helping visitors make sense of an event spread over 13 venues in the British capital.
09 August 2012
The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board have today announced the sale of their shares in News Corporation on the advice of the Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG). The total shareholding sold was worth £1.9 million.
07 August 2012
Anglicans from around the world have been attending a series of church events across Stratford, in London where the Olympic Park is located.
06 August 2012
There is little need for constant reminders of the need to conserve energy. Every citizen in every country needs to save energy and use it sparingly. Alternative sources of energy need to be developed and existing "clean" forms of energy need to be more widely utilised.
06 August 2012
All Saints, Waterden, stands in splendid isolation in the middle of a field in a hidden valley 10 miles from the north Norfolk coast. It is a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon village church without a village – but even if it has lost its original purpose, it remains picture postcard perfect, a Grade I-listed gem in a landscape that carries those who happen upon it back through the centuries.
02 August 2012