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English bishops hold private talks on sexuality

The bishops of the Church of England have begun a process of “episcopal discernment” on issues of sexuality.

16 September 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury's XI beat Pope Francis' cricket team

The third annual cricket match between the Vatican’s St Peter’s Cricket Team and the Church of England’s Archbishop’s XI ended with victory for the Anglicans.

14 September 2016

Canterbury finds its new archdeacon on the other side of the world

The Dean of Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Zealand, the Very Revd Jo Kelly-Moore, has been appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury in the Church of England.

13 September 2016

Anglicans host Catholics for third Vatican – Church of England cricket match

It will be a case of “best of three” tomorrow when the Pope’s Cricket Team arrive in Canterbury to take on the Archbishop of Canterbury’s XI.

12 September 2016

Faith leaders unite in call for UK action on refugees

Anglicans have joined other faith leaders to call on the British government “urgently to revise its policy towards refugees.”

12 September 2016

Tributes paid following death of Bishop John Ball, former Crosslinks general secretary

The former general secretary of the Anglican mission agency Crosslinks, Bishop John Ball, has died at the age of 81 after a period of illness, his family have announced.

06 September 2016

Church leaders welcome US-Sino action on climate change

Church leaders from around the world have welcomed the announcement that the US and China have ratified the UN’s climate change agreement.

05 September 2016

Secretary general clarifies view after gay English bishop outed

Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon has moved to clarify any misunderstanding after news emerged of the first English Bishop to declare that he is gay and in a relationship.

05 September 2016

Tweeters invited to #AskJustinWelby on prayer

The Archbishop of Canterbury will take part in an online question and answer session using the social media platform Twitter on Monday.

02 September 2016

Barbie-doll expectations leads to girls' unhappiness

A UK-based children’s charity with links to the Church of England reports that more than a quarter of a million girls in Britain are unhappy with their lives and appearance.

01 September 2016