LONDON (RNS) — The vote follows the House of Bishops’ agreement last month to commend ‘Prayers of Love and Faith,’ a collection of prayers and readings for use in existing services. The bishops also ...

The General Synod dates back to 1970, but the Church of England has had a synodal method of governance going back at least to 1919 and its forerunner, the Church Assembly, a body which had narrower ...

Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on Tuesday. Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in ...

LONDON (RNS) — Besides needing to pick a new leader, the Church of England has an urgent need to show in short order that it can respond to abuse. LONDON (RNS) — The Church of England and the wider ...

The Church of England has a chance to “step away from secrecy and self-protection” when it votes on a new approach to how it handles safeguarding, an abuse lawyer has said. Demonstrators including ...

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Church of England on Tuesday will take the first step towards overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent of the religious institution, seeking to restore ...

LONDON — Members of the Church of England ’s parliament voted Tuesday to introduce more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse allegations, amid growing pressure to improve its ...

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Church of England on Tuesday stopped short of backing a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases, voting instead for an alternative option that ...

LONDON — The Church of England will test-run stand-alone services for blessing same-sex couples after its ruling body, the General Synod, voted to move ahead with implementing special prayers of ...