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Adopting an apologetic stance
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) Friday 26 June 2026 Expressions of ‘deep regret’ need to be accompanied by action, says Matthew Rushton Matthew Rushton on the day that he was collected by his adoptive parents I HAVE always known that I am adopted. But I did not…...
Church of England’s definition of safeguarding could be broadened
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (861+ words) Thursday 11 June 2026 SAFEGUARDING in the Church of England could be broadened to include anyone harmed or at risk of harm in a church context, after the C of E’s National Safeguarding Team (NST) launched a consultation. The fresh approach is…...
INEQE praises diocese of London and its cathedral for safeguarding
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (696+ words) Wednesday 13 May 2026 But it raises questions about impact of both extended episcopal oversight and capacity A stonemason works on signage as part of a “rebrand” of St Paul’s Cathedral, unveiled in March ANALYSIS to distinguish between theological objections and “specific…...
A world in turmoil needs the Anglican Communion
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (792+ words) Friday 08 May 2026 To tackle issues such as conflict and climate change, NGOs need to work in partnership with churches, says Patrick Watt Anok, who lives in Aguat Boma, in South Sudan, where floodwaters in May and June each year damage…...
What future for the Anglican Communion?
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (442+ words) Friday 10 April 2026 The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals would bring about seismic changes — and not for the better, argues Paul Avis Members of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order in Kuala Lumpur, in December 2024 This follows from the claim that…...
‘Moral and spiritual authority’ of Archbishop of Canterbury ‘severely compromised’ says Gafcon Primate
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1149+ words) Monday 09 March 2026 But ‘the Global Anglican Communion is neither a breakaway Communion nor an alternative Communion’ its new chair, the Archbishop of Rwanda, insists The Archbishop of Rwanda, Dr Laurent Mbanda, speaks at Gafcon’s G26 Mini-Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, last week…...
New model for Church of England safeguarding structures on Synod agenda for February
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1357+ words) Thursday 22 January 2026 The General Synod meet in London in February 2025 A NEW model for quasi-independent safeguarding is on the General Synod’s agenda next month, as are urban poverty and the parliamentary ping-pong about the Clergy Conduct Measure. Much of the…...
Ailing and failing: the Church of England has lost its way
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (925+ words) Friday 02 January 2026 An institution that is marred by scandal and division needs to prioritise ethical thinking and acting, argues Paul Avis THE presenting issue in the great cloud of distrust and disaffection which hangs over the Church is the scandal…...
Former Anglican clergy make up a third of new Roman Catholic priests in Britain, report reveals
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1208+ words) Friday 21 November 2025 St Barnabas Society report studies period from 1992, when the General Synod voted in favour of the ordination of women to the priesthood, to 2024 BETWEEN 1992 and 2024, former Anglican clergy made up more than one third of those beginning priestly…...