He also survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address as the General Synod began on Monday. Separately, Mr ...

A member of the Church’s parliament said his motion was ‘about sending a message to the nation and the Church’.

Members of the General Synod of the Church of England were under pressure as they began a week-long meeting in London ...

The morning included a time of prayer, including for Pope Francis’ quick recovery from the respiratory illness that has ...

Members of the Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...

The General Synod voted to transfer national staff overseeing abuse response to an external body but not parish and diocese officials At its General Synod this week, the Church of England faced ...

The Archbishop of York will deliver the opening address to General Synod today as he fights to hold onto his senior position ...

The General Synod has voted to transfer most of the Church of England's national safeguarding staff to a new independent body ...

The Archbishop of York faced a rebellion from some members of the General Synod of the Church of England amid calls for his ...

The General Synod, the Church’s governing body, voted to revive the stripping of holy orders following a string of abuse scandals. The practice was abolished more than 20 years ago.

A fifth of General Synod members voted to block the Most Rev Stephen Cottrell from delivering his opening speech at Monday’s Synod gathering in London. In a provocative move, a lay Synod member ...

The Church of England's governing body has voted against a fully independent safeguarding body for dealing with abuse cases.