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Blackburn Cathedral Safeguarding

Updated Tuesday and again Wednesday (twice) The BBC has published a File on Four radio programme (43 minutes long), to be aired at 8pm this evening on Radio 4 The priest and the pay-off A priest...

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Opinion – 14 August 2024

Anon ViaMedia.News Clergy Summer Quiz: the Answers! The Church Mouse How should we pick our bishops Theo Hobson The Spectator What the Church of England should say to its conservative rebels The post...

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Blackburn Cathedral Safeguarding continued

Updated Continued from here. The BBC has published a further article: Why does the Church of England struggle to deal with child abuse allegations? Gavin Drake has written Archbishops’ Council ignored...

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Opinion – 17 August 2024

Madeleine Davies Church Times Resources churches: the Marmite effect “In the first of a two-part series, Madeleine Davies looks at their purpose — and reaction to them” Resource churches: To sow,...

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Opinion – 21 August 2024

Helen King Independent Is the Church of England safe for children and young people? The Church Mouse What is the Church’s of England’s doctrine? Susan Hunt Surviving Church Blackburn and Kenneth...

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Opinion – 24 August 2024

Madeleine Davies The New Statesman The rise of cultural Christianity George Pitcher A Word to the Wise Justin Welby: A case for his defence ‘Graham’ ViaMedia.News Safeguarding: Who is in Charge? Lucy...

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Suffragan Bishop of Wolverhampton

Press release from 10 Downing Street. Further information is available from Lichfield diocese and from Oxford diocese. Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Wolverhampton: 27 August 2024 The King has...

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Opinion – 31 August 2024

Helen King sharedconversations Farewell August: time for the Church of England to wake up? Martyn Percy Surviving Church Alpha-Mater Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Doing some theology – a sermon about...

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Using the Prayers of Love and Faith: an online colloquium

Transforming Worship (formerly Praxis) South West will be hosting an online colloquium entitled ‘Using the Prayers of Love and Faith’ on Thursday 3 October from 10am until 12.30pm via Zoom. The keynote...

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CNC, women bishops, and LLF

Andrew Goddard has written a detailed discussion on this subject, which includes a short history of recent developments in relation to CNC, a short guide to its processes relevant to understanding...

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Cathedral Statistics 2023

The Church of England has released its Cathedral Statistics 2023, along with a press release, which is copied below. Cathedral statistics show continued recovery in 2023 05/09/2024 Coronation...

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Dr Tim Wambunya apologises for his role in a Berlin ordination service

Church Times report by Francis Martin: Next Bishop of Wolverhampton regrets part in non-canonical ordination THE next Bishop of Wolverhampton, Dr Tim Wambunya, has apologised for the part he played in...

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Opinion – 7 September 2024

Pippa Bailey The New Statesman The race for Lambeth Palace “Can the next archbishop of Canterbury unite a divided Church?” The Church Mouse Why do priests in the Church of England wear robes? Chantal...

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Bishop of Crediton announces her retirement

The Bishop of Crediton, the Rt Revd Jackie Searle, has announced that she plans to retire at the end of January 2025. The post Bishop of Crediton announces her retirement first appeared on Thinking...

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Opinion – 11 September 2024

Gavin Drake Church Abuse Finally – a glimpse of some good news for Church of England safeguarding (Nazir Afzal) Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The church’s problem with sex according to Diarmaid Eric...

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Proposals to reform the CNC procedures

Updated Thursday The House of Bishops meets on 18 September. The Agenda is published here. The paper to be discussed HB(24)30 is published here: Crown Nominations Commission September 2024. General...

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Suffragan Bishop of Southampton

Press release from 10 Downing Street. Further information from Winchester diocese. Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Southampton: 13 September 2024 The King has approved the nomination of The...

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Opinion – 14 September 2024

‘Graham’ ViaMedia.News Is the Failure to Act on a Safeguarding Disclosure a Disciplinary Offence or Not? Kelvin Holdsworth What’s in Kelvin’s Head The Beatitudes of Livestreaming The post Opinion – 14...

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Church of England census dashboards

The Church of England has mapped the 2021 Census figures against parishes. Census Dashboards These dashboards provide a 1-page parish summary of national census and deprivation data, mapped onto Church...

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Bishops back proposals to simplify nomination process for diocesan bishops

As we reported earlier the Church of England’s House of Bishops met today to consider proposals to reform the CNC (Crown Nominations Commission) procedures for nominating diocesan bishops. The...

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