Church

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  Salvation Army opens new UK and Ireland headquarters

  The Salvation Army has officially opened its new UK and Ireland Territory headquarters in south London.

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  Church of England same-sex blessings are 'hugely disappointing'

  Traditionalist Anglicans have expressed disappointment at the decision of the Church of England House of Bishops to allow prayers for same-sex couples in services from this Sunday despite deep divisions.

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  Church of England's same-sex prayers to be used from Sunday

  The Church of England is making its controversial prayers for the blessing of same-sex couples available for use in services from Sunday.

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  Review into Church of England's Independent Safeguarding Board finds serious flaws

  A leading barrister has published her report on the first phase of the Church of England's Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB).

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  Catholic bishops oppose Scotland's proposed sex ed rules: 'Disappointed and confused'

  "The Bishops' Conference of Scotland is both disappointed and confused at the decision by the Scottish government to delete all reference to Catholic schools."

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  Andy Croft resigns from Soul Survivor

  Andy Croft has resigned as the senior pastor of Soul Survivor Watford. It follows an investigation by the Church of England into safeguarding concerns about Soul Survivor founder Mike Pilavachi.

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  Lib Dem peer's bill seeks disestablishment of Church of England

  Liberal Democrat peer Lord Scriven said that his bill on disestablishment was "long overdue" and that the Church of England's current status was "a historic quirk".

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  Church of England has 'arrogantly' rejected authority of Scripture

  Orthodox Anglicans have condemned the decision of the Church of England's parliamentary body to continue on the path to introducing same-sex blessings.

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  Heartache and uncertainty for Church of England's evangelicals after same-sex blessing vote

  "Well with tears, and a tearing heart… it's into the desert I say… Into the desert like ancestors of old."

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  Global South decries Church of England's 'disastrous decision' to move forward with same-sex blessings

  The Global South Fellowship of Anglicans (GSFA) has said it is "saddened" by the decision of the Church of England General Synod yesterday to continue the process towards implementing same-sex blessings.

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  Traditionalist bishops commended over opposition to CofE's same-sex blessing plans

  The orthodox Anglican movement, Gafcon, has commended 11 bishops in the Church of England for opposing plans to introduce prayers for same-sex couples.

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  CofE takes next step towards redress scheme for abuse victims

  The Church of England General Synod has approved ongoing work to introduce a national redress scheme for victims and survivors of Church-related abuse.

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  Is it too late for the Church of England?

  Last night, after three hours of debate about the introduction of prayers of blessing for same-sex couples, the Bishop of Sheffield, Pete Wilcox, summed up the "intractable trickiness" Synod faced in the need to answer two questions.

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  Calls for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign

  The Most Rev Justin Welby has faced further criticism this week, with a formal request for his resignation being placed before the Church of England General Synod.

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  Scale of Israel's bombardment of Gaza 'cannot be morally justified', says Archbishop of Canterbury

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for an end to the bloodshed in Gaza as the death toll continues to climb.