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Bishops resist change that would allow clergy to marry same-sex couples but propose civil marriages can be blessed in church

After five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality, bishops have reportedly decided against change

Letter: If the church were truly repentant for how it benefited from the slave trade, it would be putting £1.3bn into its planned compensation fund, writes Dr Steve Cushion

The ordination of the C of E’s first diocesan bishop since 2014 who refuses to ordain women is nothing to celebrate, says vicar Martine Oborne

Tigrayan rebels start handing over their heavy weapons. It's a key condition of a deal signed in November to end a deadly conflict that ravaged Ethiopia for two years. Also, Rwanda says it does not have any intention of banning Congolese refugees, accusing the media of misrepresenting President Paul Kagame's…

Bingo Allison is thought to be the Church of England’s first openly non-binary priest and spoke to This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about their decision

The Church of England knew it was investing in the transatlantic slave trade during the 18th century, the head of its investment arm said on Wednesday, after it committed 100 million pounds ($121 million) to address the "shameful" wrongs of links to slavery.

The Rev Simon Grigg, a former stage director, welcomes our writer to St Paul’s in Covent Garden, where the stars worship

Clerical leaders hope for ‘lasting legacy’ to serve places affected by past slavery trade, but fund may spread thinly across all of west Africa and Caribbean