32 facts about King Charles's coronation that you might not have known before It was an historic day, but there are probably plenty of details you're not aware of... Woman & Home · Apr 22, 2024
Royal Family Is Up Against Its “Biggest Crisis” Since the 1936 Abdication, Expert Says “It’s been quite shocking.” Marie Claire · Apr 12, 2024
Church of England accused of ‘acting like a loan shark’ over vicar’s widow falling £313,000 in debt A church mortgage supposed to help clergy buy their own home has turned into a huge burden for a woman who paid interest for almost 29 years The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024
Church of England £100million slavery fund 'almost like bribery' and 'just for show', former race tsar says Tory peer and former equality tsar Lord Sewell says the church made a ‘political’ decision to start the fund Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2024
‘It’s not a lot when you consider the harm’: Why bishop is calling for £1bn in C of E reparations for slavery Bishop of Croydon Rosemarie Mallett is calling for the Church of England to atone for African chattel slavery The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024
Hampstead mothers falsely accused of being Satanic paedophiles speak out in Channel 4 film Internet trolls claimed the women were abusing their own children at a Church of England primary school in north London Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024
Church of England told to increase reparations fund for links to slavery to £1billion An investment fund, originally set at £100million, must instead look towards a target of £1billion, a report says Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024
Chris Bryant: ‘I’m quite an old-fashioned gay, in a way’ The author and Labour MP on his book about the last men in Britain to be hanged for their sexuality, his misgivings about the Church of England and the novel he always goes back to The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024
God-given Vote: The Bishops In The UK Parliament One considers itself to be "the mother" of democratic parliaments, the other is an Islamic theocracy. International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024
Lyle's apologises for its Golden Syrup logo redesign as even the church expresses dismay Seems like everyone misses the dead lion. Creative Bloq · Feb 22, 2024
Who holds the purse strings for England’s cash-strapped churches? Letters: Rev David Muir and Simon Hunter respond to letters on the upkeep of church buildings The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
‘Places of the living’: bishop of Norwich calls for churchyards to be rewilded Graham Usher urges Church of England to look into this ‘often very ancient land’, as it prepares to vote on increasing biodiversity The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024
C of E refutes claims of ‘conveyor belt’ of asylum seeker fake conversions Suella Braverman and a former priest accuse church but Justin Welby says its role has been mischaracterised The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2024
Suella Braverman and Priti Patel accuse churches of backing 'bogus' asylum claims Former Tory home secretaries call out those who helped Abdul Ezedi claim Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2024
Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2024 School worker who says she was sacked for being Christian wins right to appeal Kristie Higgs lost her job at a school in Fairford, Gloucestershire, after making posts about sex education on Facebook.
Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024 OPINION - Katharine Birbalsingh is right and the High Court now agrees: a school is not a church Where education is concerned, everything is about leadership. My family and I live in Tyburnia, just off Edgware Road. Twenty-two years ago we (well, my wife) started looking for a primary school for our two daughters. My wife soon found out about a Church of England state primary, Hampden Gurney,…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 Prince William should finish what Charles started – and sever the ridiculous ties of church and state Rumours that the heir isn’t religious are heartening, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024 How to deal with same-sex unions? It's a question fracturing major Christian denominations Reaction among Catholics around the world is sharply divided over the Vatican's recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023 ‘A long journey’: blessings for same-sex couples expose Church of England divisions Sunday brings a significant move, but progressives will keep pushing for full equality, as conservatives object to the change
The Conversation · Dec 13, 2023 Are French and English secularist traditions that far apart? Those who watched the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023 would be forgiven for thinking that the United Kingdom is the very opposite of a secular country. In Westminster Abbey the new head of state received his mandate from the Archbishop of Canterbury and thus became head of…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023 Barbados PM says country owed $4.9tn as she makes fresh call for reparations Mia Mottley tells London audience that King Charles’s comments about slavery’s impact were welcome
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023 Church of England vote is a light for gay Christians Anglicans of all orientations can now find acceptance, love and celebration – but there is a long road still to walk
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023 Church of England’s ‘blessings’ for gay couples are not enough Letters: Progressive clergy will claim the synod vote is a victory, but the reality is far less than promised, writes Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain. Plus letters from Rev Katie Welborn van Santen, Darren Hackett and Dr Andrew Wilshere
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023 The Guardian view on the C of E and same-sex relationships: love finds a way Editorial: A decision by the church’s governing body to trial standalone blessings for couples is a significant moment
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023 King meets faith leaders at Lambeth Palace Library amid conflict in Middle East Justin Welby said the visit reflected Charles’s ‘longstanding commitment to supporting all faiths in the UK’.