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December 15, 2020

C of E cleric calls for 'honest discussion' on risk of societal collapse from climate change

A senior Church of England cleric has signed a letter calling for open discussion of the risk that society faces "disruption and even collapse" from climate change.
November 27, 2020

Church of England warned that religious selection of pupils can be racially discriminatory

Indirect racial discrimination leads to marginalised families accessing poorer performing schools and thus inhibits the life chances of their children, says the Accord Coalition.
October 9, 2020

Leigh Day solicitors respond to IICSA report on sexual abuse within Anglican Church

Over many decades, the Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abusers, instead facilitating a culture where perpetrators could hide, says the Inquiry Chair.
October 7, 2020

Church of England shamed by IICSA sexual abuse report

Cases examined by the child sex abuse enquiry inquiry demonstrated the Church’s failure to take seriously disclosures by or about children or to refer allegations to the statutory authorities, says the IICSA report.
September 5, 2020

More than 3,000 churches receive carbon footprint certificate

The tool aims to help parishes measure their carbon output and energy use and provides pointers for making improvements to efficiency.
August 26, 2020

Toll of lockdown on low-income families revealed in new report

The Bishop of Durham says it is imperative that the Government implements the recommendations in this report.
August 12, 2020

Call for Charity Commission to intervene over C of E safeguarding failures

Abuse survivors, senior lawyers, retired and one serving bishop, academics and other figures associated with the Church have written to Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Chair of the Charity Commission, calling on it to intervene in Church of England Safeguarding – especially with regard to its National Safeguarding Team, and the widely criticised (and secretive) ‘Core Groups’.
July 12, 2020

Daily Hope phone line to continue beyond lockdown

A free phone line offering hymns, prayers, and reflections after church buildings closed because of the coronavirus is to continue, with calls topping more than two million minutes.
May 5, 2020

Church of England calls on government to suspend the two-child limit

A survey of families affected by the two-child limit has found widespread evidence of hardship.
February 12, 2020

Operation Noah welcomes Church of England decision to set 2030 net zero target

Operation Noah has welcomed the Church of England Synod's decision to set a net zero emissions target of 2030.