Unless you have been living under a rock, you will be aware that safeguarding has been a deeply contentious issue in the ...

He also survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address as the General Synod began on Monday. Separately, Mr ...

A member of the Church’s parliament said his motion was ‘about sending a message to the nation and the Church’.

The morning included a time of prayer, including for Pope Francis’ quick recovery from the respiratory illness that has ...

The Archbishop of York will deliver the opening address to General Synod today as he fights to hold onto his senior position ...

Members of the General Synod of the Church of England were under pressure as they began a week-long meeting in London ...

The General Synod has voted to transfer most of the Church of England's national safeguarding staff to a new independent body ...

The Archbishop of York faced a rebellion from some members of the General Synod of the Church of England amid calls for his ...

THE Church of England’s General Synod is set to gather on Monday for the first time since the archbishop of Canterbury’s ...

Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’.

The General Synod, the Church’s governing body, voted to revive the stripping of holy orders following a string of abuse scandals. The practice was abolished more than 20 years ago.

Members of the Church of England’s General Synod have voted against a plan to independently manage safeguarding. Bishop Joanne Grenfell, the Church’s safeguarding lead, had put forward a motion to the ...