Church’s parliament urged to back independent safeguarding to ‘restore trust’
The Church of England must choose to make its safeguarding processes independent to “restore trust” among abuse survivors, ...
‘Secretive, self-protective bishops’ must be forced to change, Church told ahead of crunch safeguarding vote
This is backed by survivors of abuse and was supported by Labour MP Marsha de Cordova, church estates commissioner, who told ...
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Church of England General Synod backs safeguarding reforms
The General Synod has voted to transfer most of the Church of England's national safeguarding staff to a new independent body ...
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Synod stops short of fully independent national safeguarding
THE General Synod stopped short of transferring all safeguarding functions to an external organisation, at least in the short ...
The Church of England votes to boost oversight on abuse claims. Victims say it's not enough
Members of the Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...
Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans have filed a federal court lawsuit ...
Northampton church reacts to lawsuit to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
Dozens of religious groups are suing the Trump Administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests.
House passes bill to make Portmore a parish despite strong opposition from PNP
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Counties and Parishes (Amendment) Act 2025 to make the ...
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The Office of Black Church Studies Celebrates 50 Years
During the 2022–2023 academic year, Duke Divinity School celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Office of Black Church Studies, with a year of events culminating in an evening ...