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

Stephen Cottrell has resisted calls from some quarters to quit, and survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address ...

A HEAVY agenda and intense debate characterised the General Synod sessions in London last week. Issues of trust and power ...

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 Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...

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

The General Synod voted to transfer national staff overseeing abuse response to an external body but not parish and diocese officials At its General Synod this week, the Church of England faced ...

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

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

A fifth of General Synod members voted to block the Most Rev Stephen Cottrell from delivering his opening speech at Monday’s Synod gathering in London. In a provocative move, a lay Synod member ...

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.

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