In a surprise move that shocked both sides of a years-long debate, the Church of England on Tuesday (Nov. 20) rejected an expected move to allow women bishops, preserving the church’s status as ...

The Church of England has voted in favor of ordaining women as bishops. The church's General Synod, which is its governing body, decided it would end the tradition of male-only bishops.

A Church of England bishop responsible for overseeing discipline has been accused of sexually assaulting and sexually harassing two women. John Perumbalath, the Bishop of Liverpool, allegedly ...

But they are likely to anger some bishops, who feel they are already overstretched and undervalued. All of the church’s 113 bishops are currently paid for centrally by the commissioners, last year to ...

And the church’s latest move isn’t likely to register well with the average citizen; a July poll showed that 74% of Britons thought the Church of England should allow female bishops.

In 2022, the average weekly church attendance at Church of England services was 654,000, a drop of 228,000 from 2019 (attendance for the years in between were affected by the COVID pandemic).

The news was announced by the Vatican shortly after Pope Leo's July 31 audience with the prefect of the Dicastery for the ...

The Church of England (COE) is introducing special services meant to allow blessings for same-sex couples — without the approval of the Archbishop of Canterbury. An amendment put forward to ...

Bishops of the Church of England have called for a ceasefire to the war in Gaza, claiming that Israel’s actions are “no longer a defensive war” but rather a “war of aggression.” ...

A large number of traditionalists left the 26 million-member Church of England back in 1994 after the church’s ruling synod approved the ordination of women to the priesthood.

LONDON — The Church of England will test-run stand-alone services for blessing same-sex couples after its ruling body, the General Synod, voted to move ahead with implementing special prayers of ...

The Church of England’s governing body has narrowly voted to back special services to bless same-sex couples on a trial basis but, underlining deep divisions on the topic, Archbishop of Cante… ...