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

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former ...

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

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

Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on Tuesday. Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews ...

The Church of England’s General Synod is voting on a new safeguarding model on Tuesday (Jonathan Brady/PA) The Church of England has a chance to “step away from secrecy and self-protection ...

Opening prayers are said on the first day of the Church of England’s General Synod (Jonathan Brady/PA) Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on ...

THE General Synod stopped short of transferring all safeguarding functions to an external organisation, at least in the short term, after a charged debate on Tuesday. After hours of discussion, all ...

Stephen Cottrell has resisted calls from some quarters to quit, and survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address as the General Synod began on Monday. A lay member of a gathering of ...

The Church of England is gathering at a time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury resigned.

Thursday’s paper reveals that some members of the Response Group that developed the proposals being put to the Synod “oppose it very strongly”, and sets out their reasons. These include the likelihood ...