Nevertheless, much work has been done, and this week in Synod we have had several major discussions about safeguarding leading to key decisions—though I believe the main one has been badly misreported ...

Staff writer Francis Martin spent all of last week in the press gallery of Church House, Westminster, reporting on the latest meeting of the General Synod. He reports back to the editor, Sarah Meyrick ...

But today the annual meeting of the General Synod, the church governing body, voted against establishing a fully independent body to oversee safeguarding – in a vote which representatives of ...

The Church of England has released the voting details of all General Synod members, including those involved in the Living in Love and Faith debate. Following a vote by all Houses, the proposals ...

For those who have watched the synod process since it was first initiated under Pope Paul VI, the current meeting has some unique aspects that come from Pope Francis. For those who have watched the ...

THE “prophetically uncomfortable” voices of young people must become a strong part of the General Synod’s future deliberations, members agreed on Thursday. Before being carried, the motion to commit ...