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on Saturday, 7 February 2026 at 11.22 am by Peter Owen categorised as Opinion Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Thirsty for Hope – LLF and LGBTQIA+ diocesan pastors and chaplains and life in God’s field ...

There are two sessions scheduled for Questions: on Monday afternoon (not later than 6.00 pm) and Tuesday afternoon (not later than 5.30 pm). Afternoon sessions finish at 7.00 pm, so this allocates a ...

The Bishop of Chichester, the Rt Revd Martin Warner, has announced that he will retire at the end of May 2026. Details are here.

David Holdsworth, the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission, has written a letter to the editor of the Church Times, responding to Andrew Brown’s column of 30 January Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: ...

Opinion – 4 February 2026 Opinion Gavin Drake Church Abuse Delay and control: the problems with the Archbishops’ Council’s safeguarding plans Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Robert Thompson’s Homily ...

which is due to be considered on Wednesday 11 February at 2.00 pm. Its Executive Summary reads: In February 2025 the General Synod voted decisively for greater independence in the Church of England’s ...

The House of Laity of the General Synod, and the two Convocations will meet on Monday afternoon (9 February) before the start of next week’s meeting of the Synod. Here are the papers.