All news on the topic: Church of England

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Everything which will happen during King Charles III's coronation
As millions prepare to watch King Charles III's coronation at Westminster this weekend, the Church of England has told people exactly what they should expect to see
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Len Goodman's fond memories of his long search for the love of his life
Despite the fact Sue taught in my school we hardly talked to one another – but sometimes things come along when you’re least expecting it
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Single people should be valued in society like couples and families, C of E says
The 236-page report, titled Love Matters, claimed singleness for some people was an active choice, while suggesting the church itself should offer affordable relationship support
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'Innocent days when church was part of life and embedded in the social fabric'
Educated in a C of E church school 70 years ago, I had the importance of Easter dinned into me. But it seemed natural, anyway - England was a much more religious country then
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Young couple kiss on King's bed in Windsor Castle to protest against monarchy
Republican protesters Imogen and Riz jumped into the King's Bed at Windsor Castle and posed for photographs while reading Prince Harry's book Spare and eating junk food
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7 key moments in Putin's speech - from nuclear threat to gender-neutral god
President Vladimir Putin has given an update to Russia's political and military elite on the Ukraine conflict in front of a large crowd in a State of the Nation speech today
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Sunak's promotion of Lee Anderson shows the war on woke is alive and thriving
Brian Reade believes the elevation of the 'bring back capital punishment' MP could have a silver lining for Labour hopes at a General Election
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Priests could stop using male pronouns 'He' and 'Him' when referring to God
A project based on 'gendered language' in the Church is set to be launched and debated this spring, with the possibility it could include suggestions on the use of 'He' and 'Him' in reference to God.
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Reporter and her aristocrat family to apologise for their slave trade shame
The aristocratic Trevelyan family, which owned six sugar plantations and thousands of slaves on the Caribbean island of Grenada, are going to publicly apologise to the country and use £100,000 to establish a community fund on the poverty-stricken island
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Archbishops call for 'radical redesign' of 'broken' care system
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York today warn that parts of the UK have become "care deserts", while millions of unpaid carers are "largely invisible and frequently exhausted".
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Church of England says no to church gay weddings but will 'bless' couples
The Church of England will bless same-sex couples and issue an apology to LGBTQ+ people but won't allow gay marriage in church, under new proposals on their position on sexuality
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UK's first non-binary priest felt 'God's love and acceptance' in vicar training
Bingo Allison is thought to be the Church of England’s first openly non-binary priest and spoke to This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about their decision
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Church of England apologises for slavery as it was a 'shameful and horrific sin'
Commissioners of the church, including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, looked into their history and involvement in the slave trade and said its connection to it caused "great dismay
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UK's first non-binary priest says God guided them to come out after an epiphany
Bingo, who now works in Liverpool, visits schools across the area and hopes to inspire LGBTQ+ young people and show them they have a place in church