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Archbishops’ Council appoints Felicity Mitchell to lead next phase of Church safeguarding reforms

The Archbishops’ Council has appointed Felicity Mitchell as Interim Non-Executive Chair of the Safeguarding Structures Programme Board with immediate effect. Felicity is a qualified barrister who has worked for many years in the ombuds sector. She has served on the Programme Board since September 2025,...
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Very Revd Stephen Farrell elected as new Bishop of Meath and Kildare

The Episcopal Electoral College for the Diocese of Meath and Kildare, meeting in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, has elected Dean of Ossory, the Very Revd Stephen Farrell, as the new Bishop of Meath and Kildare. Dean Farrell succeeds the Most Revd Patricia Storey, who retired...
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Sermons of note for the fifth Sunday of Easter

The Scandal of Exclusivity: "I am the Way": A Homily for the Fifth Sunday...
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Can Unity Be Built Without Truth? Lessons From Sarah Mullally’s Vatican Visit

However compassionate the Church is toward those who suffer from the mental illness of...
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The Clash of illusory hope over Islamic Reality

The Pope’s actual job The Pope’s actual job — the irreplaceable, specific, urgent job for...
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Complexity at Canterbury? A Shaky Beginning with an initial win for ‘Moral Therapeutic Deism.’

It is not easy to find a sufficiently neutral tone of voice with which...
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Too Little Too Late – The Warming of Prince Williams’ Tepid Agnosticism

Why the Palace’s new message on Prince William’s faith looks more like constitutional stage-management...
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The Soul Beyond the Self

We no longer know how to speak about the soul One of the more serious...
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Beyond ‘Might is Right’; Anglican Authority and the Failure to Find a Magisterium.

In rejecting progressive power, GAFCON may have discovered the Protestant problem it cannot solve. Worldwide...
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C of E General Synod Rejects ‘LLF’-the Gay Marriage Strategy. The Rev. Peter Ould, in Conversation

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The Protest Against an Archbishop of Canterbury that calls the future of the Church into Question.

Counting Archbishops and Counting Authority The Church of England claims that Sarah Mullally is the...
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The Impact and Implication of Suicide, Incompetence and Wokery, on the Appointment of an Archbishop of Canterbury.

Why Paul Williamson Protested After my previous article on the protest made at the service...
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Religion, Psychology, and the Persistence of Prejudice

Part of my journey towards the state of my present life was spent teaching...
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The King’s Speech and the Silence That Matters

It won’t be any surprise to those who read me here to know that...
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Archbishops’ Council appoints Felicity Mitchell to lead next phase of Church safeguarding reforms

The Archbishops’ Council has appointed Felicity Mitchell as Interim Non-Executive Chair of the Safeguarding...
Press Releases

Very Revd Stephen Farrell elected as new Bishop of Meath and Kildare

The Episcopal Electoral College for the Diocese of Meath and Kildare, meeting in Christ...
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REC missionary accuses Bishop Ray Sutton of negligence over German camp dispute

A Reformed Episcopal Church missionary dismissed from the leadership of the church's retreat centre...
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A new season for Bishop Donison

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, With gratitude to God for His faithfulness and appreciation...