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A new bishop for Wollongong

A church planter from the greenfield suburbs of south-west Sydney has been appointed as the next Bishop of the Wollongong Region.  Archbishop Kanishka Raffel has announced the Reverend Jonathan Squire will follow Peter Hayward who has given significant service as Bishop of Wollongong since 2010....
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Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury following a meeting with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in the wake of General Synod Kairos vote

https://twitter.com/ArchbishopSarah/status/2080677135371375045 I was grateful to welcome @ChiefRabbi Mirvis to Lambeth Palace today, and for our honest conversation about events of the past few weeks. Following the recent General Synod motion, I am deeply saddened by the hurt and distress that so many in the Jewish...
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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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The Tommy Robinson Carol Service and the Moment the Church of England Finally Revealed Its New Religion

If you needed any evidence that there are two entirely different religions both claiming...
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A new bishop for Wollongong

A church planter from the greenfield suburbs of south-west Sydney has been appointed as...
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Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury following a meeting with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in the wake of General Synod Kairos vote

https://twitter.com/ArchbishopSarah/status/2080677135371375045 I was grateful to welcome @ChiefRabbi Mirvis to Lambeth Palace today, and for our...
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Statement by Sir Ephraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi of Britain, following a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury

I appreciated the opportunity to have a comprehensive discussion with the Archbishop of Canterbury...
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Global South Bishops Urged to Embrace Servant Leadership and Effective Delegation

LWEZA, UGANDA, 17th July 2026 – Bishops and spouses from the Global South Fellowship of...