Graham Usher

Second Circuit bars former priest’s defamation suit under church-autonomy doctrine

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the First Amendment’s church-autonomy doctrine bars a defamation action brought by a former Russian Orthodox priest against the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and its leaders. The decision, issued on 18...

Anglican Church deploys Ford Foundation grant to combat GBV across 122 Dioceses

The Anglican Compassion and Development Initiative (ACADI) has launched a sweeping internal mandate to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) within the Church of Nigeria. Backed by a strategic partnership with the Ford Foundation, the initiative exposes the uncomfortable reality of domestic...
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Bishop of Norwich questions government commitment to defence spending in House of Lords

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Bishop of Norwich speaks in House of Lords session on relationship and health education in schools

https://youtu.be/B6U03LEuPiU?si=6utFXTQc9w2UmDB7 Mar 5, 2025 The Bishop of Norwich the Rt Revd Graham Usher asked about...

The Bishop of Norwich speaks in a House of Lords debate about community energy

https://youtu.be/7qd8HIBjPd0?si=etKpT5or8yyELz8D Feb 12, 2025 Speaking in the House of Lords on Tuesday, the Bishop of...

Bishop of Norwich speech in the House of Lords on life-long learning

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Bishop of Norwich speech in the House of Lords on sewage pollution

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A Statement from the Bishops of Norwich, Thetford and Lynn on the Bishop of Liverpool affair

We are deeply troubled by the safeguarding concerns and allegations of cover up in...

Bishop of Norwich speech in the House of Lords on the farm tax bill

The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt. Rev. Graham Usher, spoke in the House of...

The Bishop of Norwich’s view on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill debate

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Second Circuit bars former priest’s defamation suit under church-autonomy doctrine

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the...

Anglican Church deploys Ford Foundation grant to combat GBV across 122 Dioceses

The Anglican Compassion and Development Initiative (ACADI) has launched a sweeping internal mandate to...

For many the world feels more unsafe and uncaring: Bishop Rosemarie reflects on Jason Arday’s death

The Prime Minister has called for a period of reflection in the wake of...

Clergy Discipline complaint against Bishop Paul Butler

At the commencement of the hearing before the Court of the Vicar General...