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Statement from Bishop of Sheffield following the retrial of Chris Brain

Chris Brain has today been found guilty on all remaining charges, following a retrial on the five charges the jury could not agree on in his original trial in 2025. Brain was convicted in August 2025 of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women...
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Bishop of Salisbury suspended from ministry

The two complaints brought against the Bishop of Salisbury, Stephen Lake, under the Clergy Discipline Measure, will now proceed to the next stage and Bishop Stephen has been asked to respond to the allegations. He has been suspended from ministry by the Archbishop of Canterbury.  Suspension is...
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Canadian church membership decline steepens

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant decline in church attendance, marking a “radical discontinuity”...
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Toronto priest, Journal contributor found guilty of public indecency

An Anglican priest in Toronto has been given a suspended sentence with one year...
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Clara Plamondon elected bishop in Territory of the People

B.C. priest Archdeacon Clara Plamondon was elected bishop of the Territory of the People,...
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New bishop for Northern Ontario: Morris Fiddler consecrated after years-long delay

Nearly four years after his election, Morris Fiddler has been consecrated as the first...
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Chris Harper appointed Canada’s national Indigenous archbishop 

Bishop Chris Harper of the diocese of Saskatoon has been named the Anglican Church...
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Provinces absent from Lambeth have left the Anglican Communion says Canadian archbishop

The Anglican churches in Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda have effectively separated from the Anglican...
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Anglican leaders offer prayers after Saskatchewan stabbings

Anglican leaders from Canada and internationally prayed for the people of James Smith Cree...
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Exclusion of same-sex spouses at Lambeth Conference ‘unfortunate’, Canadian archbishop says

Exclusion of same-sex spouses at Lambeth Conference ‘unfortunate,’ Canadian archbishop says Bishops and archbishops from...
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New gender blessings for trial use prepared for the Anglican Church of Canada

The Anglican Church of Canada has prepared a set of gender-themed liturgies for trial...

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Statement from Bishop of Sheffield following the retrial of Chris Brain

Chris Brain has today been found guilty on all remaining charges, following a retrial...
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Bishop of Salisbury suspended from ministry

The two complaints brought against the Bishop of Salisbury, Stephen Lake, under the Clergy Discipline Measure,...
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Statement from Kris McDaniel of C4SO over 2015 Eucharistic discipline comments

Dear Clergy, As we announced last week, the College of Bishops has unanimously consented to...
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Bishop of Manchester installs wife as honorary cathedral canon

Manchester Cathedral welcomed new Canons during Choral Evensong on Monday evening, including the installation...