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  New commission established to address racism in Church of England

  Staff writer | Thu 25 Jun 2020 12:40 BST

  A commission has been established in the Church of England to implement "significant and structural" change on racial equality.

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  Churches to re-open for public worship on 4 July

  Staff writer | Tue 23 Jun 2020 14:23 BST

  The Government has confirmed that churches in England can resume public worship from 4 July.

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  Cornwall pastor launches drive-in church service after council U-turn

  Staff writer | Mon 22 Jun 2020 14:14 BST

  A drive-in church service that was nearly cancelled because of objections from the local council's health and safety team has gone ahead in Cornwall.

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  Church of England holds minute's silence to remember victims of racism

  Staff writer | Sun 21 Jun 2020 13:27 BST

  The Church of England observed a minute's silence during its national online service on Sunday as an act of lamentation over the racism experienced by the Windrush generation and other black and minority ethnic people in the Church and nation.

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  Black trainee vicar rejected from curacy post critical of apology

  Staff writer | Sat 20 Jun 2020 17:07 BST

  A black trainee vicar rejected from a curacy post because the congregation was "monochrome white working class" has criticised an apology from the Bishop and Diocese of St Alban's.

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  Welsh churches to re-open for private prayer

  Staff writer | Fri 19 Jun 2020 16:30 BST

  Churches in Wales can re-open for private prayer from Monday, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced.

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  Ties to slavery are a 'source of shame', says Church of England

  Staff writer | Fri 19 Jun 2020 9:25 BST

  The Church of England also suggested some monuments may be altered or removed but only if this is done "safely and legally".

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  Scottish churches welcome re-opening of buildings for individual prayer from 22 June

  Staff writer | Thu 18 Jun 2020 14:49 BST

  Scottish Church leaders have welcomed the announcement from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as the country moves into phase 2 of its strategy to emerge from lockdown.

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  Christians petition MP about remaining restrictions on church gatherings

  Staff writer | Thu 18 Jun 2020 14:29 BST

  The letter from Christians in the Morecambe Bay area says that online meetings "fall far short of the New Testament standard for church gatherings".

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  Diocese of Chelmsford to cut back on paid clergy numbers

  Staff writer | Thu 18 Jun 2020 11:35 BST

  The Diocese of Chelmsford is scaling back the number of paid clergy posts due to ongoing financial challenges.

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  Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey's permission to officiate revoked by Bishop of Oxford

  Staff writer | Thu 18 Jun 2020 9:27 BST

  The diocese said the decision had been taken after new information came to light regarding Lord Carey during the course of an ongoing review into the Church of England's handling of abuse allegations against the late John Smyth QC.

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  Women accounted for majority of CofE deacons for the first time in 2019

  Staff writer | Wed 17 Jun 2020 14:00 BST

  Women accounted for just over half of the new deacons ordained in the Church of England last year.