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The Church of England is the established Christian church in England. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its adherents are called Anglicans.
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Groups of asylum seekers brought for baptism ever few weeks, former C of E vicar claimsA former Church of England priest has claimed groups of six or seven asylum seekers would be brought to his church for baptism as they appealed a rejection of a right to remain in the UK.Sky News - Published | |
Church of England's £100m fund to address slavery 'insufficient', group warnsA £100m fund set up by the Church of England to address its historic links to slavery is "too small and too slow", a new report has said.Sky News - Published | |
'God is neither male nor female': Church of England is considering gender-neutral termsThe Church of England is considering whether to stop referring to God as "he" after questions concerning the use of gender-neutral terms were raised by priests.Sky News - Published | |
Church of England apologises for 'shameful' treatment of LGBTQI+ peopleThe Church of England has formally apologised for its "shameful" treatment of LGBTQI+ people.Sky News - Published | |
'Great sadness and profound shame': Church of England reveals almost 400 new abuse allegationsThe Church of England has found 383 new cases of alleged abuse - almost half of them sexual.Sky News - Published | |
'An immoral policy that shames Britain': Church attacks plan to send migrants to Rwanda - first flight set to leave todayChurch of England leaders have said the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is an "immoral policy that shames Britain" - with the first flight set to depart today.Sky News - Published | |
How the UK's Rwanda plan mirrors immigration policies in Australia, Israel and DenmarkThe government's announcement that it plans to send asylum seekers illegally entering the UK to Rwanda has outraged many from politicians and charities to the Church of England.Sky News - Published | |
'None of us can slow the passage of time': Edward delivers Queen's message as she misses church eventThe Queen has said "none of us can slow the passage of time" in a message to the Church of England's national assembly.Sky News - Published | |
Every grave in the Church of England's 19,000 graveyards is being digitally mappedA project is under way to tackle the Herculean task of digitally mapping every grave in the Church of England's 19,000 graveyards.Sky News - Published | |
Ex-Post Office chief quits retailer boardroom roles and Church of England ministryFormer Post Office boss Paula Vennells has quit boardroom positions at retailers Morrisons and Dunelm as well as her role as a Church of England minister after a major miscarriage of justice.Sky News - Published | |
Bishop of Dover: UK not yet a model for other white-majority countriesBritain is not yet a model for other white-majority countries in terms of racial equality, according to the Church of England's first black female bishop.Sky News - Published |