Joint Statement: Archbishops warns Government over new extremism definition
12/03/2024
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York warn the Government that its new extremism definition risks “disproportionately targeting Muslim communities” and “driving us apart”. Read in full the statement issued today, Tuesday 12th March.
2 min readRefugee Council CEO to call for compassion at York St John University’s Doing Change event
12/03/2024
NEWS - York St John University and the Office of the Archbishop of York are delighted to announce that Enver Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of the Refugee Council is to deliver this year’s Lecture in Social Justice: ‘The UK’s Changing Asylum Landscape - is this a watershed moment?’
4 min readArchbishop of York visits York Mosque during Ramadan
12/03/2024
NEWS - Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York visited York Mosque and Islamic Centre on Monday evening, accompanied by his wife Rebecca.
2 min readNew Festival of Faith and Music to launch at York Minster
11/03/2024
NEWS - The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell will give a keynote speech at the Church Times Festival of Faith and Music, a new venture created in partnership with the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM), that will be staged for the first time at York Minster from Friday 26 until Sunday 28 April.
3 min readWe need a conversation about justice
10/03/2024
FEATURE - Archbishop Stephen writes in today's Sunday Times about the Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice. The article follows in full
3 min readBishop Sarah becomes Acting Bishop of Durham following the retirement of Bishop Paul
06/03/2024
NEWS - The Bishop of Jarrow, the Right Reverend Sarah Clark has become Acting Bishop of Durham following last week’s retirement of the Right Reverend Paul Butler.
3 min readA political consensus needs to return on tackling child poverty urgently
02/03/2024
FEATURE - Archbishop Stephen writes in today's Yorkshire Post on the urgent need to tackle Child Poverty. The article follows in full
6 min readThe 10th Anniversary of the Diocese of Leeds
29/02/2024
NEWS - The 10th anniversary of the Diocese of Leeds takes place on Saturday, April 20, 2024 and is an opportunity to both reflect and look forward to coming decades.
2 min readArchbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice publishes Fourth Biannual Report
22/02/2024
NEWS - The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice has released the fourth of its biannual Racial Justice reports.
4 min readPublication of Jay Review
21/02/2024
NEWS - The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have welcomed the publication today of the Future of Church Safeguarding report from Professor Alexis Jay, with an outline of next steps for how the Church responds.
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