The Latest Breaking News from The Church of England

Chair of church’s racial justice commission says study on advancement of people of colour paints ‘shaming’ picture

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies

Christ Church is so symbolic to the birth of America that it's called the Nation's Church

The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia

Too many beautiful church buildings are going to ruin. Councils could run them better. Let them, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The archbishop has admitted his connections, but must go further. Backing the campaign for reparations would be a start, says author Alex Renton

A year after the 7 October attack, the myth of ‘blood libel’ persists in the media coverage of Gaza violence

The award-winning author, ecclesiastical historian and church-goer on his incendiary new book about sex and the church, challenging centuries of self-serving homophobia, fakery and abuse. He is primed for the backlash…

Funds will help communities living on the Codrington estate, which was home to two sugar plantations

In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

For a family so full of history and ceremony, it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of interesting facts and traditions about their christenings