Archbishops visit immigration detention centre

As questions about the fairness of UK migration policy once more come into the spotlight, the Anglican archbishops of Canterbury and York have been visiting the Oakington Immigration Detention Centre as part of a trip to Cambridge. They met the multi-faith chaplaincy...

Beyond rich-poor stereotypes

One morning, a couple of days after arriving as part of a recent Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) delegation to Colombia, we gathered in the park opposite our hotel for our morning reflection in which we touched upon a number of themes including poverty. The expression...

Women bishops ‘highly unlikely’ for another five years

Members of the Church of England’s General Synod have been told that it is ‘highly unlikely’ that a vote on whether to allow women to become bishops will be taken before 2010. Twenty six Church of England bishops sit in the House of Lords, so the UK...