Nearly six months after Justin Welby stepped down, it is time the Church of England assembled a conclave to choose his successor – or simply learn to do without, says Catherine Pepinster ...

When Pope Francis died in April leaving the Catholic Church leaderless, it entered a state the Church of England had already ...

Meanwhile, Stephen Cottrell, who has the CofE’s number two job as Archbishop of York, can sign off any urgent institutional business, while he offers spiritual leadership by way of his current tour of ...

COMMENT: Nearly six months after Justin Welby stepped down, it is time the Church of England assembled a conclave to choose his successor – or simply learn to do without, says Catherine Pepinster ...

The warning came as Church Commissioners announced they would be investing more than £1.6 billion towards the work of the Church from 2026 to 2028. Aine Fox Monday 09 June 2025 12:18 BST open ...