The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/church-of-england/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:07:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Church of England | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/church-of-england/ 32 32 Church of England urges study of Palestinian Christian document accusing Israel of genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-urges-study-of-palestinian-christian-document-accusing-israel-of-genocide/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:07:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3860820 Text 'risks undermining decades of careful relationship-building' between Christians and Jews, warns UK's chief rabbi

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]]> UK’s King Charles will be patron for major Jewish security organization https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-king-charles-will-be-patron-for-major-jewish-security-organization/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:26:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786303 Community Security Trust, which advises Britain's estimated 280,000 Jews, announces monarch's support a day after arson attack in London targeted a Jewish group's ambulances

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]]> Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, 1st woman to lead Church of England https://www.timesofisrael.com/sarah-mullally-confirmed-as-archbishop-of-canterbury-1st-woman-to-lead-church-of-england/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:39:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3743631 Mullally's selection highlights church’s continuing divergence from Catholic Church, where women cannot serve as priests at all

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]]> Church of England must oppose antisemitism, says 1st female head after synagogue attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-must-oppose-antisemitism-says-1st-female-head-after-synagogue-attack/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:33:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3655559 Following deadly Manchester terror attack, Sarah Mullally says 'hatred cannot be allowed to tear us apart,' pledges to make Anglican Church safer in wake of child abuse cover-up scandal

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]]> Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-head-justin-welby-resigns-over-handling-of-sex-abuse-scandal/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:13:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3418032 Welby had been under pressure after probe revealed he failed to tell authorities of prominent lawyer's serial sexual and physical assaults on minors at summer camps over 50 years

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]]> Archbishop of Canterbury: Israel not apartheid state, but is at risk amid ‘turmoil’ https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/israel-is-not-an-apartheid-state-says-archbishop-of-canterbury/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:32:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3091813 Unless there is an 'apartheid constitution,' Church of England leader says he 'won’t use that word about Israel,' the UK Jewish News reports

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]]> Anglican priest who pushed antisemitic 9/11 conspiracy barred from church until 2030 https://www.timesofisrael.com/anglican-priest-who-pushed-antisemitic-9-11-conspiracy-barred-from-church-until-2030/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:58:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2940777 Stephen Sizer wrote thesis and several books opposing Christian Zionism, spoke at 2008 conference alongside Holocaust denier; ban includes time served

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]]> Church of England vicar who shared article blaming Israel for 9/11 faces removal https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-vicar-who-shared-article-blaming-israel-for-9-11-faces-removal/ Mon, 30 May 2022 06:32:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2772088 Disciplinary tribunal formed after Jewish umbrella group highlights series of alleged antisemitic acts by Stephen Sizer, who also met with a Hezbollah leader

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]]> After 800 years, Church of England apologizes to Jews for laws that led to expulsion https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-apologizes-to-jews-800-years-after-laws-that-led-to-expulsion/ Sun, 08 May 2022 18:18:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2758452 Special service, attended by UK chief rabbi, marks anniversary of Synod of Oxford, aims to inspire Christians to reject contemporary antisemitism, archbishop of Canterbury says

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]]> Church to apologize to UK Jews 800 years after laws that led to their expulsion https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-to-apologize-to-uk-jews-800-years-after-laws-that-led-to-their-expulsion/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:34:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2581803 British Jewish leader says planned apology for antisemitic Synod of Oxford laws, which predated Church of England's creation by centuries, is 'better late than never'

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]]> Church of England sorry for prayer booklet that resembles Passover Haggadah https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-sorry-for-prayer-booklet-that-resembles-passover-haggadah/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 01:57:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2517309 Church official says pamphlet issued for Maundy Thursday, which instructs readers to say a Hebrew prayer, was 'not intended to be a Christianized seder'

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]]> Church of England appears to back chief rabbi’s stand against Labour https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-appears-to-back-chief-rabbis-stand-against-labour/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:37:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2190877 In thinly veiled criticism of UK opposition party, archbishop of Canterbury says many British Jews feel 'deep sense of insecurity and fear' at prospect of Corbyn as next PM

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]]> Church of England report admits Christian anti-Semitism helped lead to Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/church-of-england-report-admits-christian-anti-semitism-led-to-holocaust/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:12:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2188512 Work acknowledges 'fertile seed-bed for murderous anti-Semitism in the modern era'; in afterword to 105-page document, chief rabbi slams evangelical attempts to convert Jews

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]]> London Jewish school principal ordained as priest https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-jewish-school-principal-ordained-as-priest/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:41:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1708063 Jewish Community Secondary School proud of Rev. Patrick Moriarty, who acknowledges he's followed a 'rather unusual path'

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]]> Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Israel in May https://www.timesofisrael.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-to-visit-israel-in-may/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 06:41:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1587463&preview_id=1587463 Justin Welby plans to hold interfaith events, visit holy sites in his first tour of region in four years

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