Church of England

The Church of England’s lapse of judgment

The problem was not the pursuit of laudable goals such as interfaith engagement or concern for those who suffer, but the failure to pursue them with sufficient scrutiny and moral clarity

By The JC Leader

2 min read

Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi and his wife are presented with The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation by The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace on September 11, 2026. (Image: Neil Turner for Lambeth Palace)

Church of England

Church of England has damaged its moral authority and must change direction, say Jewish and Christian leaders

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

The "Stitch The Names Together" tapestry (Image: Stitch The Names Together)

Leeds

Leeds Minster closes exhibition that commemorated ‘at least 18 known terrorist fighters’

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Board of Deputies

Archbishop of Canterbury has meeting with Board of Deputies as she looks to rebuild bridges

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis meets with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, July 24, 2026 (Credit: X)

Church of England

Chief Rabbi tells Archbishop of Canterbury that Kairos ‘genocide’ document has caused ‘deep pain’

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

The archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, speaking at the Synod debate on Kairos II (Church of England/Sam Atkin)

Kairos Palestine

Kairos ‘genocide’ document risks stoking antisemitism, Israeli embassy warns CofE

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

General Synod July 14, 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

By The JC Leader

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

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By Reverend Robert Thompson

Why I backed the Kairos motion – without wavering in my support for Israel to live in peace and security

The Church can engage critically with the document while remaining uncompromising in its opposition to antisemitism and steadfast in its commitment to Christian–Jewish friendship

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July 20, 2026 17:15

General Synod July 2026 (Image: Church of England)

By Bishop Philip North

The Church of England’s ill-worded Kairos II motion heightened Jewish fears – and I deeply regret it

We must make clear that to ‘hear’ is not to ‘accept’, still less to justify language that contravenes the IHRA antisemitism definition. Above all, we must now reflect afresh and listen attentively to a wider range of voices

4 min read

July 20, 2026 11:44

General Synod July 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

Bishop warns that Synod vote will stoke antisemitism

The Bishop of Blackburn says the vote to ‘hear’ a controversial document written by Palestinian Christians will make dialogue more difficult

By JC Reporter

2 min read

July 19, 2026 11:42

Church of England Synod considering the Kairos Palestine motion in July 2026

London pastor launches campaign against anti-Israel Christian document after Synod vote

A petition against Kairos II, which the Church of England this week voted to ‘engage’ with, claims it is harmful to the cause of peace

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

July 17, 2026 12:27

Pastor Regan King in the Judean Desert (Courtesy)

By Ashley Hirst

An open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury: do not sort us according to our relationship to Zionism

I am not asking you to defend the Jews. I am asking you to defend the establishment, and the un-radical proposition that the church of the whole nation cannot pick which of the nation's minorities it will hear

11 min read

July 16, 2026 15:10

Archbishop Sarah Mullally plants an olive tree at the Tent of Nations farm in the West Bank (Image: Lambeth Palace)

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘shameful’ Church of England Israel motion

Archbishop of Canterbury says that to ‘hear’ Palestinian Christian document that accuses Israel of genocide does not mean the Church agrees with everything in it

By Simon Rocker

5 min read

July 13, 2026 17:25

By Giles Fraser

The Church of England delegates should hang their heads in shame over the ‘Israel genocide’ motion

The only possible Christian response to the horrors of the Holocaust is to stand in solidarity with the most successful project of Jewish safety since the parting of the Red Sea

3 min read

July 13, 2026 15:42

The General Synod of the Church of England (Image: The Church of England/YouTube)

Church of England leaders support ‘engagement’ with Israel ‘genocide’ document despite Chief Rabbi’s warning

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the document, which alleges a ‘Zionist project to seize all of Palestine’, could ‘only harm the cause of peace’

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

July 13, 2026 11:18

Dame Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury, addresses the Church of England General Synod at The Church House on February 10, 2026 (Getty Images)

Former Archbishop warns Church of England against document accusing Israel of ‘genocide’

Rare intervention by Lord Carey comes ahead of Synod this afternoon considering engagement with controversial Kairos II text

By JC Reporter

2 min read

July 12, 2026 12:24

Archbishop of Canterbury Carey with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Windsor Castle, 2002 (MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP via Getty)

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Church of England

The Church of England’s lapse of judgment

Church of England has damaged its moral authority and must change direction, say Jewish and Christian leaders

Leeds Minster closes exhibition that commemorated ‘at least 18 known terrorist fighters’

Archbishop of Canterbury has meeting with Board of Deputies as she looks to rebuild bridges

Chief Rabbi tells Archbishop of Canterbury that Kairos ‘genocide’ document has caused ‘deep pain’

Kairos ‘genocide’ document risks stoking antisemitism, Israeli embassy warns CofE

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

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