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The 10 most recent press releases from the Church of England can be read below. You can read all such press releases since 1999 by clicking on the relevant year in the right hand column. The search option will help you find news on a specific subject.

General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 9th February 2010 PM
9 February 2010

General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 9th February 2010 AM
9 February 2010

General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Monday 8th February 2010 PM
8 February 2010

Valentine’s Day services to celebrate marriage around the nation during National Marriage Week
8 February 2010

Churches around England are inviting couples to celebrate marriage on Valentine’s Day – which this year falls on a Sunday. They are using new liturgical resources that have already been downloaded more than 2,130 times from the Church of England website.

Church of England disinvests from Vedanta Resources plc
5 February 2010

The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board have sold their shares in Vedanta Resources plc on the advice of the Church’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group. As a result, none of the three national investing bodies of the Church of England hold shares in the company.

Bishop's call for end to detention of children of asylum seekers
1 February 2010

The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, representing the Urban Bishop's Panel of the Church of England, has issued a statement in support of the End Child Detention Now campaign.

Guidance updated
1 February 2010

The Archbishops’ Council Mission and Public Affairs Division has updated its guidance note on countering far right political parties, extremist groups and racist politics. The guidance note, first produced in 2007, was prepared in response to a number of requests for advice on relating to political parties and other extremist groups that promote divisive, intolerant or racist politics.

Not just the economy: Bishops call for action to build a sustainable future for Europe
28 January 2010

A panel of senior Church of England bishops has told the EU that its plans for the next decade fail to reflect the needs of both the most disadvantaged and those 'ordinary citizens' who indirectly contribute to its financial and political viability.

Archbishop’s Holocaust Memorial Day statement 2010: The Legacy of Hope
27 January 2010

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has issued a statement to mark National Holocaust Memorial Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Calm those wedding day jitters with power of prayer at wedding shows across the country
27 January 2010

Couples attending this year’s biggest wedding shows will be able to ask for prayer to calm their wedding day nerves – by visiting the Church of England’s stand and filling out a specially designed prayer postcard. A priest on the stand will promise to pray for the couple the week prior to their big day.