Hope for the Church in Both Tradition and Diversity, Archbishop of York Tells Synod

Has Living in Love and Faith come to an end? An open letter to the Archbishop of York

Dear Stephen I read with interest your address to York Diocesan Synod on 5th July, and one word leapt out for me: ‘final’. Near the end of your address, you comment: The Living in Love and Faith process is not yet complete. Some final proposals will be brought to the February 2026 meeting of the General Synod. If that is the case, I am and countless others (on all sides of this debate) will be delighted. This has been a disastrous and divisive p…

Hope for the Church in both tradition and diversity, Archbishop of York tells Synod

“DISCIPLINES of prayer”, liturgy, and contemplation of scripture are the “wellsprings” for faith, the Archbishop of York told the General Synod on Friday, in his presidential address at the start of a five-day meeting in York. Research on recent g...

General Synod – 11-15 July 2025