The Governing Body of the Church in Wales is meeting at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, on April 15 and 16. Today, 16 April 2026, a significant item of business was the Bill for the incorporation into the Book of Common Prayer a service of blessing for those in same-sex marriages and civil partnerships. This represents a further stage in the Church in Wales’s ongoing discernment in this area, following earlier decisions which enabled clergy to offer blessings of same-sex civil marriages and civil partnerships on a time-limited experimental basis. Continue reading →