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Jaweed Kaleem

Royal Wedding Officiant Visits US

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 05.16.2013 | Religion

In his 36 years as a priest in the Church of England, the Rev. John Hall never thought he would become best-known for being part of a wedding. But ...

British Church Attendance Stabilizes After Years Of Decline

Posted 05.10.2013 | Religion

By Trevor Grundy Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The number of people attending Sunday services at Britain’s Anglican churches i...

Was Jesus Gay? Unlikely. Married? Maybe. Both? Possibly

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.08.2013 | Religion
Bernard Starr

Because there are so many gaps in Jesus' biography it is not surprising that pundits can spin almost any story about his personal life with shreds of "evidence" to support their views. But questions persist.

Catholic Church Using Anglican Converts To Serve Parishes

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 03.21.2013 | Religion

Facing a priest shortage, the Catholic Church in the United States has started turning to former Anglican leaders to fill empty parishes. The numbe...

Anglicans Vow To Vote Again On Allowing Women Bishops

Religion News Service | Trevor Grundy | Posted 11.30.2012 | Religion

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of England plans to rush through legislation to consecrate women bishops after last week's surprising defeat at t...

New Archbishop Of Canterbury Named Amidst Church Tensions

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 01.09.2013 | Religion

LONDON -- How will Justin Welby lead the world's Anglicans and heal their deep divisions? Even he is not sure yet. Welby generated high hopes but few...

Ex-Oil Man Set To Be Next Leader Of World's Anglicans

Reuters | Posted 01.08.2013 | Religion

By Alessandra Prentice LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - A former oil executive and critic of corporate excess is expected to...

Rowan Williams: 'We Were Wrong' On Past Treatment Of Gays

AP | CASSANDRA VINOGRAD | Posted 11.08.2012 | Religion

LONDON — Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has admitted he didn't do enough to prevent sharp divisions within the Anglican church over hom...

Archbishop Of Canterbury Regrets Handling Of Gay Marriage

Reuters | Posted 11.07.2012 | Religion

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury said his dual role as the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the...

Pope Sets Stage For Historic Blending Of Choirs

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 08.28.2012 | Religion

VATICAN CITY — The Sistine Chapel Choir, whose boys and men sing for the pope at all his Masses, is about to get some illustrious company. The ...

Pope Praises Queen Elizabeth As 'Christian Monarch'

AP | Posted 08.06.2012 | Religion

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has praised Queen Elizabeth II's "noble vision of the role of a Christian monarch" in a note congratulating her...

Happy 65th Birthday, Bishop Gene Robinson!

The Huffington Post | Kevin Burra | Posted 05.29.2012 | Gay Voices

Today marks the sixty-fifth birthday of Bishop Vicky Gene Robinson, who, in 2003, became the first non-celibate openly gay Anglican bishop. Robinso...

WATCH: Pat Robertson's Latest Outlandish Statements

Posted 05.18.2012 | Religion

Pat Robertson appeared yet again on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club," and yet again his remarks were unabashedly forthcoming. When a...

WATCH: Science And Religion With Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori

Posted 04.10.2012 | Religion

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Jaweed Kaleem

WATCH: Top Episcopal Bishop Addresses Controversial Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 03.28.2012 | Religion

NEW YORK -- The movement toward legalizing same-sex marriage and the acceptance of gay people as clergy and lay members of religious groups is "a done...

Appreciating the Leadership of Rowan Williams

Greg Garrett | Posted 05.16.2012 | Religion
Greg Garrett

If Rowan Williams could not convince followers of Christ to love each other, I cannot conceive of anyone -- or anything -- that will.

Anglican Archbishop To Step Down

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 05.16.2012 | Religion

LONDON -- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is stepping down at the end of the year, calling an end to a tumultuous decade as leader of a global...

Pope Names Cleric For US Ex-Anglicans

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 03.02.2012 | Religion

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named a married former Episcopal bishop Sunday to head the first U.S. organizational structure for disaffected ...

Archbishop Williams Visits Zimbabwe Amid Standoff With Former Bishop Nolbert Kunonga

Posted 12.04.2011 | Religion

HARARE, Zimbabwe (RNS/ENInews) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will visit Zimbabwe in a show of support for Anglicans who are under siege from...

The Episcopal Church In The Anglican Communion: Independent But Connected

Rev. Canon C. K. Robertson, Ph.D. | Posted 09.03.2011 | Religion
Rev. Canon C. K. Robertson, Ph.D.

Over two centuries ago, a revolution gave birth to a new nation and a new Church. But independence does not have to result in isolationism or ingratitude. Instead, we must find new ways to connect with and learn from one another.

Archbishop Of Canterbury Blasts U.K. Cuts

Posted 08.17.2011 | Religion

By Trevor Grundy c. 2011 Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Nearly a millennium ago, four unruly knights crossed the English Channel ...

Anglican Leader Slams British Austerity Budget

Posted 08.11.2011 | Religion

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has touched off a fury by accusing the British government of ca...

Jaweed Kaleem

Episcopal Church in Maryland First In In U.S. Defect to Roman Catholic

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.20.2012 | Religion

An Episcopal parish in Maryland announced Monday that it will become the first in the United States to join the Roman Catholic Church under a Vatican ...

Big Media Events And The Churches That Put Them On

Pierre Whalon | Posted 07.11.2011 | Religion
Pierre Whalon

Two major media events splashed across the screens of the world -- the royal wedding and John Paul II's beatification -- that showed vividly the similarities and differences between the churches.

Church Of England Says Attendance Is Growing At Cathedrals

Posted 07.10.2011 | Religion

By Trevor Grundy Religion News Service CANTERBURY, ENGLAND (RNS/ENInews) In a challenge to conventional wisdom that church attendance is plummeting a...