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New Archbishop Of Canterbury Confirmed

Religion News Service | Trevor Grundy | Posted 02.04.2013 | Religion

LONDON (RNS) Justin Welby was confirmed Monday (Feb. 4) as the new archbishop of Canterbury at a centuries-old service at St. Paul's Cathedral, six we...

National Cathedral To Perform Gay Weddings

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 03.10.2013 | Gay Voices

WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral had been ready to embrace same-sex marriage for some time, though it took a series of recent even...

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...

Reflecting On Rowan: The Archbishop Who Almost Walked on Water

Rev. Susan Russell | Posted 05.27.2012 | Religion
Rev. Susan Russell

We chose to walk on water. We chose to step out in faith in response to the one who says "come" and to believe that miracles can happen.

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...

My Dinner With The Archbishop

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 05.23.2012 | Religion
Rev. Malcolm Boyd

There was give-and-take conversation instead of either a lecture or a sermon. Rowan Williams listened and spoke, spoke and listened. It was all about different people coming together and "getting to know you."

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.

Church Of England Affirms Celibacy Requirement For Gay Bishops

Posted 08.20.2011 | Religion

The Church of England will not refuse a promotion to the rank of bishop on the basis of sexual orientation as long as the candidate maintains celibacy...

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...

Anglican Archbishops End Summit On A Quiet Note

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) Anglican archbishops concluded their six-day summit in Ireland on Sunday (Jan. 30) by issuing statements ...

Three Anglican Bishops Ordained As Catholic Priests

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Three former Church of England bishops, disaffected by their church's ordination of women, have been or...

Say What? Lesbian Priests Marrying Each Other!

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Irene Monroe

All couples like to bring the New Year in on a loving note. And what better way for two lesbian priests of the Episcopal Church to demonstrate thei...

Church Of England Gives OK To Anglican Covenant

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) The Church of England, defying opposition from its traditionalist wing, has given its support to a g...

The Real Reason for the Anglican-Episcopal Divide

Diana Butler Bass | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Diana Butler Bass

This week, dueling pastoral letters from Rowan Williams, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, and Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, caught my attention.

Archbishop of Canterbury Criticises Election of Lesbian Bishop

timesonline.co.uk | Ruth Gledhill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

The Archbishop of Canterbury's office yesterday described the election of an openly lesbian bishop in the United States as "regrettable" and warned th...

Lesbian Bishop-Elect Clears Crucial Hurdle

BeliefNet.com | Daniel Burke | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

A majority of dioceses in the Episcopal Church have confirmed the election of an open lesbian as a bishop in Los Angeles, bringing Bishop-elect Mary G...

U.K. Lifts Ban On Gay Ceremonies In Churches

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

The House of Lords has agreed to an amendment to the U.K. Equality Bill, which would lift the ban on same sex couples holding civil partnership ceremo...

Kenya Anglicans Reject Pope's Offer To Join Catholic Church

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

The head of Kenya's Anglican Church, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, has rejected the Pope's offer to allow disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Chur...

The Pope and the Anglicans

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Christopher Brauchli

If the Pope's followers want to make a home for other people who don't much care for gays and believe that women should be treated differently from men, they may want to reach out to the Taliban.

The "Generosity" of Pope Benedict XVI

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

Pope Benedict XVI has opened the door of the Roman Catholic Church to those in the Anglican Communion who are disaffected over issues of ordaining gays and women and same-sex marriage.

So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

Anglican Church: LGBT Recognition Raises Possibility Of 'Two Track' Structure

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

LONDON — The worldwide Anglican Communion may have to accept a "two track" system in which churches can hold different opinions about gay clergy...

The Episcopalian Gay Revolution

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Wayne Besen

Is there a significant market for an enlightened, modern Christianity that focuses on loving, rather than loathing one's neighbors?

The Episcopal Clergy Vote is an Important One for Gays

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jennifer Vanasco

Once all Mainline Protestant churches start approving of gay marriage it will be very difficult for politicians and anti-marriage advocates to make a religious argument against it.

Let the Episcopal Church say Amen

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Irene Monroe

The conservative arm of the Episcopal Church suggests that the openly-gay Bishop of New Hampshire, Rev. Robinson, should resign to avoid disintegration of the Anglican Communion