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The Church should worry about shortage of people before shortage of priests, says England's director of mission
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1100+ words) Norbertine Abbot Hugh Allan. (Credit: England and Wales bishops" conference.) Following the admission by the Bible Society that the data used in last year"s impactful The Quiet Revival report was faulty, the director of mission at the bishops" conference…...
2026 may be a turning point in Anglican-Catholic dialogue
2+ week, 1+ day ago (147+ words) The new Archbishop of Canterbury will meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican when she visits Rome, sometime between April 25 and 28. However, there are many signs that tensions between the Holy See and Canterbury may be coming to a…...
Conservative Anglican leaders restructure the global religious body after 400 years
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) Leaders of numerous Anglican churches attend a religious service on the sidelines of their meeting of the Anglican Communion in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Credit: Olamikan Gbemiga/AP.) ABUJA, Nigeria " Conservative Anglican leaders have restructured their organization, signaling a break…...
Conservative Anglican leaders meet in Nigeria, facing debate on a possible breakaway
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (850+ words) Anglicans worldwide are grappling with foundational questions: Can they stay together? Should they? Or have their theological differences frayed centuries of unity beyond repair? The outlook for the Anglican Communion, one of the world's largest families of Christian churches, remains…...
Abp Lori issues pastoral letter on renewal of U. S. political culture
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1151+ words) Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has issued a new pastoral letter outlining a vision for renewal in U. S. public discourse. Released Monday, February 9, the 32-page letter titled "In Charity and Truth: Toward a Renewed Political Culture" is keyed to the 250th anniversary…...
Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (650+ words) The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP.) LONDON " Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday…...
Church court acquits a bishop from a small Anglican denomination embroiled in scandal
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (641+ words) Even as the top leader of the Anglican Church in North America'faces a church trial'for alleged sexual misconduct, a church court has acquitted another bishop of charges of failing to carry out his duties. The court exonerated Bishop Stewart Ruch…...
Report: Roughly 1/3 of Catholic clergy ordained in Britain 1992-2024 come from Anglicanism
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (528+ words) Cover of a report by the Benedict XVI Centre for the Study of Religion, Ethics, and Society for the St. Barnabas Society, Nov. 2025. Image courtesy of BXVI Centre Roughly a third of all Catholic clergy ordained in England and Wales…...
Global Anglican ties are under stress. It's unclear if they're at the breaking point
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1226+ words) Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, on Oct. 3, 2025. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.) After decades of fierce controversies over sexuality and theology in the Anglican Communion, some leaders of a'conservative coalition'say it's time to…...
Leader of conservative Anglican denomination suspended while facing misconduct claims
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) Bishop Steve Wood of St. Andrew's Church thanks health care workers at East Cooper Medical Center, where he was a patient fighting COVID-19 easier in the year, during an evening event to honor health care workers at East Cooper Medical…...