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Church of England to create new sexuality working group amid same-sex blessing stalemate
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (912+ words) The Church of England General Synod has voted to establish a new "relationships, sexuality and gender" working group to continue the exploration of same-sex relationships in the Church begun by their "Living in Love and Faith" (LLF) process, which is…...
A paradigm shift for English Catholicism
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (60+ words) Archbishop Richard Moth, pictured with Cardinal Vincent Nichols Catholic Bishops" Conference of England and Wales St William returns to York New Archbishop of Prague pledges to promote peace in Church and society Bishops call for diplomacy and disarmament as nuclear…...
Revival ‘cannot be dismissed’: Church of England finds pockets of growth amid decline
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1145+ words) St John's Church, Waterloo, where the "Springtime for the Church of England?" conference took place on 31 January. A wide range of sources of evidence show that there is a mixed picture of both growth and decline in UK churchgoing, a…...
Sarah Mullally officially takes up office as Archbishop of Canterbury
2+ week, 3+ day ago (634+ words) Archbishop Sarah Mullally's confirmation of election will be held today at St Paul's London, making her the first woman to officially become Archbishop of Canterbury in the 1,400-year history of the office. Archbishop Sarah said, "It is an extraordinary and…...
Fr Damian Howard SJ asked to step down from Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) The Old Palace, University Catholic Chaplaincy building, Oxford. Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, parish priest at Farm Street, Mayfair in London, is now acting senior chaplain and listed on the chaplaincy website as a member of the chaplaincy team. Jesuits have…...
Two key senior episcopal appointments see social justice take centre stage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (122+ words) Announcement of Archbishop-elect Richard Moth as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster Register for free to read this article in full From just "37.50 quarterly "Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door. "Complete access to all Tablet website content including…...
Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton is new Archbishop of Westminster
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (702+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Right Rev Richard Moth as the new Archbishop of Westminster, succeeding Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Southwark on 3 July 1982,Archbishop-electMoth has served as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton…...
More than one in three Catholic ordinations are former Anglican clergy, says new report
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) Around 700 former clergy and religious of the Church of England, Church in Wales or Scottish Episcopal Church have been received into the Catholic Church since 1992, including 16 former Anglican bishops and two "continuing" Anglican bishops. From 1992 to 2025, five Anglican permanent deacons…...
Anglican Communion shaken by conservative plans to break away
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (977+ words) Archbishop Laurent Mbanda, Primate of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, who chairs the Gafcon primates" council, pictured at his enthronement as primate in 2018 Conservative Anglican churches announced plans to break away from the worldwide Anglican Communion following the appointment of…...
Bishop of London Sarah Mullally to be Archbishop of Canterbury
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Dame Sarah Mullally during a visit to All Saints Church in Canterbury, Kent, ahead of her announcement as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of…...