9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (450+ words) The Church of England's first woman appointed to its top ministry role has spoken of the "immense privilege" she feels ahead of her official enthronement. Dame Sarah Mullally is expected to arrive in Canterbury, Kent, on Sunday, at the end…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1080+ words) Clergy from a conservative grouping of the Anglican Church are meeting this week in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to choose a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury. The UK's Sarah Mullally will officially be installed as the leader of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (624+ words) By Camillus Eboh and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo ABUJA, March 5 (Reuters) - An influential group of conservative Anglicans announced on Thursday the establishment of a new council to lead the global Anglican Communion, in a direct challenge to the authority of the Archbishop…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (311+ words) The Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, dissolved its Gafcon Primates Council and replaced it with the Global Anglican Council. The new council will include primates, advisers and guarantors, made up of bishops, clergy and lay members, each with full…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (768+ words) Conservative Anglicans meeting in Nigeria's capital Abuja have pulled back on plans to elect a rival "primus inter pares" - the Latin term meaning "first among equals" which describes the Archbishop of Canterbury's position within the worldwide church, where Sarah Mullally…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (227+ words) LAGOS, March 3 (Reuters) - A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to "elect a leader to rival the Archbishop of Canterbury, "an unprecedented step that is likely to deepen a widening theological split within "the Anglican…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (1734+ words) For many Americans raised in conservative Christian environments, faith once felt like a matter of personal conviction and community " not overt political allegiance. But over the past decade, the boundary between belief and ideology has blurred. As religious leaders increasingly…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (397+ words) LONDON (Reuters) -Church of England bishops have stopped plans to trial separate blessing services for same-sex couples, saying the measure, that stoked deep divisions, needed to secure greater backing from the Church's governing body. Same-sex blessings can still be carried…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (802+ words) The Church of England's national assembly has formally abandoned proposals to deliver blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in churches. General Synod did vote to continue to look into the issue in the future, but bishops had already decided there were…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (412+ words) LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to lead the Church of England as Archbishop of Canterbury in a "traditional ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London. The vast cathedral was converted into…...