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Mullally to be installed as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
1+ week, 3+ day ago (492+ words) LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) " Sarah Mullally will be enthroned as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide in a ceremony mixing tradition with global symbolism at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday. Marking the…...
Mullally prepares to be enthroned as Church of England’s first female leader
1+ week, 5+ day ago (499+ words) LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) " When Sarah Mullally is enthroned as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, she will inherit a task that has eluded her predecessors: uniting a divided 85-million-strong global Anglican Communion. Mullally, 63, will "be…...
Anglican conservative bloc calls for boycott of Canterbury leadership
4+ week, 1+ day ago (421+ words) ABUJA, March 6 (Reuters) " A powerful group of conservative Anglicans on Friday urged its members to boycott meetings convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury and halt any financial contributions to the current leadership, escalating a long'running "rift within the church. The…...
Conservative Anglicans to pick rival leader, widening Church rifts
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (264+ 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…...