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For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (982+ words) CANTERBURY " In a ceremony that has been taking place for more than 1,400 years, the Church of England has installed its new leader, the archbishop of Canterbury. For the first time in history, the new archbishop is a woman, Sarah Mullally....
CofE priest erupts during election service of first female archbishop of Canterbury: 'I object!'
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (709+ words) An Anglican priest was removed from the formal election service of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female archbishop of Canterbury at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday after he shouted his objection to her confirmation. The Rev. Paul Williamson, who…...
[Catholic Caucus] Jesuits in Britain respond to Senior Catholic chaplain at Oxford removed
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (356+ words) The Jesuits in Britain have confirmed that Fr Damian Howard SJ has stepped down from ministry following a safeguarding investigation into a complaint of professional misconduct, with an independent review now under way. Fr Damian stands accused of "inappropriate behaviour…...
More Protestant churches closing than opening in America as older congregations struggle: study
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (702+ words) More Protestant churches are being closed in America than are being planted, and older congregations appear to be bearing the brunt of the contraction, according to data from a new Lifeway Research study. While 4,000 Protestant churches were closed in 2024, Lifeway…...
‘Very Hurtful.’ First lesbian Archbishop Laments That People Are Leaving The Church Over Her Sexuality
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (532+ words) The Anglican communion's newly minted Archbishop of Wales, the Rev. Cherry Vann, is lamenting that people are leaving the church on account of her lesbianism, describing their actions as "very hurtful." Vann is the first woman to be elected as…...
Why the Roman Catholic Church Is Rising in England—and What It Reveals About Faith in an Age of Uncertainty
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (225+ words) In an age of moral confusion and cultural uncertainty, people are drawn to those who actually believe what they say'who live as if their core convictions are real and unshakable. This may explain the quiet shift unfolding in England. For…...
The Slow Grind of Change: What the 2024 GSS Tells Us About American Religion
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) One of the most important cyclical events in my life as a data analyst of American religion is the semi-regular release of the General Social Survey.... I was more than pleased that the Association of Religion Data Archives had already…...
UMC’s ‘General Council on Finance’ President Warns: ‘The church’s financial house is on fire’
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (323+ words) The United Methodist Church's financial leaders are sounding the alarm that the denomination is about to be in a world of financial hurt, declaring "The church's financial house is on fire' during the UMC's Finance and Administration meeting last week....
Wokester women priests drive hundreds of Anglican clergymen to the Catholic Church -study
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (273+ words) As a Catholic, I've always thought the argument about women priests was a waste of time. There aren't going to be any, given Catholic Church doctrine. The Vatican is lately stringing the wokester women of the Church along on maybe…...
New Archbishop of Canterbury says churches SHOULD baptise Asylum Seekers amid fears of fake conversions to stay in the UK
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) The new Archbishop of Canterbury says that churches should not feel anxious about baptising asylum seekers in the face of concerns about fake conversions. Dame Sarah Mullally, who will move into Lambeth Palace next year, claimed that due to the…...