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Conservative Anglican leaders restructure the global religious body after 400 years

6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (423+ words) Rwanda Archbishop Revd Dr. Laurent Mbanda, chairman of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, or Gafcon, left, and his wife Chantel Mbanda, leave after attending a religious service on the sidelines of a meeting by the Anglican Communion in Abuja,…...

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Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (723+ words) LONDON " Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally,…...

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Global Anglican ties are under stress. It's unclear if they're at the breaking point

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1231+ words) After decades of fierce controversies over sexuality and theology in the Anglican Communion, some leaders of a conservative coalition say it's time to make a final break from what has long been one of the world's largest Protestant church families....

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Leader of conservative Anglican denomination takes leave while facing misconduct claims

4+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (477+ 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…...

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Church of England to choose new leader in an institution hoping to recover from scandal

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (687+ words) The Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey leads a morning worship service at the United Methodist Church General Conference in Cleveland on May 10, 2000. Credit: AP/MARK DUNCAN LONDON " The Church of England's long search for a new leader is set to…...

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Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1273+ words) Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley gives the President's Address during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Dallas. Credit: AP/Richard W. Rodriguez DALLAS " Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage " including a…...