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Sarah Mullally says Catholic ban on women's ordination is an "injustice
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (284+ words) Sarah Mullally, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, suggested that the Catholic Church's ban on women's ordination may constitute an "injustice" following a meeting in Rome with Pope Leo XIV on April 27, 2026, making the remarks in comments given at the Venerable…...
Crossing the Tiber: why some Anglican clergy hesitate
4+ day, 20+ min ago (717+ words) The Catholic Herald Crossing the Tiber: why some Anglican clergy hesitate In my recent piece for the Catholic Herald, I commented on Prof Bullivant's research which showed that a third of all those ordained priest in the Catholic Church in…...
Pope tells Archbishop of Canterbury to continue pursuit of Christian unity
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (375+ words) Mullally joined the Pope for midday prayer in the Chapel of Urban VIII in the Apostolic Palace. She was also scheduled to visit the Catholic church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola and lead Anglican Choral Evensong. Afterwards, she was to commission…...
Vatican publishes new document on Anglican Ordinariates
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (339+ words) The Catholic Herald The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a new document on the Anglican Ordinariate patrimony within the Catholic Church, signalling approval within Rome. The text, formally titled Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived…...
Sarah Mullally installed as the 36th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Dame Sarah Mullally has been installed as the 36th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold the role. Two thousand guests attended the ceremony, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Leader…...
Conservative Anglicans prepare to challenge Sarah Mullally with rival leader
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (369+ words) The conservative Anglican group, the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON), is meeting in Nigeria's capital this week to elect its own leader of the Anglican Communion. The appointment, which will happen just weeks before the installation of Sarah Mullally…...
If reparations matter, the Church of England must face its anti-Catholic past
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (177+ words) The Catholic Herald If the Church of England is serious about its commitment to pay reparations in atonement for past wrongs, there is an obvious community it should attend to: British and Irish Catholics. After all, the Anglican Church was…...
Is it truly ecumenical to host a female bishop's ordination?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (336+ words) After a backlash from Catholic laity, the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia has withdrawn its plan to consecrate its next bishop, Susan Bunton Haynes, at St Bede's Catholic Church in Williamsburg. A day later Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond (pictured…...
Why I feel strangely hopeful for the English Church
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) For almost a thousand years after its baptism, the English Church flourished. Holy shrines were established at Canterbury, Walsingham, and Holywell. Magnificent cathedrals rose in York, Durham, and Wells. Saints such as Dunstan, Edmund, and Winifred became household names. By…...