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Conservative Anglicans to pick rival leader, widening Church rifts
20+ hour, 6+ min 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…...
UK set to name new Archbishop, with women on contender lists in historic first
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (539+ words) A wall tablet dedicated to Charles Thomas Longley, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1862-1868, is displayed at Canterbury cathedral in Canterbury, Britain, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will name a new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday to…...
Two women seen as frontrunners ahead of Archbishop of Canterbury announcement
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (175+ words) LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to announce the next Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, with two women among the favourites to lead the Church of England and become the symbolic figurehead for 85 million Anglicans worldwide." Read full story Two women…...
Archbishop of Canterbury could scale back global role to avert Anglican schism
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (805+ words) LONDON (Reuters) -The Anglican Communion is exploring diluting the Archbishop of Canterbury's role as its central symbolic leader, in an attempt to prevent internal divisions over ordination of women and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community from tearing apart the world's…...