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New President elected for the Bishops" Conference of England and Wales
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (311+ words) (ZENIT News / London, 04. 27. 2026). - The Bishops of England and Wales have elected Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, as President of the Catholic Bishops" Conference of England and Wales. He succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, his predecessor in Westminster, who served as…...
How can tradition, reform, and diversity be reconciled? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes a document on a success story: former Anglicans who have converted to Catholicism
4+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Published on March 24, 2026, the document'titled "Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates Established Under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus'emerges from a plenary meeting held in Rome from March 1 to 3 What emerges most clearly from the bishops" reflections…...
First female Anglican leader to visit Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican: here's what we know
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (765+ words) (ZENIT News / London, 03. 28. 2026). - A exchange of letters'and an imminent meeting in Rome'signals a renewed moment in the long and delicate relationship between Anglicans and Catholics, as Sarah Mullally prepares for her first official encounter with Pope Leo XIV. That milestone'the 1966 Common…...
This is what the letter that Pope Leo XIV sent to the first female leader of the Anglican Church on the day of her "enthronement" says
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (201+ words) To The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally Archbishop of Canterbury "Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, in truth and love." (2 Jn 1: 3) With this assurance…...
Global Anglican Communion to be led by a conciliar structure as opposed to the Anglican Church of England
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1040+ words) (ZENIT News / Abuja, 03. 05. 2026). - The internal tensions that have simmered for decades within Anglicanism reached a new institutional stage this week in Abuja, Nigeria, where conservative Anglican leaders unveiled a governance structure that could reshape the global balance of authority within…...
The progressive Anglican Church decides not to bless same-sex couples (for now)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) General Synod of the Church of England 2021 (ZENIT News / London, 02. 17. 2026). - After nearly a decade of study, consultation and increasingly strained debate, the General Synod of the Church of England (anglicans) has formally closed its "Living in Love and Faith" process,…...
Archdiocese of Southwark launches landmark apologetics project
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (880+ words) (ZENIT News / Southwark, 01. 06. 2026). - As the number of people joining the Catholic Church in England and Wales continues to rise, the Archdiocese of Southwark is launching a landmark apologetics project to provide evidence-based answers to the burning questions of both new…...
First woman to lead Anglican church could resign before taking office over mishandling of abuse cases
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (723+ words) Taken together, the cases in England and North America point to a troubling continuity across Anglican structures that differ theologically and culturally but appear similarly vulnerable to failures of accountability The post First woman to lead Anglican church could resign…...
First woman appointed as General Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (222+ words) Luisa Campbell will take up the role in February 2026. (ZENIT News / Edinburgh, 11. 23. 2025). - Scotland's Bishops' Conference has appointed the first member of the lay faithful and the first woman to the role of their General Secretary. Luisa Campbell will take up…...
One-third of Catholic clergy in the United Kingdom are Anglican converts: the surprising revelations of an investigation
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (322+ words) The researchers note that in an average year the movement is measured not in crowds'typically up to eleven Anglican clergy received, and roughly the same number ordained. Still, the long-term arithmetic is striking. The authors estimate that around 700 Anglican clergy,…...