Assisi: Canterbury archbishop, Pope Francis to mark 30 years
2016-09-02
Religious leaders will participate in a three-day event celebrating the first World Day of PrayerContinue Reading
Archbishop of Canterbury to open home to Syrian refugee family next month
2016-07-07
London: The Church of England’s spiritual leader will house a family of Syrian refugees in a cottage at his official London residence, Lambeth Palace, from next month, a local councillor said on Wednesday. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior cleric in the world’s 85 million-strong Anglican communion, pledgedContinue Reading
Church of England attendance plunges to record low
2016-01-13
Sunday attendance slumps by 22,000 to 765,000 as older worshippers die and Archbishop of Canterbury warns of struggle in ‘anti-Christian culture’Continue Reading
Church urged to adopt references to God as female
2015-06-01
London — Support is growing within the Church of England to rewrite its official liturgies to refer to God as female following the selection of the first women bishops. Growing numbers of priests already insert words such as “she” and “mother” informally into traditional service texts to try to makeContinue Reading
Church of England to have first bishop couple
2015-03-26
London — The Church of England will have its first husband-and-wife team of bishops after appointing Alison White its second female bishop.. White is currently priest-in-charge of Riding Mill in the Diocese of Newcastle. She is married to Bishop Frank White, Assistant Bishop of Newcastle. The couple have family inContinue Reading
Hindus urge Catholics for women priests
2015-02-02
Hindus have commended Church of England for consecrating its first female bishop (Right Reverent Libby Lane) at York Minster on January 26 in a historic move, overturning centuries of tradition.Continue Reading