Topic: Anglicanism
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - The Archbishop Bishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, wants to meet Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe during his visit to Africa and call on him to end a violent suppression of the Anglican Church and its priests in the country.Williams, who ...
Rowan Williams, the leader of the world's Anglicans, has requested to meet Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during his forthcoming visit to southeast Africa, his office said Monday.Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is making a pastoral visit to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia from ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury will visit Zimbabwe next month to show solidarity with Anglicans facing persecution and hopes to meet with President Robert Mugabe, officials said Thursday.Archbishop Rowan Williams will arrive on October 9, according to a spokesman for Chad Gandiya, the ...
Church of England bishops announced on Friday they would review their policies on gay unions and openly gay clergyChurch of England bishops announced on Friday they would review their policies on gay unions and openly gay clergy, the BBC reported. The bishops ...
Episcopal clergy in the diocese of San Joaquin, California have been given the green light to bless gay and lesbian unionsEpiscopal clergy in the diocese of San Joaquin, California have been given the green light to bless gay and lesbian unions. Clergy ...
The leader of the world's Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, launched a rare attack on Britain's coalition government on Thursday for introducing radical reforms "for which no one voted."In the most outspoken political intervention by a Church of England figure for ...
Church of England schools should cut the number of places reserved for Anglican children to one in 10, the church's education chief said on Friday. "Every school will have a policy that has a proportion of places for church youngsters," the Rt ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton has been confirmed into the Church of England ahead of her wedding to Britain's Prince William this month, his office said on Wednesday. The ceremony, carried out by the Bishop of London Richard Chartres who ...
The Church of England said on Tuesday it would introduce increased scrutiny of wedding applications in a bid to prevent sham marriages.Under the new rules, couples will have to apply for a marriage licence if either the bride or the groom is ...
Two Church of England clergymen have been charged following a sham marriages probe, the Crown Prosecution Service announced.Brian Shipsides, 54, and Elwon John, 44, are alleged to have conducted around 200 bogus unions in their inner-city parish, mostly between EU and non-EU ...