Topic: Church Of England
The Church of England will not permit gay civil partnership ceremonies on its premises without the express permission of its general assembly, it said on Saturday.New laws allowing same sex "weddings" to be conducted in places of worship in England and Wales ...
Eighteen Church of England bishops have signed an open letter published on Sunday criticising planned welfare reforms, in a rare intervention by the religious establishment in politics.In a letter to the Observer newspaper, the bishops said that plans to cap the amount ...
LONDON (Reuters) - St Paul's Cathedral, in the heart of London's financial district, has always occupied a delicate spot between God and Mammon. The tent protest on its doorstep has turned it into an excruciating one.The domed church, which survived the blitz ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Plans to allow civil ceremonies to be held in religious buildings were announced on Thursday but the changes have been met with outrage from some church groups.Same-sex couples, who can currently only hold the ceremony in a secular setting, will be allowed ...
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Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor addresses the Church of England Synod in London on Aglican and Catholic relations.
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Members of the Church of England Synod listen as Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor addresses them on Anglican and Catholic relations.
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