Some Anglican bishops reject leader Welby over gay marriage
London, UK AP Several Anglican bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific said Monday that they no longer recognize Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as their leader, deepening a rift within the global Anglican Communion over gay marriage. Some bishops who belong to the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches said they no longer consider […]
At Lambeth, Anglican Communion abandons vote on same-sex marriage
Canterbury England RNS The prejudice felt by gay people over same-sex marriage is the new racism, according to the head of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, in an interview with Religion News Service on Tuesday, said that in the United States, “the issue of gay […]
Same-sex marriage sparks divisive debate at twice-delayed Lambeth Conference
London, UK RNS Anglican bishops from all over the world began the Lambeth Conference this week amid a furious conflict over same-sex marriage and a scramble by the archbishop of Canterbury and other church leaders to defuse it. The conference, meeting for the first time in 14 years, was supposed to be an attempt to […]
Ugandan Christians commemorate Martyrs Day with prayers for peace in Ukraine and soaring commodity prices
Uganda, Kampala Thousands of Christians from Uganda and around the world converged at Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo on Friday to commemorate the Uganda Martyrs Day with prayers for peace in Ukraine and skyrocketing global commodity prices. In a special prayer session at the Anglican shrine, Bishop Henry Katumba Tamale, of West Buganda Diocese in […]
Ugandan Anglican priest whose consecration as bishop was blocked resigns, joins rival sect
Kampala, Uganda An Anglican priest who has been battling the church in court for the last two-and-a-half years for blocking his consecration as bishop of a diocese in eastern Uganda has resigned his office and joined a breakaway group. In his resignation letter addressed to the Bishop of Kumi Diocese, dated 4th April, 2022, Rev […]
Australian Anglican bishops call on government to increase refugee intake
Sydney, Australia A group of 40 Anglican Bishops have written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling on him to lift Australia’s national refugee intake. The call for an increase comes in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. The 40 bishops co-signed an open […]
Anglican bishops call for end to exploratory drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin
Thirty-four Anglican bishops and three archbishops from across the world have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to exploratory drilling in the Kavango Basin, Namibia. The move comes after Canadian company ReconAfrica bought the rights to drill for oil in more than 35,000 square kilometres of the Kavango Basin, a World Heritage-listed and Ramsar Wetland […]
Lambeth 2008: Faiths must “pull together for future”, Chief Rabbi tells Anglicans
STEPHEN BROWN, for Ecumenical News International, reports…