Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law
London, UK Reuters The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-LGBT law, saying there is no justification for Anglicans anywhere to support legislation that goes against the Christian teachings of the Gospel. Under the law, approved by President Yoweri Museveni in May, gay sex is punishable […]
A changed landscape: How King Charles III’s coronation will be unlike any seen in England
CATHERINE PEPINSTER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, writes that Charles will be crowned in an England different from that of his mother, 70 years ago, and details of the ceremony will reflect the new landscape…
Church of England apologises to LGBTQI+ people for ‘shameful’ treatment
London, UK Reuters Church of England bishops apologised to LGBTQI+ people on Friday for the rejection and hostility they have faced, with the Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledging that the religious body was still “very divided” on the subject. The apology comes days after the Church of England set out proposals developed by the bishops that showed it would refuse to allow same-sex […]
Origins: How an American magazine helped launch one of Britain’s favourite Christmas carols
MAURA IVES, a scholar of British poet Christina Rossetti, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’ became one of the most popular Christmas carols…
Australian churches join with other religious faiths in supporting Uluru Statement
Australia Australian Christian leaders are joining with those of other faiths in declaring their support for an Indigenous voice in Australia’s constitution, according to a report. The Australian newspaper reported that the Catholic, Uniting and Anglican churches as well as representatives of the National Council of Churches are joining with Australian National Council of Imams, the Executive Council of […]
Prayer or weapons?: Theologians reflect on non-violence in the context of the Ukraine conflict
JONATHAN FOYE reports on differing perspectives on how theologians view the idea of non-violence in the context of the conflict raging in Ukraine…
Anglican Church of Canada blunders stoke calls for general secretary to resign
RNS Survivors of abuse and anti-abuse advocates in the Anglican Church of Canada are calling for the denomination’s general secretary to resign, saying he and other ACC leaders have continued to bungle their response to the leak of a draft of an article on sexual misconduct written for the denomination’s paper. “The ACC absolutely has […]
Essay: A century after partition, Ireland’s churches are cooperating more closely than ever
In an article first published on The Conversaton, Irish-born academic GER FITZGERALD looks at the “deepening” cooperation between Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant churches…
South Africa’s Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid new racist slur
Cape Town, South Africa AP As South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90, recent racist graffiti on a portrait of the Nobel winner highlights the continuing relevance of his work for equality. Often hailed as the conscience of South Africa, Tutu was a key campaigner against South Africa’s previous brutal system of oppression […]
Nigerian herders kill 33, burn four churches days after kidnapping school children
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Barely a week after the kidnapping of nearly 140 students at a Baptist boarding school in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna, a fresh terrorist attack in the region has left at least 33 people dead and four churches and hundreds of homes burnt down, according to Luka Binniyat, a spokesman for the […]