Later this month, the Crown Nominations Commission is expected to decide the name of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, who will be the spiritual leader of the Church of England and head of the ...

A prominent Anglican bishop once considered a potential future Archbishop of Canterbury has entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. The Rt. Rev. Michael Nazir-Ali, the former bishop of ...

When the Church of England voted Feb. 9 to allow Anglican clergy to bless same-sex civil unions, there was grumbling in England that the change doesn't go far enough because it still excludes same-sex ...

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Communion, resigned on Tuesday over his handling of a high-profile abuse case. A position with deep Catholic roots, the archbishop ...

A Christian church group from New Zealand performed the Haka before ritually tearing up flags one marked with Secular ...

A group of conservative Anglican leaders from around the world have issued a statement rebuking the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and other Church of England leaders they claim "have failed to ...

Conservative Anglicans’ gathering in April comes after the Church of England’s “disqualifying” decision to bless same-sex marriages. When conservative Anglicans from around the world gather next month ...

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(AP/RNS) — The divide came into the spotlight four months ago at the communion’s Lambeth Conference, typically held once every decade to bring together bishops from the more than 165 countries.

Members of the traditionalist Anglican group Forward in Faith recently concluded their annual gathering, which was dedicated to discussing Pope Benedict's overture to Anglicans. The general impression ...

In a move that took some by surprise, the Anglican Communion voted to censure its American branch, the Episcopal Church USA. At a private meeting in Canterbury, England, the home of the Anglican ...

This pleases nobody. Pro-LGBT Anglicans rightly ask why gay relationships are good enough to bless, but not good enough to solemnize as marriage. Trad Anglicans rightly ask why, if gays cannot be ...