A member of the Church of England's general synod claims his bishop reported him to the police for tweets in opposition to "queer theory" and the sexualization of children. Sam Margrave, 40, of ...

LONDON (RNS) — The vote follows the House of Bishops’ agreement last month to commend ‘Prayers of Love and Faith,’ a collection of prayers and readings for use in existing services. The bishops also ...

LONDON (RNS) — This coming week promises to be one of the most historic — and controversial — in the life of the Church of England, as its governing body, General Synod, heads toward a resolution of a ...

As Church of England leaders meet in a contentious synod over whether to bless same-sex unions, tensions escalated when a diocese reported a lay synod member to police for “hate speech.” The Diocese ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The Church of England's governing body voted on Tuesday to do away with requiring those who want to become clergy to agree to a 1991 document on sexuality, saying some of the ...

Dedicated ceremonies in which same-sex couples receive a priest’s blessing must not to look like “a wedding is taking place” or send the signal that gay relationships are “equivalent to marriage” in ...

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its churches. The ...

Around 700 former clergy and religious of the Church of England, Church in Wales or Scottish Episcopal Church have been ...

Anglican leaders rejected the leadership of the archbishop of Canterbury in a scathing letter after the Church of England voted earlier this month to offer blessings for same-sex couples. The ...

The Times of Friday November 21 2025 reported on page 20 “Increase in Anglican Converts to Catholicism” and included a picture of Michael Nazir Ali, the former bishop of Rochester as one example. The ...

Bullivant, who is also director of the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society at St. Mary’s, identified two 'big waves' as major factors in pushing Anglican clergy to convert.

LONDON — The Church of England will test-run stand-alone services for blessing same-sex couples after its ruling body, the General Synod, voted to move ahead with implementing special prayers of ...