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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The General Synod of the Church of England voted Thursday in favor of offering prayers for God's blessing on same-sex couples following two days of extensive debate. The three houses of the Synod, ...

Anglican clergy have been ordained as Catholic priests since 1992, according to a report commissioned by the St. Barnabas ...

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 ...

The Church of England’s governing body has voted to bless same-sex couples while leaving unchanged the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman in a move that could nonetheless have global ...

Dedicated ceremonies in which same-sex couples receive a priest’s blessing must not to look like “a wedding is taking place” ...

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

With many hoping to smash the stained-glass ceiling, the Church of England voted over allowing women to serve as bishops on Nov.20. But the ceiling remains intact, as the vote failed to pass and the ...

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 ...

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 ...