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 ...

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 (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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Church of England banned church weddings for same-sex couples while allowing priests to bless same-sex marriages and partnerships. The General Synod of the Church of England decided Feb. 9 that ...

As the Church of England’s General Synod begins, some Anglo-Catholic leaders have said if their concerns about the introduction of women bishops are not addressed they will withdraw their resources ...

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 ...