Anglican Communion
Vatican relics headed to Anglican cathedral for display as pivotal summit nears
By Trevor Grundy — January 6, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Valued at $365,505, a crozier handle will be on view to the public and the 38 Anglican prelates gathering this weekend for a make-or-break meeting of the 80 million-strong Anglican Communion.
Who’s that bright Anglican outsider at Vatican bishops’ synod?
By Rosie Scammell — October 21, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Anglican Bishop Tim Thornton’s vivid purple cassock instantly marks him as an outsider at the Vatican’s synod on the family. Thornton, of Cornwall, England, is one of 14 “fraternal delegates” to bring views of other churches to discussions.
The Anglican Communion is already divorced (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — September 21, 2015
(RNS) For decades now, traditional Anglicans have watched leaders in the West abandon key components of historic Christianity.
Bible must be at center of Anglican meeting, global group says
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 18, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some African bishops view a new Anglican structure as unnecessary and prefer restoring the communion to its original form.
Proposal to loosen Anglican Communion ties draws mixed responses
By Trevor Grundy — September 17, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Archbishop Justin Welby’s proposal drew some positive responses in Britain and wait-and-see approach in Africa.
Anglican Church to discuss looser global ties due to internal splits
By Reuters — September 16, 2015
LONDON (Reuters) Justin Welby will propose to the 38 national church heads that communion be reorganized as a group of churches all formally linked to Canterbury but no longer necessarily to each other.
Kenya’s Anglican church revokes priest’s license, suspends four others, over gay sex allegations
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 10, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A tribunal found one of the priests guilty and stripped him of his clergy credentials after examining the evidence by witnesses and his defense.
Anglican head expresses concern about Episcopal vote on gay marriage
By Trevor Grundy — July 2, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) In a statement issued from Lambeth Palace in London, Welby said that the American church’s decision “will cause distress for some and have ramifications for the Anglican Communion as a whole, as well as for its ecumenical and interfaith resolutions.”
Conservative Anglican group backs away from split with Anglican Communion
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 20, 2015
(RNS) At last week's meeting, conservative Anglican prelates addressed a new concern: Interfaith relationships with Muslims.
Anglican Communion’s new secretary general draws praise from Africa, condemnation elsewhere
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 13, 2015
(RNS) Nigerian Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon's appointment has drawn criticism from gay groups who pointed out that he has a history of anti-gay statements.
Archbishop Justin Welby: ‘There is a possibility that we will not hold together’
By Trevor Grundy — December 9, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Welby said that although individual churches remain "strong, resilient and thriving," the differences among them remain profound.
Vatican editor says England’s female bishops vote ‘complicates’ relations
By Josephine McKenna — July 15, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Giovanni Maria Vian said women bishops would have “an extremely negative impact” on steps to bring Anglicans and Catholics closer together despite a positive meeting between Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Pope Francis.
Breakaway Anglicans tap Atlanta bishop Foley Beach as new leader
By Kevin Eckstrom — June 24, 2014
(RNS) The Right Rev. Foley Beach was elected Saturday (June 21) to succeed Archbishop Robert Duncan as head of the Anglican Church in North America.
African church leaders resist gay rights, call it a colonial import
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 6, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A call for greater acceptance of gays and lesbians has put African and Western churches on a collision course, as some African clerics liken mounting criticism from the U.S. and Europe to a new wave of colonization by the West.
Church of England’s call for dialogue on gays rebuffed in Africa
By Trevor Grundy — January 30, 2014
(RNS) Ahead of his five-day visit to Africa, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby issued a statement reminding Anglicans of the commitment the Church of England made to the pastoral care of gays and lesbians. So far, the statement has not convinced African leaders.
