She claimed that Project Spire, and its proposed Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice, is “illegal” and called the plans “disastrous”, arguing that the money should instead be spent on struggling parishes.
How Andy Burnham’s religious roots shaped Britain’s first Catholic-born prime minister
When Andy Burnham began his term as the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister on Monday (July 20), he made history — not only for taking office in an unusual way after the resignation of his unpopular predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer, but…
Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ from its role in historical adoption practices
The Church of England has apologised for its role in adoption practices involving unmarried women and girls during the post-War period, with the Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledging the “pain, trauma and stigma experienced – and still carried – by many…
The glaring absences from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s installation
Wednesday saw the installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally at Canterbury Cathedral.
For the first time, the Anglican Communion will be led by a woman. Here’s how women are celebrating
On a bright morning in Hermosa Beach, Calif., sunlight enters St. Cross Episcopal Church at a slant, catching a bit of church history in the colored panes of a stained-glass window.
Disestablishing Church of England ‘will not be a priority’ at next election, says Green Party
The Green Party has responded to claims it wants to disestablish the Church of England by saying that this will “not be a priority” at the next General Election.
Church of England winds down Living in Love and Faith as deep divisions remain over same-sex blessings
Living in Love and Faith (LLF), the years-long process of discernment in the Church of England that led to same-sex blessings, is to be formally wound down in July.
‘An alien in the house of God’: Canterbury’s gay dean wrestles with inaction on LGBTQ+ rights
The Very Rev. David Monteith has a very public role. As dean of the Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England and the larger Anglican Communion, he oversees England’s oldest and grandest cathedral.
Vatican signals possible dialogue with new Anglican Communion
The Vatican has signaled it may be open to ecumenical dialogue with the new, conservative breakaway Global Anglican Communion, a move that would upend decades of Catholic-Anglican relations centered on the See of Canterbury, the English church’s historic “first among…
Church of England welcomes growth in attendance for the fourth year in a row
Latest statistics from the Church of England reveal a fourth consecutive year of growth in attendance at services, although total figures remain lower than before the pandemic and more churches have become smaller than have grown.
First female archbishop of Canterbury faces multiple challenges
Worlds collided in London on Oct. 3 when Taylor Swift released her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, and the prime minister’s office released the name of the Church of England’s newest archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally. Swift…
Anglican priest Calvin Robinson defrocked over Nazi-like salute
It’s still a matter of debate whether the salute performed by Elon Musk at an Inauguration Day speech in Washington — a chest thump followed by a straight-armed gesture — was intended to evoke a Nazi salute. But on Wednesday…