Anglican News Archives

“We will keep worshiping no matter the trials!”

Nolbert Kunonga, a renegade bishop who is a staunch ally of President Robert Mugabe. via HendersonvilleNews.com

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Women priests in the Church of England say they would rather never be bishops at all than have to accept special arrangements for opponents of women's ordination. via Gay news blog

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“Maybe we have lost that simple touch, that simple knowing that God exists, that we can approach Him.”

Sir Cliff Richard marked the 50th anniversary of his start in showbusiness yesterday with the publication of a book containing his top 50 Bible stories for children. via Times Online

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has admitted the coming Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Church's bishops from around the world may well be a "painful" experience for many. via Times Online

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“The observation will destroy our witness if not firmly addressed. We cannot claim to be a Bible-believing church and yet be selective in our obedience.”

Archbishop Akinola has led opposition to the ordination of gay priests Nigeria's Anglican leader has told the country's many Christian polygamists to give up their extra wives. via BBC

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“Those who accuse us of abandoning the Anglican Communion will certainly be present and vocal. It is important for us to be able to respond directly to their claims about the situation in The Episcopal Church and our place in the Communion”

The Diocese of Pittsburgh has issued an announcement Pittsburgh Bishops to Attend Lambeth Conference . via Thinking Anglicans

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“Ultimately, it is a question of the identity of the Anglican Church”

The Vatican's top ecumenical spokesman has posed a challenge to Anglican leaders, saying that the Anglican communion must decide whether it has more in common with the Catholic and Orthodox churches or the ... via Global Catholic Network EWTN

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“It was a friendly and informal meeting in which we discussed a number of ecumenical issues, some of the Pope's impressions from his American visit and common issues in Christian Muslim dialogue.”

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has described his private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI yesterday in the Vatican as 'friendly and informal'. They spent almost half an hour in the Pope's study ... via Worldwide Faith News

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“The three parish properties will be jointly managed and administered by a committee consisting of one representative of the withdrawing members of St. George's, St. Hilda's, and Good Shepherd, and the Diocesan Administrator for each parish”

- Three breakaway southern Ontario Anglican parishes won't get to take their churches with them, says an Ontario Superior Court justice.

However, Justice J.A. Milanetti, in a decision released Monday, ruled that the withdrawing members of the three parishes must share the parishes with Anglican Diocese of Niagara.

St. Hilda's in Oakville, St. George's in Lowville and Good Shepherd in St. Catharines have all left the Anglican Church of Canada.

They are now aligned with the more conservative Anglican Network in Canada. Read more

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Pope Benedict XVI met on May 5 with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams. via Global Catholic Network EWTN

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Pope Benedict is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Monday in only the second official meeting between the two religious leaders, a Vatican source said on Sunday. via Reuters

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“I am not sure how she mustered the strength to do so. I think it (the service) was a great comfort to them both.”

Kate McCann asked the community to "pray like mad" for missing Madeleine during a church service to mark the one-year anniversary of her daughter's disappearance. via Guardian Unlimited

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“I really believe this was supposed to happen. It's time to either put up or shut up.”

When the Rev. David Cannon, the priest-in-charge of Bishop Seabury Church in Groton, showed up to start his job two weeks ago, he walked around the outside of the building, trying every door. All locked.

He could hear people moving around inside, so he knocked. No answer.

Eventually, Cannon found his way to the office building, adjacent to the church, where he called out for the Rev. Ronald Gauss, who still heads the parish in defiance of Episcopal officials. The two men have known each other for many years - were on friendly terms, even - and Gauss knew why Cannon was there, but that didn't make this any easier. Read more

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“Far from being 'an unwarranted interference,' he (Venables) is coming at my request as an honored visitor and guest speaker”

Despite protest from the head of The Episcopal Church, clergy from a diocese that is moving toward a split with the national church are meeting with Archbishop Gregory Venables, head of the conservative ... via Free Republic

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“It's not going to solve all of our problems, but it's the beginning of the process toward the reduction of violence”

A religious decree condemning Iraqi suicide bombings is being developed jointly by Shiite and Sunni leaders, an Anglican minister involved in the project said. via The Post Chronicle

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