Closing the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with an evening prayer service Jan. 25 at Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Pope Francis was joined by Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and, at the end of the service,
Acknowledging that many of the bishops present live in situations of poverty and strife, the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion told Catholic and Anglican bishops that they had a responsibility to work together to preach the Gospel and to bring
A "breakdown in communication" led to permission being given to a group of Anglican clergy to celebrate the Eucharist in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran, said Auxiliary Bishop Guerino Di Tora of Rome, vicar for the basilica's chapter.
Anglican Bishop Jonathan Baker
Church of England allows priests to bless same-sex civil marriages, bans same-sex church weddings
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 gay couples would be allowed to come to church after a civil
A prominent Anglican bishop has joined the Catholic Church and will be ordained as a priest at the end of October.
Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Anglican bishop of Rochester, England, was received into the church Sept. 29 by Msgr. Keith Newton, head of
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