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LAMBETH PALACE: Archbishop of Canterbury Responds to US Episcopal Church...
Image: While recognising the prerogative of The Episcopal Church to address issues appropriate to its own context, Archbishop Justin Welby said that its decision will cause distress for some and have...
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Welby preaches God, Jesus, sin and salvation to The Times
Image: No apology was forthcoming; nor, apparently, any invitation to write an extended piece on the miraculous nature of Jesus Christ. The irruption of God into the world just isn't news, you see. So...
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UK: Reform Response to the US Episcopal Church Resolution on Marriage
Image: In rejecting this definition of marriage, the bishops of the US Episcopal Church have rejected Jesus' own teaching. As such, they have denied the faith they profess to teach, forfeiting any...
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Church of England brings back powers to defrock vicars guilty of sex abuse...
Image: Restoration of the most severe penalty for clergy guilty of sex abuse or other crimes was revealed after the Most Reverend Justin Welby told a survivors group that the Church is ready to launch...
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Sex abuse priests could return to church without checks, warns Archbishop of...
Image: The Archbishop, the second most senior figure in the Church of England, warned that even he has no power to demand to see the files of banned cleric from other dioceses who retire to his area...
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Justin Welby's "spiritual magpie" plan to save the Church of England
Image: Officials call it urgency; critics say it is panic. The Church of England, the thinking goes, is about to shrink rapidly, even vanish in some areas, unless urgent action is taken. This action,...
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Interview: 'I Have No Right to Be Here'
Image: "That's the question one always returns to. Prayer isn't a means of making things happen. If God exists, God is worth talking to and listening to. That's the simple way of putting it."Welby has...
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Demise of Christianity: 1,000 churches could shut across Britain as...
Image: Decaying masonry and rusting metal work have put 887 places of worship on the critical list as service attendance numbers continue to plummet.A Save Our Spires appeal has just been launched to...
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UK: Gay Anglican preacher forced to 'choose between marriage or ministry'
Image: Archbishop Sentamu told him he would revoke his licence to preach -- known as a Permission to Officiate (PTO) -- if he went ahead.But after three weeks of "tears and soul searching", he said he...
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Church of England 'on the margins of extinction', analyst claims
Image: The Church of England will be extinct by 2100 in terms of attendance and 2082 in terms of membership, claims John Hayward, writing on the blog of the Church Growth Modelling project.The Anglican...
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Bishop: you can give terminally ill a dignified death 'without killing them'
Image: The group, which also included leading rabbis from the Liberal and Reform strands of Judaism and the first female leader of the Methodist Church, Baroness Richardson, said religious teachings...
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UK: Senior lawyers launch devastating critique on church law reform plans
Image: They have also raised fears that the proposals represent an attempt "to move legislative authority" away from the General Synod, the Church's parliament, and to the Archbishops' Council, the...
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EU referendum could leave Britain 'dispirited and divided', Archbishop of...
Image: The Most Rev Justin Welby has today launched a new website, entitled "re-imagining Europe", which will act as a forum for differing views on the future of the European Union to ensure that...
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Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey calls for Britain to 'crush' Isis...
Image: The retired bishop, who was head of the Church of England from 1991 to 2002, has backed calls for British military intervention to help create 'safe enclaves' within the war-torn country.His...
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ENGLAND: Former Bishop of Lewes admits sexually abusing young men
Image: On Tuesday, the Crown Prosecution Service allowed two charges of indecently assaulting two boys in their early teens to lie on file. The deal, hammered out in secret with CPS lawyers, means Ball...
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Archbishops clash over crushing ISIS and right-to-die compassion
Image: For ++Justin, Rob Marris's Assisted Dying (No.2) Bill "would have detrimental effects both on individuals and on our society"; it represents "a change of monumental proportions"; it would "cross...
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ISLE OF MAN: Petition calls for Anglican bishop's resignation
Image: Dr Jules Gomez, the vicar of St Mary's on the Harbour in Castletown, says his parishioner Rosalind Taisia started the petition - which is now being circulated by supporters.In July he presented...
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The Archbishop of Canterbury inducts the first members of the Community of St...
Image: The members who were selected after an intensive application process are between the ages of 20 to 35. Required to be baptized Christians, this year they represent the Roman Catholic, Anglican,...
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'Jesus Was a Refugee,' Says UK Anglican Leader Who's Opening London Palace to...
Image: "As the archbishop has said, Jesus was a refugee, and there are refugees here who are desperate for sanctuary from war-torn places and the archbishop is completely torn about their situation and...
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A Catholic Life in the Church of England: New Statement by the Bishops of The...
Image: The bishops once again reject any so-called "theology of taint" (whereby a bishop who ordains women as bishops or priests thereby invalidates his own orders and the orders of those whom he...
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