Former ABC Carey Loses His Priestly Rights, Again June 19, 2020 Highlight, News George Carey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, has for a second time been forbidden to officiate as a priest in the Church of England. "The Church of England said new evidence linking Lord Carey, 84, to a ... Read more...
Bishop with Links to Rwandan Genocide Reinstated June 3, 2020 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Jonathan Ruhumuliza, accused of supporting Rwanda's genocidal regime, was licensed to serve as an interim minister in the Church of England's Diocese of Manchester after an immigration tribunal granted him asylum status.
C of E Review Could Lead to ‘Massive Shrinkage’ May 25, 2020 Highlight, News The Archbishop of York-designate Stephen Cottrell, a known cost-cutter, launched a sustainability review of the Church of England's dioceses and congregations at a controversial videoconference meeting of the church's House of Bishops.
Love for Christ’s Sake April 28, 2020 Essays & Reviews, Features How the cholera epidemic of 1866 led to a rise in Anglo-Catholicism in the Church of England
UK Clergy Chafe at Being Banned From Churches April 2, 2020 News Two letters from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have controversially insisted that clergy remain at home, though some dioceses are allowing work-arounds, including suspending traditional prohibitions on private Eucharists.
Church of England, Vatican Suspend Public Worship March 18, 2020 News England's archbishops urged the faithful to continue in prayer and service to their communities through what may be the first universal suspension of worship gatherings in over 800 years.
Church of England Bishops Say No to Blessing Civil Partnerships January 24, 2020 News The pastoral statement upholds earlier ban on blessing same-sex civil partners, upholds unchanged teaching "that marriage between a man and a woman is the proper context for sexual intercourse."
Former Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth Becomes Roman Catholic December 26, 2019 News Gavin Ashenden had already left the Church of England, saying it had strayed from biblical orthodoxy.
Stephen Cottrell Announced as Next Archbishop of York December 18, 2019 News The appointment has drawn criticism from some quarters because of Cottrell's positions on human sexuality.
UK Bishops Call in Vain for Civility in Brexit Debate October 10, 2019 News As hopes for a Brexit agreement dim, the bishops say some of the language used in the debate is "unacceptable."
