A group of Church of England evangelicals may form a third province if General Synod allows a three-year trial for stand-alone services of same-sex blessing.
Anglo-Catholic traditionalists rejoice in the first appointment of one of their own in five years as a bishop within the Church of England's diocesan structure, while mourning the death of Geoffrey Kirk, a pivotal leader of an earlier generation.
Senior civil servant will take leadership of the London-based Anglo-Catholic organization, which finances and supports clergy and parishes who maintain traditional teaching and practice.
