Williams warns 'gay issue hindering wider Church mission'
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has delivered a sermon urging the Anglican Communion to resolve "internal tensions", and suggested that current rows over gay clergy and women bishops were hindering the Church's wider mission..
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Gay bishop must resign or confess, says Sudan church head
The head of the Anglican Church in Sudan said on Tuesday that unity could be restored to the troubled Anglican Communion only when the openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson resigns or confesses he has \"made a mistake\" in embracing homosexuality.
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Rapping priest and Catholic pilgrims party in Sydney
A rapping priest from New York\'s Bronx entertained thousands of young pilgrims at Bondi Beach on Wednesday, while acid jazz and Gregorian Chant filled Sydney\'s Opera House on day two of the Catholic Church\'s \"Woodstock\".
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Anglican-Vatican relations hit rocks over women bishops
The Church of England continues to face the consternation of the Vatican after Monday night\'s vote confirming the Church\'s unequivocal course towards the first ordinations of women bishops.
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Archbishop sees 'risks' in conservative Anglican proposals
In a plea for unity, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told conservative Anglicans establishing a separate fellowship within the Anglican Communion to "think very carefully about the risks entailed".
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Conservative Anglicans stay with Communion, launch global fellowship
Conservative Anglicans launched a new global fellowship on Sunday charged with defending traditional Anglicanism against the "false gospel" of homosexuality being promoted within liberal western member churches of the Anglican Communion.
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New CofE book demystifies church
A new book from the Church of England aims to unravel the mystery of Sunday service and holy communion in an attempt to woo people caught between fear and fascination.
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Nazir-Ali: Christians must 'recover nerve', testify Christ
At a time when Christian witness should be at its strongest, there is reluctance even among Christians to speak about faith in Jesus, the Bishop of Rochester told journalists at a major summit of conservative Anglicans.
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Conservative Anglicans lament 'brokenness' of Communion
More than 1,000 conservative Anglican leaders were in Jerusalem on Sunday to open a week of discussions looking at the future of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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Integral mission can help churches solve global challenges – WEA
Integral mission is "foundational" to the church's response to some of the biggest challenges facing the world today, believes the head of the World Evangelical Alliance, Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe.
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Evangelicals set record straight on image problem
Evangelicals have a serious image problem and need to reform their ways by getting back to the historic meaning of their identity, declared prominent leaders of the movement on Wednesday.
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Pope discusses Islam relations with Anglican head
Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm with comments on the role of Sharia law in Britain.