INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Episcopal Church approved a liturgy yesterday that clergy members can use to bless same-sex unions, including gay marriages in states where they are legal, the first U.S.
A group of religious leaders representing a significant portion of the world’s Anglicans voted this week to reject the leadership of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby after the Church of England’s ...
The 2-million-member Epis­copal Church voted overwhelmingly on July 1 to let gay and lesbian couples marry in the church’s religious ceremonies, reinforcing its support for same-sex nuptials days ...
LONDON — The introduction of a new ordinariate-use liturgy for groups of former Anglicans is uniting some of their old traditions to the fullness of the Catholic Church. The Vatican office responsible ...
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Armed with a new $400,000 grant and the support of the Episcopal Church, a Berkeley seminary is convening priests from across the country to craft the liturgical rite for same-sex couples to receive ...
The Cathedral Church of the Advent, the Episcopal cathedral in downtown Birmingham, has struck a deal with the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama to change its liturgy and stop withholding funds that could ...
(JTA) — The Anglican Church of Canada has voted to remove from its prayer books a prayer calling for the conversion of the Jews. The decision, made Friday during a church convening in Calgary, ...