Conservative Anglican group says it has no confidence in church of England leader
Nairobi, KenyaReuters A conservative group of Anglican church leaders said on Friday that it no longer had confidence in the leader of the Church of England over his stance on same-sex unions. Earlier this year the CoE – where the Anglican tradition originated – set out proposals to allow priests to bless same-sex couples in […]
A divided church: Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church
CHINEDU ASADU and DAVID CRARY, of The Associated Press, and CATHERINE PEPINSTER, of Religion News Service, report on widening divisions among Anglican bishops over the issues of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy…
Kenyan Anglican province defies moratorium to ordain woman bishop
Nairobi, KenyaRNS Amid celebrations in a predominantly Anglican region in western Kenya, Rev Rose Okeno was enthroned as Bishop of the Butere Diocese on Sunday. Okeno, 54, was consecrated in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, the Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya, making her the first woman to be a […]
Amid hesitation in African Anglican provinces, Kenya appoints first two women bishops
Nairobi, KenyaRNS In a predominantly Anglican region of western Kenya, a long-serving female priest has been elected an Anglican bishop, making her the second woman to hold that rank in a country where the consecration of women as bishops is still controversial. Rev Rose Okeno, 52, will lead Butere, a rural diocese where a majority […]
ESSAY: AS EPISCOPALIANS MEET IN THE US, DEBATE LOOMS ABOUT THEIR PLACE IN THE ANGLICAN WORLD
US religion commentator JACOB LUPFER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at issues facing the Episcopal Church in the US as its annual convention gets underway…