Topic: Anglicanism

Vatican Secret Archives: 6 of the most intriguing documents in church history

One hundred documents held in the Vatican’s Secret Archives are now on display in Rome for the first time. Read our list here of six standouts.

After eviction, what next for Occupy London?

Occupy London protesters who have camped outside St. Paul's Cathedral say there's more work to be done, but some observers say the protesters' tactics have outlived their usefulness. 

Ugandan minister raids gay-rights workshop

Uganda's parliament has taken up once more a bill that imposes tough sentences on homosexuals. A raid on a gay-rights workshop may show government support for the bill. 

Tom Prichard pursues peace, education in South Sudan

American Tom Prichard founded Sudan Sunrise to promote religious harmony and build schools in the new nation of South Sudan.

King James Bible anniversary marked by Queen

King James Bible: The translation — the Old Testament from Hebrew, the New Testament from Greek — was assembled by 47 translators in six committees working in London, Oxford and Cambridge.

Prince William now wedded to his 'beautiful' Catherine

Prince William emerged from Westminster Abbey with a lace-clad Catherine on his arm to cheers from thousands of fans lining the route to Buckingham Palace.

Maundy Thursday: Queen Elizabeth gives out money, Czech children go skinny dipping

Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, falling every year on the day before Good Friday.

Reader recommendation: The Sisters of Sinai

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Pope Benedict trip: Why move John Henry Newman toward sainthood?

Pope Benedict XVI plans on Sunday during his state visit to Britain to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, who converted to Catholicism from Anglicanism.

Pope Benedict XVI extends hand to a wary Britain

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Britain today for the first papal trip there since 1982. The visit is clouded by recent sex-abuse scandals and is being met with a distinct lack of reverence.

Pope Benedict XVI travels to Britain this week, where indifference and outrage awaits

Pope Benedict XVI is making his first papal trip to Britain, beginning Thursday. Britons interviewed expressed a range of emotions about Pope Benedict XVI and his visit, ranging from anger to indifference.

How listening helped Kenya's peaceful vote

Church of England considering women bishops

Church of England leaders have opened a five-day meeting Friday that will discuss whether women can become bishops.

Faith, Interrupted

A writer dedicates a memoir to his lost religious faith – and the father who inspired it.

The Vatican's cynical gesture to Episcopalians

Overtures to join Rome shouldn't be based on a Catholicism-lite.

Will Vatican lure Africa's Anglican anti-gay bishops to Catholic church?

Despite fierce opposition to homosexuality, African bishops say the Vatican's effort to bring more Anglicans to the Catholic church will falter, largely because of the autonomy that they enjoy.

Vatican welcome to Anglicans boldest move since Reformation

The Vatican on Tuesday opened the way for Anglican communities to switch allegiance en masse. Hundreds of thousands of Anglicans angry over the church's liberal stance on women and gays may convert.

Breakaway Episcopalians install a new archbishop

Pittsburgh's Robert Duncan heads new Anglican body, seeks to move past culture-war schism

Seeking funds and congregants, the Church of England turns steeples into billboards

Upkeep costs continue to rise for its historic churches and fewer are filling the pews. What's a church to do?

Some British Christians feel oppressed in the public square

High-profile cases involving Bible-sharing and prayer have raised concerns. But many say that reining in certain expressions of faith is a necessary compromise in a multicultural society.

Conservative bishops propose a competing North American Anglican church

Recent moves within the American Anglicanism, like recognizing an openly gay bishop, lead some traditionalists to set up a new church.

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Boycott underscores Anglican rift

One-fourth of bishops have declined to attend a once-a-decade gathering of clergy.