Last month the House of Bishops agreed to commend the Prayers of Love and Faith for use in existing church services. Synod heard that that is likely to take place by mid-December.
At last month's meeting the House of Bishops also agreed that structures for special standalone services based on the PLF could also go forward to be formally authorised under canon law under a process expected to take about two years.
Read moreA woman living in UK, Alison Anna Nadiope has petitioned the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda intending to block the upcoming Royal Wedding. She claims that the Kyabazinga is a married man.
In her petition to the Archbishop, dated November 8, 2023; Alison alleges that she got married to the Kyabazinga in December 2016 in Portsmouth, England, under Marriage Certificate AK594729L.
She claims further that they have two children aged eight and six.
Read moreConscious of the forthcoming meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England, the
Primates reaffirmed their commitment to the Jerusalem Statement of 2008, which
describes Gafcon as 'a spiritual movement to preserve and promote the truth and power of
the gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ as we Anglicans have received it.' The Jerusalem
Statement rejects the proposition that authentic Anglicans are only those recognised by the
We, as the Body of Christ, are called to make peace. And we remember that Jesus' call to make peace came at a time of conflict, violence and deep division in the Holy Land
Read moreAt the Synod's concluding Eucharist, the Primate of Central Africa, Archbishop Albert Chama of Lusaka, promulgated four motions that the Synod had approved after debate. The first was that those Dioceses in the Province that are ready to ordain women should be allowed to go ahead. The others were:
Read moreThe invitation invited us to "a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the LLF Staff Team" for "a further engagement opportunity ahead of the meeting of General Synod in November, so that we are able to share with you the intentions of the bishops and so you are able to share your thoughts and concerns with us."
Read moreA formidable protestant group, the Chennai-headquartered CSI Church reportedly has around 45 lakh churchgoers in south India. A large section of the laity who were at loggerheads with Bishop Rasalam alleged that the decision to enhance retirement age was announced by him during an "illegal" synod meeting held in Trichy in March, 2022. Following this P K Rose Bist, former administrative secretary of CSI South Kerala Diocese, approached the Madras HC.
Read moreIn another strategy paper, Wenham explained:
Read moreAccording to an announcement from the Episcopal Wisconsin Trialogue, the resolution passed the Eau Claire annual convention with 91.5% of the vote and the Milwaukee annual convention with 92% in favor.
For the Fond du Lac annual convention, the regional body leadership held a roll call vote for the resolution, with 61.2% of the diocese's lay delegates and 76% of its clergy voting yes.
Read moreThe October 20 letter, framed as a Change.org petition, makes no direct reference to Hamas or Islamic Jihad, the actual intended targets of Israeli strikes, instead issuing an umbrella denunciation "condemning all attacks on civilians, especially defenseless families and children" without mention of who is conducting such attacks.
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