Seizure by US Non-Profit Org. to grab UK ministry declared illegitimate. Report includes unfounded claims of spiritual abuse SPECIAL REPORT By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 26, 2026 British lawyers investigating the recent “takeover” of Barnabas Aid, an international aid agency founded in 1993 by Patrick Sookhdeo focusing on supporting Christians facing persecution due to their faith, say that it was an illegal, illegitimate seizure of the organization.

Hamas, Not Israel, Bears Responsibility for Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis, Argue Critics Canadian Anglican Archbishop Shane Parker By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 25, 2026   Archbishop Shane Parker, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, recently visited the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem. During his trip, he expressed strong concern for Palestinians in Gaza, describing the situation as "the squeezing out of a people, the crushing of a people." While he di

Monsignor Gene Thomas Gomulka SPECIAL REPORT   By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 23, 2026   Gene Thomas Gomulka is a one of a kind Roman Catholic. A retired Navy Captain/Chaplain, author, investigative reporter, and screenwriter, he is also a sex abuse victims’ advocate who helps those who were sexually abused or unjustly reprised against by Roman Catholic Church leaders and their attorneys for reporting abuse. Gomulka's work often goes against the mainstre

GSFA will stay in the Communion but demand reform as the price GAFCON has cut ties with Canterbury and will consecrate a new Archbishop to replace the current Archbishop of Canterbury PHOTO: GSFA primates present at the Seychelles meeting: Archbishops Justin Badi Arama of South Sudan, Titus Chung of South East Asia, Ande Titre of Congo, Samy Shehata of Alexandria, Gilbert Rateloson of the Indian Ocean, and Miguel Uchoa of the Anglican Church of Brazil – Courtesy of TLC COMMEN

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 12, 2026   I stumbled across a blog the other day. The author, the Rev. Kevin E. Martin, an Episcopal priest, made a number of thoughtful statements about how the Episcopal Church could recover its soul.   He made nine claims, which you can read here.   1.      Emphasize the apostolic ministry of bishops as witnesses of the resurrected Christ and agents of Christ’s love for all. This means stopping the overemphasis on their

Archbishop Mullally used her maiden presidential address to re-commit to better safeguarding standards. No mention of God, Jesus, sin or salvation COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 10, 2026 By any reckoning, Dame Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury's maiden presidential address to Synod was a dismal, disastrous failure. The rite for penance should be invoked. The address was delivered to members of General Synod - the Church's parli

Failures go right to the top of the ecclesiastical chain COMMENTARY   By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 8, 2026   If you wonder why the Global South in all its variety regards the Church of England with mild scorn, but with even deeper shouts of heresy, one need look no further than its failed safeguarding practices.   It is a mockery of all that is holy.   Dr. Ian Paul, an evangelical theologian in the CofE outlines it all here. https://www.psephizo.com/li

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org February 3, 2026 Two distinguished emeritus archbishops, John Chew (Southeast Asia) and Mouneer Anis (Egypt), have written a history outlining the journey of the Anglican churches in the Global South following the heretical theology and disastrous behavior of a number of North American Episcopal bishops. Three archbishops—Mouneer Anis, John Chew, and Peter Akinola (Nigeria)—met informally in Cairo in 2003 with no fixed agenda except

Ejected priest files assault charges with police By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 30, 2026   The Rev. Paul S. Williamson deliberately disrupted proceedings at St. Paul's Cathedral, where Bishop Sarah Mullally was being formally recognized as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, denouncing failed safeguarding actions, including those involving a priest who committed suicide.   When he spoke up denouncing the proceedings, he was quickly confronted and escorted

Syria’s Kurds, feeling betrayed by the U.S. An Exclusive Report By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 28, 2026 An American missionary trapped inside Syria says that what Americans need to understand is that the Syrian government—which the U.S. is supporting and praising for doing a "great job"—is committing genocide against the Kurds. "The Kurds cannot grasp why the U.S. has betrayed them," the missionary reported. "There are at least 150,000 displaced people in

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 25, 2026   Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota Craig Loya has refused to condemn protesters who disrupted an evangelical church service in Minnesota, while Southern Baptist leader Dr. Albert Mohler condemned the incident as a violation of freedom of worship and assembly.   "[It is] an unspeakably evil intrusion of a leftist mob into a Christian worship service today in Minneapolis and must be called out for what it is – and Federa

COMMENTARY   By David W. Virtue, DD Www.virtueonline.org January 22, 2025   Judgment begins with the household of God…. 1 Peter 4:17   The verse cited suggests that God's judgment will first affect His own people, the church, before it extends to the world. It is not a verse you will ever hear preached from a liberal pulpit. Nobody will ever persecute The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada or the Church of England. They don’t believe enough to persecute. Worse, t

Iran’s leading underground church planter tells of a remarkable turn to Christ from Islam by his people. 3,600 churches formed.   A WORLD EXCLUSIVE   The following is an interview with Reza (not his real name), a Christian leader in Iran’s underground church. He is a convert from Islam; one of millions. Tens of thousands of Iranian Muslims who have come to faith in Christ; more accurately, Christ has come to them in dreams, leading them out of the bondage of Islam into the li

COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 9, 2026 An astute observer of the travails of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) offered this assessment: "The gravest error now afflicting the ACNA is not misconduct, nor even scandal, but a fundamental category mistake: the confusion of institutional defensibility with ecclesial fitness. Whether allegations are true or false is, at this stage, almost irrelevant. The Church does not require bishops who a

Archbishop Mbanda Corrects Anglican Ink Report on Trial Outcome By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 8, 2026 The Archbishop of Rwanda, the Most Rev. Laurent Mbanda, has clarified that a bishop previously reported as acquitted of corruption charges remains incarcerated and is serving a three-and-a-half-year sentence. The archbishop's statement corrects a report by Anglican Ink claiming that the Rt. Rev. Samuel Mugiraneza Mugisha had been found not guilty of corr

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 2, 2026   The appointment of London Bishop Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury—making her the first woman to lead the worldwide Anglican Communion—ranked among the top religion news stories of 2025. However, her upcoming consecration is facing opposition over allegations of safeguarding failures during her tenure as Bishop of London.   Petition Calls for Consecration to be Halted A petition on Change.org , i

SPECIAL REPORT   By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org December 25, 2025   Anglican chaplains from the Joint Armed Forces Chaplaincy (JAFC) who were ousted from the Anglican Church in North America have formed a new Anglican denomination—the Anglican Reformed Catholic Church (ARCC)—dedicated to "preaching the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ."   The JAFC Bishops, in consultation with the Executive Committee and Futures Planning Group (comprised of staff and ministers at

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org December 24, 2025   Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy ( JAFC) filed an amended complaint against the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in Federal Court on December 22, adding new counts alleging conspiracy, theft of proprietary information, and theft of personnel records. Link here: file:///C:/Users/david/Downloads/ECF%2035%20-%20Verified%20Amended%20Complaint%20for%20Permanent%20Injunctive%20Relief%20and%20Damag

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org December 21, 2025 Bishop Stewart Ruch III and his supporters feel vindicated by a unanimous trial court decision finding the bishop not guilty on all safeguarding charges. Detractors, however, express concern that the verdict constitutes a deliberately reasoned and coverup, leaving ACNAtoo women—the most aggrieved group—unsatisfied by the outcome. The 71-page final order absolved Bishop Ruch of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest of al

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org December 18, 2025 The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) now faces a sobering reality: ten of its bishops—past and present—have been inhibited, deposed, placed on leave, or departed the College of Bishops under contentious or controversial circumstances. In a relatively small communion with just 49 active bishops (out of 86 living bishops total), that number represents over 20% of its current episcopal leadership—a deeply troub