December 5, 2008 Creating a new province will take years, says Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury met with conservative primates from Africa and the Southern Cone on Friday to discuss the announcement about a proposed new province. "There are clear guidelines set out in the Anglican...

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December 1, 2008 Final draft of Anglican covenant could take five years to sign on

The Covenant Design Group has published a document “which sets out the responses of the bishops at the Lambeth Conference in their discussions of the St. Andrew’s Draft for an Anglican covenant,” an Oct. 22 news release from the Anglican Communion Office announced.

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November 28, 2008 Conservative Anglicans determined to stay within church

About 50 conservative Anglican leaders, including eight young theological students, gathered in Toronto for a one-day consultation on Nov. 25 and emerged with a determination to remain within the Anglican Church of Canada. They...

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November 27, 2008 Archbishop of Canterbury ‘outraged’ by Mumbai attacks

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has expressed his “shock and outrage at the appalling atrocities” in Mumbai and has offered prayers on behalf of the Anglican Communion for those who have lost loved ones or are caring for those who have been injured and affected by the siege.

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November 17, 2008 Anglican Network in Canada pushes for creation of North American province

Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) representatives are working with American colleagues in the Common Cause Partnership to create a new North American Anglican province, one that would be defined by their conservative theology rather than geography.

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November 14, 2008 Half of Church of England clergy 'will be women' by 2018


A member of the (Anglican) Church of England’s general synod who supports a greater female role in the church has predicted that within 10 years half of all full-time clergy will be women, but says moves to consecrate female bishops is not keeping pace.



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November 11, 2008 Deposed Pittsburgh bishop elected to lead former Episcopalians, realigned diocese

Deposed Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan was elected Nov. 7 to serve as bishop of a diocese where a majority of members recently voted to leave the Episcopal Church and realign with the South America-based Anglican Province of the Southern Cone.

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November 1, 2008 Historic pilgrimage

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams participated in anniversary celebrations at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. He preached to a crowd of 20,000 at an international mass and participated in a pilgrimage of Anglican bishops, clergy and laity.

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October 31, 2008 'Large majority' of bishops agree to moratoria

The Canadian house of bishops on Oct. 31 said a “large majority” of its members could affirm “a continued commitment to the greatest extent possible” to a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex unions but also recognized that this would pose difficulty for some dioceses “that in conscience have made decisions on these matters.”

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October 27, 2008 Ottawa bishop seeks approval for same-sex blessings

The bishop of Ottawa wants to open the door to same-sex blessings in his diocese and will ask permission from the Canadian house of bishops at its meeting Oct. 27-31.

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