
The Church of England’s general synod voted that the appointment of women as bishops is theologically justified, but hurdles remain before the measure can be implemented.
Category: September 2006, Europe, Anglican Communion
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane – a liberal African voice on the subject of homosexuality – announced on May 13 that he will retire as archbishop of Cape Town in 2008.
Category: September 2006, Africa, Anglican Communion
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said he welcomes the concept of an Anglican covenant “as a process” that would indicate the church is “entering a serious and protracted conversation as to...
Category: September 2006, Anglican Communion, ECUSA 2006 General Convention, Sexuality debate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison

Some conservative dioceses are attempting to break away from the American Episcopal church following the election in June of a female presiding bishop and the church’s indication that it will continue to support liberalizing church attitudes toward homosexuality.
Category: September 2006, ECUSA 2006 General Convention, Anglican Communion, Sexuality debate
Columbus, Ohio American Episcopalians decided on June 21 at their General Convention to ask their church “to exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life...
Category: United States, ECUSA 2006 General Convention, Anglican Communion, News Update, Sexuality debate
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, has dismissed concerns expressed in an open letter that rebukes him for apparently offering himself as “an alternative leader” to his successor as head of the Anglican Communion....
Category: June 2006, Anglican Communion, United Kingdom / Ireland, United States, Sexuality debate
Archbishop Robin Eames will step down as primate of the Church of Ireland on Dec. 31, capping 20 years of leadership that has seen him play the role of troubleshooter in the conflict-riven Anglican Communion and as a strong...
Category: June 2006, United Kingdom / Ireland, Anglican Communion
The Anglican Church of Canada has declined a request to increase its annual grant to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), citing budgetary constraints.
The executive council of the Episcopal Church in the United...
Category: March 2006, Canada, Anglican Communion

Some details about the next Lambeth Conference of bishops have become clearer but one key question – will North American bishops receive an invitation? – can only be answered by one person: the Archbishop of...
Category: February 2006, Anglican Communion
About 100 women from across the Anglican Communion are set to attend the 50th anniversary celebration and meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) scheduled Feb. 27 to March 10 in New York. ...
Category: February 2006, Anglican Communion