May 1, 2008 Cartoonist’s role at meeting of bishops a bit sketchy

Something exciting is happening at the upcoming Lambeth Conference and it won’t be the usual mano a mano over the place of homosexuals in the church. Rather, the animation will come from Church Times cartoonist Dave Walker, noted...

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May 1, 2008 Lambeth meeting shows its Canadian roots

On Sept. 20, 1865, the provincial synod of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada at a meeting in Montreal, passed a memorial that became a first step that led to what is now the Lambeth Conference, the decennial gathering of Anglican bishops from around the world.

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April 18, 2008 Bishops decline request from network for national talks

Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, at their April 14-18 meeting, declined a request for national-level negotiations over church property from the Anglican Network in Canada, a small group of parishes that have decided to leave the church over issues that include offering blessing ceremonies to married gay couples.

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April 1, 2008 Bishops press conservatives to attend Lambeth Conference

A group of evangelical bishops in the Church of England have urged conservative primates (national archbishops) in the Anglican Communion to reconsider their decision to boycott the upcoming Lambeth Conference because of...

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April 1, 2008 Gathering shows bishops' spouses they are not alone

In the first in a series that will examine the upcoming Lambeth Conference, its events and issues, the Anglican Journal looks at the parallel spouses’ gathering that will take place alongside the once-every-10-years meeting of the bishops of the Anglican Communion.

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March 12, 2008 Lambeth invitation 'not possible' for Gene Robinson

Episcopal News Service The U.S. house of bishops was informed March 10 that full invitation is "not possible" from the Archbishop of Canterbury to include Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire as a participant in this summer's...

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March 1, 2008 Sydney bishops latest to boycott Lambeth

The Anglican archbishop of Sydney announced on Feb. 2 that he and the five bishops in his diocese will boycott this year’s worldwide gathering of Anglican bishops because of the church’s stance on homosexuality.Agence...

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March 1, 2008 Canadian youth to assist at Lambeth

Nicholas Pang of the diocese of Montreal will join youth from other provinces of the Anglican Communion as a steward at the Lambeth Conference to be held July 16-Aug. 3 in Canterbury, England. He was chosen from a number of...

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February 1, 2008 Jerusalem bishop opposes ‘divisive’ meeting

The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem said he has not been informed of a Holy Land meeting planned for June by a group that opposes some Anglicans over their tolerance of homosexuality, adding that he believes it will be divisive for the Anglican Communion.

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December 1, 2007 Lambeth boycott ‘sends wrong message’

A boycott of next year’s Lambeth Conference by bishops concerned about the issue of homosexuality “would affect the whole relationship of the Anglican Communion,” said Rev. John Kafwanka, research/project officer in the London-based Anglican Communion office of mission and evangelism.

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