Welsh Anglican clergy have narrowly voted against a measure, supported unanimously by their bishops, to allow women to be appointed to the episcopate.
Category: News Update, World, Anglican Communion, Europe

A Web site that is possibly the most irreverent in the Anglican world, Ship of Fools, celebrated its 10th anniversary on, appropriately, April 1 or April Fools’ Day.
Category: News Update, World, Anglican Communion, Europe
The leader of the Taizé community urged tens of thousands of young Christians from Europe who gathered here at the New Year to organize “vigils of reconciliation” for unity between churches that are divided from each other.
Category: February 2008, Europe
Germany’s top Protestant bishop has urged a stepping up of efforts to allow Christians of all denominations to share in the eucharist together.
Category: October 2007, Europe
A Polish bishop is urging the country’s farmers not to sell land to foreigners in order to prevent the European Union imposing injustices upon those who till the soil for living.
Category: October 2007, Europe
Eleven German denominations – including Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Anglican churches – have formally recognized each other’s baptism, at an ecumenical ceremony here.
Category: June/July 2007, Europe
For most of the 150 delegates who traveled to Germany for a gathering of church leaders in historic Wittenberg, the trip was a matter of a few hours, thanks to one of the many low-cost airlines that now ply Europe’s skies.
Category: April 2007, Europe
German Protestants gathered Jan. 25-27 in Wittenberg, the town where Martin Luther launched the Reformation five centuries ago, to consider how to strengthen the profile of Protestantism in Germany.
Category: March 2007, Europe
Archbishop Robin Eames, who retired in December as primate of All Ireland and archbishop of Armagh, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2006 Tipperary International Peace Award. “His foresight, understanding, compassion and...
Category: February 2007, Europe
European church leaders meeting here called for a dialogue with other religions about the future of Europe, while underlining the need for the process of European integration to be based on shared values and a common vision.
Category: February 2007, Europe