Episcopal churches in California and Minnesota moved toward appointing gay bishops over the weekend, less than a month after the denomination lifted a self-imposed freeze on promoting openly gay clergy into the top ranks of the church.
The Church of England is offering unmarried parents who want to tie the knot the option of having baptisms for their children at the same time.
The archbishops of Canterbury and York are recommending that churches stop sharing the chalice at communion over swine flu fears, the Church of England said Thursday.
The Episcopal Church has moved decisively closer to full acceptance of gay men and lesbians, taking steps toward recognizing same-sex marriage and gay bishops.
Father Alberto Cutie, an internationally known Catholic priest who admitted having a romantic affair and breaking his vow of celibacy, was married this week in Miami, Florida.
Florida priest questions celibacy after racy photos surface of him with a woman. CNN's Elaine Quijano reports.
Father Alberto Cutie, an internationally known Catholic priest who admitted having a romantic affair and breaking his vow of celibacy, is joining the Episcopal Church to be with the woman he loves, he said Thursday.
Theological conservatives estranged from the Episcopal Church in the United States and the Anglican Church in Canada formed a rival North American "province" Wednesday.
Breakaway conservative members of the Episcopal Church in the United States and its Canadian counterpart are expected to formally announce Wednesday the formation of a rival North American Anglican church.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, struggling to hold together the troubled world Anglican family, urged church leaders gathered Sunday in England not to consecrate another gay bishop
The Anglican Communion is split on sexuality and women clergy. CNN's Jill Dougherty reports.
Controversy over gay clergy and female bishops is likely to dominate the Anglican church's once-a-decade conference, which begins Wednesday.
The latest fracture over female bishops in the Church of England could get Rome involved
The Vatican said Tuesday it regrets the decision by the Church of England's governing body to allow the ordination of women as bishops.
A conservative resolution in Jerusalem and a court decision in Virginia suggest that that the U.S. may be a key battlefield
Anglican conservatives were all fire and brimstone when they began their Jerusalem meeting but they may emerge from it without a significant decision
Fears of a schism over the issue of gay priests are fueled by an ominous declaration by conservatives
ITN's Krishnan Guru-Murphy reports on the controversy over how The Church of England treats gay couples.
A leading Christian church has been plunged into a new row about gay clergy after a marriage-style service between two male priests at a London church, local media report.
Gene Robinson and Martyn Minns, both banned from the Anglican Community's major meeting next month, tell TIME what they plan to do this summer
Who gets the church? Who gets the people? Who gets George Washington? A bitter battle leads to one legal decision -- and a promise of more court appearances
The leader of the Anglican Church has been asked to quit after comments about Sharia law. ITV's Tim Ewart reports.
The head of the Anglican Church has moved to defuse the row he sparked by suggesting that that some aspects of Muslim Sharia law could become part of UK law.
The head of the Anglican Church has tried to damp down controversy surrounding comments he made suggesting that some aspects of Muslim Sharia law could become part of British law.
CNN's Emily Chang looks at the controversy surrounding an Archbishop's call for Sharia law to be adopted in Britain.
ITN's Libby Weiner reports on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's conversion to Catholicism.
Opponents of the Episcopal Church's stance on gay priests are pledging allegiance to African churches that oppose homosexuality
The American bishops meet in New Orleans and solidify their stand on gay ordination against their global brethren
Two American priests were consecrated Thursday as Anglican bishops in Kenya, the latest in a string of conservative priests who are defecting to African churches in a dispute over gay clergy.
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago included an openly lesbian priest among five nominees for bishop Tuesday, as fellow Anglicans demand that the church bar gay bishops.
A key Episcopal panel defied conservatives Thursday, saying that Episcopal leaders should not cede authority to overseas Anglicans who want the church to halt its march toward full acceptance of gays
Hundreds of bereaved families and friends of those killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami have joined Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair at a memorial service to honor those who died.
Representatives of the U.S. and Canadian wings of the Anglican Communion have been asked to leave a church body amid disagreements over a Canadian diocese's support for same-sex marriage and the elevation of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire.
The British government has responded to criticism from legal experts by issuing a statement saying the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony will be lawful.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the civil marriage ceremony on April 8 for her son, Prince Charles, and his long-time companion, Camilla Parker Bowles, Buckingham Palace has said.
Plans are being frantically made in Britain for the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles that leaves planners with a tight deadline.
Britain's Prince Charles has announced he will marry his longtime lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, the woman partly blamed by Princess Diana for the breakdown of her marriage to the heir to the throne.
John Danforth, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will leave his post in January after less than seven months on the job.
The two most senior members of the Church of England have told British Prime Minister Tony Blair the Iraq jail abuse scandal has damaged the coalition in the eyes of Muslims.
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