Serving as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans in an increasingly secular world is just one of the challenges for Justin Welby. He also had a king to crown and immigration policy to condemn.
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Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists
The coronation, the first since Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953, was a royal spectacle of the kind that only Britain still stages.
It’s OK to Be Single, the Church of England Says: So Was Jesus.
In a new report, a church commission looking at families and households called on society to “honor and celebrate singleness.”
Church of England Considers Gender-Neutral Language for God
The church said that God was neither male nor female and has asked a commission to explore how that is reflected in its services.
Returning From Africa, Pope Francis and Christian Leaders Condemn Anti-Gay Laws
In an in-flight news conference after six days in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, Francis also denounced conservative critics who he said had “instrumentalized” the death of Benedict XVI.
Church of England Will Bless Same-Sex Couples, but Won’t Marry Them
The policy shift comes after six years of consultations on the issue within the church, which also apologized for its treatment of L.G.B.T.Q. people.
Church of England Stops Desmond Tutu’s Daughter From Officiating Funeral
Rev. Mpho Tutu van Furth, an Episcopal priest who is married to a woman, said the funeral of her godfather was moved to his garden to allow her to participate.
Operation London Bridge: What Happens After Queen Elizabeth’s Death
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set in motion a meticulously choreographed process — known as Operation London Bridge — that the palace, and the nation, has spent decades planning.
Why Could Boris Johnson Marry in a Catholic Church?
The British prime minister was married twice before, but the church didn’t recognize those unions because they were not Catholic.
U.K. Chief Rabbi Denounces Labour Party on Anti-Semitism
The rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, suggested the opposition party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was “unfit for office,” adding that Britain’s soul was at stake in next month’s election.