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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby meets with Pope Francis on Jan. 25, 2024, at the Vatican.

Archbishop of Canterbury celebrates Anglican liturgy in a Catholic basilica in Rome

Jan 26, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby celebrated an Anglican service this morning in the Catholic Basilica of St. Bartholomew, located on Tiber... Read more

Arundel Castle in Sussex has been the seat of the Duke of Norfolk's ancestors for 850 years.

For centuries this Catholic family has orchestrated Britain’s most Anglican royal events

May 4, 2023

By Lucien de Guise

The 18th Duke of Norfolk, current Earl Marshal Edward Fitzalan-Howard, continues his family’s important role in royal spectacles. Read more

Pope Francis at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Sept. 27, 2018.

Vatican blames ‘failure in communication’ for Anglican service in pope’s church in Rome

Apr 20, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Bishop Guerino Di Tora said the incident was the result of a “failure in communication” and he “expresses deep regret... Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addresses General Synod delegates during the debate on gay marriage at The Church House on Feb. 8, 2023, in London.

Conservative Anglican leaders reject archbishop of Canterbury over same-sex union blessings

Feb 23, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The provinces issued a statement Feb. 20 accusing the Church of England of breaking communion with those who remain faithful... Read more

A view of a Pride flag hanging from Peterborough Cathedral in 2019

Anglican Church reports synod member to police for tweeting ‘hate speech’

Feb 6, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

As Church of England leaders meet over whether to bless same-sex unions, a diocese reported a lay synod member to... Read more

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Australian Anglicans split over same-sex marriage

Aug 18, 2022

By AC Wimmer

An attempt by the Sydney archdiocese to affirm that marriage is only between a man and a woman was narrowly... Read more

Lambeth Palace, London, residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Church of England lacks 'official definition' of woman, bishop says

Jul 11, 2022

By CNA Staff

Robert Innes, the Church of England’s Bishop in Europe, has said that that ecclesial community has no definition of a... Read more

Sisterhood of Saint Mary with bishops from the Anglican Church of North America's Diocese of the Living Word.

In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage

Nov 1, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme... Read more

Pope Francis addresses a group of Anglican bishops, Oct. 6, 2016.

Rome's Anglican pastor: Papal visit an exciting, but normal, step

Feb 25, 2017

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis will tomorrow become the first Roman Pontiff to set foot in an Anglican parish in Rome, marking a... Read more

Pope Francis.

Coming soon: a meeting between Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury

Aug 24, 2016

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Primate of the Anglican Communion, will meet in Rome Oct. 5... Read more

Archbishop Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Photo courtesy of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Archbishop Müller: US ordinariate brings gifts to the Church

Feb 8, 2013

The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office called on Anglican communities that have entered the U.S. Catholic Church to have... Read more