Anglican conference opens in Tanzania
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A conference of Anglican leaders opened Wednesday as the 77 million-member church struggles with a potentially disastrous fight over the Bible and sexuality.
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The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatens to fracture the church.
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Eleven years after the Church of England began ordaining women as priests, its general synod met Wednesday to discuss whether to allow females to become bishops.
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How to tap and protect Africa's natural resources, the continent's role in the world and the information age's impact on African society are pressing themes as a summit of African leaders opens Thursday.
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The impending division of the worldwide Anglican communion came a step closer yesterday as the rift over the way the church deals with homosexuality descended into acrimony.
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Episcopal bishops were tight-lipped on Thursday about meetings with the Archbishop of Canterbury aimed at healing a rift in their church over the ordaining of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions.
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.
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The leader of the world&#039;s feuding Anglicans urged them to work toward a structure for coexisting Tuesday despite differences on the roles of women and gays and the authority of the Bible.
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Anglicans hope a long-awaited report will resolve divisions within the church that have intensified with the ordination of an openly gay bishop in the United States.
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U.S. Episcopal bishops began a conference on Thursday expected to be dominated by a schism over gay clergy and same-sex unions that threatens to split the global Anglican church.
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African bishops representing a majority  of the world's Anglicans said on Friday North American sections  that embrace homosexuality should be seen as following a  different religion.
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The head of the Anglican Church in Australia, Archbishop Peter Carnley, welcomed a commission report proposing a covenant to unite members of the church worldwide.
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Anglican leaders acknowledged on Friday  how challenging it was to heal divisions over gay bishops but  hoped for "peace and healing" with a key report on the issue  next month.
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AFRICA/TANZANIA - Il rev. Protase Rugambwa, Officiale della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli, nominato Vescovo di Kigoma CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 18 gennaio 2008, ha nominato Vescovo della diocesi di Kigoma (Tanzania) il Rev.do Protase Rugambwa, del clero di Rulenge, Officiale della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione ...
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LONDON - An Anglican church commission yesterday urged the US Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops and called on conservative African bishops to stop meddling in the affairs of other dioceses.
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Conservative church leaders plan summit for bishops expected to boycott archbishop's conference
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Offering a telling twist in Britain's  highly charged debate about religion and integration, the two  Anglican leaders most vociferously defending British traditions  are originally from Pakistan and Uganda.