First step towards woman bishops
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The issue of women bishops being allowed in the Church of England has been debated by the general synod.
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The Episcopal Church has named a woman as bishop in Cuba, the first such appointment by the church in the developing world, church officials said Tuesday.
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Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury committed their Churches to the quest for unity on Thursday but acknowledged that issues such as women priests and gay bishops in the Anglican Church were obstacles.
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US Roman Catholic bishops are meeting to elect their new president, who they hope will restore the church's reputation after a string of child abuse scandals.
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The Rev. Nerva Cot, the first woman bishop named by the Episcopal Church in a developing nation, said she will bring a feminine touch to leadership of her rapidly expanding congregation in Cuba.
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Roman Catholic bishops from around the country are considering joining the broadest alliance of Christians ever formed in the United States.
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The priest sex abuse scandal that  shook the U.S. Roman Catholic church to its foundations two  years ago could turn out to be a key issue as America's bishops  gather to choose new leaders this week.
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In a radical shift, Spanish Roman Catholic bishops have for the first time accepted the use of condoms to combat AIDS, reigniting a moral and religious debate but drawing a sharp response from the Vatican.
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Can the Archbishop of Canterbury lead his flock back from the brink of a rancorous schism over homosexuality?
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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, whose consecration has brought the world's Anglicans to the brink of schism, said Tuesday that the Episcopal Church should not give in to demands that it roll back its acceptance of gays.
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The Church of England faces fresh division over plans to ordain women as bishops and to end vicars' jobs for life.
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Episcopal bishops, under intense pressure from Anglicans to ease their support for gays, said Monday they were crafting a straightforward statement that reflects their deep desire to remain in the global Anglican fellowship.
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Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first woman picked to lead an Anglican province Sunday when she was elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, a groundbreaking and potentially divisive step that comes three years after the denomination ordained an openly gay bishop.
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US Roman Catholic bishops elect a new president, whose diocese is mired in child abuse claims.
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The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret yesterday over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries, where, he
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has increasingly been alluding to her spiritual life, but she has come under attack for it.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is due in Rome for his first official meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.