(Staff) ALL BUT ONE of the major supermarket chains in Britain will be selling a religious Easter egg this spring – the only one to mention Jesus on its packaging – thanks to a three-year campaign lead by Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops.

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, voiced alarm in his Easter sermon in 2010 after

Canon David Porter (Photo: Coventry Cathedral)

(Staff) THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has appointed Canon David Porter to his personal staff as Director for Reconciliation, a new position. But critics wonder if the true meaning of Christian reconciliation is being misunderstood.  
Porter’s initial focus will be on “supporting creative ways for renewing conversations and relationships around deeply held differences within the Church of England and the Anglican Communion.”
“David brings a wealth of experience

By Amaris Cole

THE EUROPEAN COURT of Human Rights has ruled in favour of the British Airways worker who was disciplined for wearing a cross, but upheld the original verdicts against three other Christians.
Nadia Eweida, 60, received confirmation by judges Jan. 15th that she had suffered discrimination at work over her religious beliefs, a violation under

By Sue Careless

HOW REFRESHING to find a television series that does not sentimentalize, mock or veterinarians demonize people who are motivated by their Christian faith. The smash BBC hit Call the Midwife portrays four Anglican nuns as four distinct and sympathetic characters, as varied and engaging as the four lay midwives who live and work alongside them. The religious order is seen through the eyes

(Staff) ARCHBISHOP Nicholas Okoh of Nigeria said the bishops of his church had agreed to break with the Church of England should the English bishops’ recent ruling on openly gay clergy being eligible for the episcopate be implemented.

The House of Bishops of the Church of England decided quietly in mid-December that homosexual clergy in civil partnerships can become bishops so long as they remain sexually abstinent. The decision only became public knowledge

By George Conger

THE GENERAL Synod of the Church of England has rejected legislation allowing women priests to be appointed to the episcopate. Following 12 years of legislative progress and several hours of debate on Nov. 20, the Consecration and Ordination of Women Measure failed to pass in all three houses of the Church of England’s legislative body.

A two-thirds margin was required in all three houses to amend church canons [laws] to permit women bishops. While the bishops and clergy endorsed the measure,

Rowan Williams retires at the end of 2012. (Photo: Sue Careless)

Comment by Ephraim Radner

ROWAN WILLIAMS’ formal announcement of his end-of-year resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury comes as no surprise. Well-sourced public rumours had been circulating for some months but it will take time to provide an accurate assessment of his tenure.
He came to the position as the most highly-touted

(PHOTO: Paul Fraser Collectibles)

By Regina Silva Robinson

SHE IS ARGUABLY the world’s highest-profile Anglican. Her face is familiar to most Canadians for we see Elizabeth II not only on television and in the papers, we also carry her likeness on our stamps and on the coins and bills in our pockets. Yet to some, her role as our Sovereign and Head of State seems rather ambiguous, while her position as Defender of the Faith

Marriage is set in history and the government cannot change it overnight: John Sentamu, Archbishop of York. (www.archbishopofyork.org)

GOVERNMENT MINISTERS should not overrule the Bible by allowing same-sex marriage, the Archbishop of York has said. British Prime Minister David Cameron would be acting like a “dictator” and overruling the Bible if he legalises gay marriage, Dr John Sentamu has warned.
He told the Prime Minister that he will face a rebellion