1968 - The Lambeth Conference, the meeting of all Anglican church leaders once every 10 years, recommended that women be involved as much as possible in worship at services pending resolution of the ...

LONDON, Jan. 8 -- George Carey, the archbishop of Canterbury, who struggled successfully to hold the official Church of England together after the first female priests were ordained in 1994, said ...

Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Italy's Emilia Romagna region at the Vatican, Feb. 29, 2024 (CNS photo/Vatican Media) / Anglican Bishop Jo Bailey Wells of Dorking at the Congress of Leaders of ...

An Anglican woman bishop who addressed Pope Francis and his advisory Council of Cardinals says she believes the pontiff took a "risk" in extending her an invitation to speak to the group and hopes ...

Three decades after the first ordinations of women to the Anglican priesthood, women are still struggling to reach leadership — and now the congregation is changing too. The Reverend Lynda McMinn has ...

VATICAN CITY — A female Anglican bishop who has campaigned for “gender equality” addressed the Council of Cardinals on Monday as part of a session dedicated to deepening a reflection "on the role of ...

The Catholic Church, which contains nearly two dozen different rites, already allows married priests in Eastern Rite churches and in cases where married Anglican priests have converted. But if Francis ...

Dr Emily Onyango (pictured) has been appointed an assistant bishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) becoming the first woman in the history of the church in the country to hold such a senior ...