Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the church

Sarah Mullally was confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England ...

In Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop Navigates a Nation of Extremes

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, often called “the conscience of the nation,” has been trying to tone down the uproar after ...

Sarah Mullally confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead Church of England

The worldwide Anglican Communion, including the US Episcopal Church, has no formal head, but the archbishop is its spiritual ...
The Catholic Spirit

The order of bishop

Holy orders is one of the seven sacraments. It, along with the sacrament of marriage, belongs to a special group of sacraments known as the sacraments of commitment. These two sacraments are ...
Religion News Service

The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood

Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who ...
Anglican Communion News Service

Archbishop Sarah Mullally takes up Primatial Cross at Confirmation of Election service

Presided over by the Archbishop of York, the Most Revd Stephen Cottrell and other appointed bishops (with the assistance of ...