The General Synod rejected appeals from traditionalist advocates of a male-only priesthood for strong legal protections for their viewpoint, and instead voted Monday for a code of practice intended to ...

The Church of England’s General Synod has decided to delay a final vote on allowing women to become bishops until a meeting in London this November. Proposed legislation on July 9 at the General Synod ...

LONDON (AP) — Bishop of London Sarah Mullally was announced Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time in 1,400 years that a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the ...

The new Archbishop of Canterbury is Dame Sarah Mullally, previously Bishop of London, marking her as the first woman ever chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans. Mullally, 63, fills the gap ...

The Church of England has voted to allow women to become bishops at its national assembly meeting Monday. The legislation, voted on by the Church's governing body or the General Synod, comes two years ...

In a statement issued Nov. 4, the apostolic nunciature in France said it had received “information concerning relationships ...