The General Synod of the Church of England voted Thursday in favor of offering prayers for God's blessing on same-sex couples following two days of extensive debate. The three houses of the Synod, ...

It will be seven years next summer since Joe Cokanasiga was first called up to an England squad, a gifted teenager picked on the promise of potential with a seductive, simple skill set. “He is big and ...

The new Archbishop of Canterbury gave her first address to the General Synod earlier this month The Church of England's national assembly has formally abandoned proposals to deliver blessing ...

The Church of England released the details of a proposal to offer blessings, but not marriage, to same-sex couples on January 20. The proposed prayers and liturgies would be the church’s first-ever ...

Bishops of the Church of England said Thursday they “welcomed proposals” for same-sex couples to receive a blessing on their unions, which passed by majority votes in the church’s General Synod.

The Church of England started to bless same-sex couples only a day before the release of a major Vatican document on the issue, with a group representing about 500 British Catholic priests saying that ...

The Church of England has formally abandoned proposals to offer stand-alone blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in its churches. The decision came during a session of the General Synod on ...