Anglican Ordinariate is unnecessary, said Cardinal Bergoglio before being elected as Pope Francis.

The designate as Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Justin Welby, was once an oil company executive.

Hillary Clinton went on Pakistani TV to denounce a film believed by Muslims to defame Islam, reaffirming American commitment to tolerance of religion. The day was marked with violence throughout Pakistan.

While the EU Convention on Human Rights does not compel states to grant same-sex marriage, in those states that do allow it, churches refusing to celebrate them would thus be engaging in illegal discrimination.

"in contrast to 'victory' understood in triumphal terms, Christ shows us a very different way. His victory does not involve power and might; Christ speaks of victory through love, mutual assistance and boosting the self-esteem of those who are 'last', forgotten, excluded."

LA Times is apparently unhappy with erection of Anglican-use ordinariate in U.S.

The English-speaking world celebrates the 200th birthday of Dickens with readings, museum exhibits, and events on several continents.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an op-ed in today’s New York Times by Sara Ritchey.

Final sentence within days. Grand Mufti of the region claims the two men are guilty of forced conversions. Rev. Khanna: "I fear for my life." John Dayal of the All Indian Christian Council (AICC): "Islamic Court has no authority, India is a secular and democratic state".

When is a vicar not a vicar? The Guardian's coverage of the "midnight mass brawl" at a Southampton Catholic church.

The enthronement of a boy as a bishop for day is an ancient tradition that deserves consideration, if only as a memento mori for sitting bishops.

Come Wisdom! Come Lord! Come Root of Jesse! Come Key of David! Come Dayspring! Come King of Gentiles! Come Emmauel! Come Virgin Born! For Anglicans, this is a season of hope, and heartbreak.

St. Edmund Campion is celebrated for his defense of conscience as martyr of the Catholic Church. Another Englishman, Henry Walpole, was transformed as he witnessed Campions bloody death.

Nobel Prize-winning Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu is calling on the world to join him in demanding that world leaders sign on to a renewal of the Kyoto Protocol this December in South Africa. Joining him is the 'human polar bear', among others.

Anglicans are being called to pray for the COP 171 negotiations and the upcoming summit in South Africa, where a petition will be given to world leaders to commit to the Kyoto Protocol, cut emissions, and wealth transfer to the Third World.

Archbishop Rowan Williams, leader of the world's Anglican Communion, noted the anniversary of the publication of the King James version of the Bible. Anglicans in the UK and the US celebrate too, but are leaving for the Church of Rome. Full text.

Following a similar move in the UK, the Catholic bishops in the U.S. have formed a unit within the wider Catholic Church for Anglicans to enter the Catholic Church and retain elements of their culture and worship style.

Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori of the Episcopal Church USA knew about Rev. Bede Parry who, despite molestation charges, was ordained into the Episopalian priesthood.

St. Cybi is recalled even today in Wales, where he lent his name to Holy Island in the county of Anglesey. Other Welsh place names reflect a Christian heritage.