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UK Archbishop Accused of Coverup of Priest's Alleged Sexual Abuse of 2 Women

2 months ago | julieroys.com | Mark Michael |Julie Roys

John Perumbalath, Bishop of Liverpool, has been accused of sexually harassing two female clerics, including one of the Church of England’s bishops, according to a Channel 4 News report released January 28. He denies the allegations. Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and the Church of England’s acting primate, is accused by his critics of a coverup, because he reportedly knew of allegations against Perumbalath, a former protégé, before he was enthroned in Liverpool.
Proposals Call for Decentering Canterbury’s Role in Anglican Communion

Dec 6, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

The Anglican Communion’s faith and order commission calls for a decentering of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s role in its structures as a “means of persevering together amid division.” The 2023 declaration of 10 Global South primates that they were “no longer able to recognize” outgoing archbishop Justin Welby “as the ‘first among equals’ leader of the Anglican Communion” because of his endorsement of the Church of England’s move toward same-sex blessings, commission members wrote, was...
Bishops Discuss Church Center Realignment

Dec 5, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe led his colleagues in the House of Bishops through a day-long discussion of plans December 4 for realigning the Episcopal Church Center’s work. The meeting attracted 140 bishops, nearly every one in active ministry; 85 heard him in person at the DoubleTree Hilton Minneapolis Airport, and another 55 participated virtually.
Global Partnerships Officer Among Lambeth Honorees

Nov 29, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

The Ven A. Paul Feheley, the Episcopal Church’s Global Partnerships officer for the Middle East, was awarded the Cross of St. Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby this fall. Feheley was one of 26 honorees for the Lambeth Awards in 2024, which have been presented annually by the archbishop since 2016 to recognize distinguished service to the church.
‘Really, What More Could the Church Have Done?’

Nov 27, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

Senior British police officers claim that Archbishop Justin Welby and other Church of England leaders properly reported accusations of John Smyth’s abuse to the police in 2013, challenging a key claim of the Makin Report, which resulted in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation on November 12.
Communion's Newest Province Elects Its Youngest Primate

Nov 21, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

The Anglican Communion’s newest province has just elected its youngest primate. The Rt. Rev. Vicente Msosa, 43, was elected to lead the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola (Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola, or IAMA), by its provincial synod on November 15. According to the CIA World Factbook, Angola is the world’s third youngest country by median age, and Mozambique is its eighth youngest.
Leaders Comment on Archbishop's Resignation

Nov 18, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

Anglican leaders across the world responded to the announcement by Archbishop Justin Welby on November 12 that he will resign to “take personal and institutional responsibility” for failures in handling the abuses committed over several decades by the late evangelical lay leader John Smyth. Most reaffirmed their commitments to protecting the vulnerable, and some also spoke with gratitude about Welby’s leadership and assured him of their prayers.
TLC Foundation Chooses New Members

Nov 13, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

The Living Church Foundation elected four new members on October 23-24 at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Harrods Creek, Kentucky, which the board’s secretary, the Rev. Clint Wilson, serves as rector. The new foundation members are the Rev. Wesley Arning, associate rector at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston; the Rev. George Willcox (Will) Brown, rector of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Thomasville, Georgia; the Rev.
N. African Bishop to Direct Anglican Centre in Rome

Nov 12, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

The Rt. Rev. Anthony Ball, a native of Southern Africa with extensive diplomatic and ecumenical experience, has been selected as the new director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See. He succeeds the Most Rev. Ian Ernest, who has led the Anglican Centre since 2019.
Parochial Report Data Says Pandemic Era Has Ended

Nov 11, 2024 | livingchurch.org | Mark Michael

The Rev. Molly James, interim executive officer of General Convention, celebrated a 10.69 percent increase in average Sunday attendance across the Episcopal Church while reviewing 023 Parochial Report results with members of Executive Council on November 8. She also said the church’s long-term membership decline showed signs of plateauing.