America Magazine

Church of England allows priests to bless same-sex civil marriages but bans same-sex church weddings

Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby speaksaboard Pope Francis' flight from Juba, South Sudan, to Rome Feb. 5, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) — The Church of England banned ...
Washington Times

Church of England blesses same-sex couples for the first time, but they still can’t wed in church

LONDON — Church of England priests offered officially sanctioned blessings of same-sex partnerships for the first time on Sunday, though a ban on church weddings for gay couples remains in place amid ...
THE WEEK

African Anglican leaders threaten split from Church of England over same-sex union blessing

When the Church of England voted Feb. 9 to allow Anglican clergy to bless same-sex civil unions, there was grumbling in England that the change doesn't go far enough because it still excludes same-sex ...
PBS

Church of England apologizes for rejecting and excluding LGBTQ people, doesn’t change same-sex marriage ceremony policy

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England formally apologized Friday for its treatment of LGBTQ people, even as it said that same-sex couples still won’t be allowed to marry in its churches. The apology ...