Tag: Anglicans
Anglican archdeacon quits after 2 months
Long-running troubles for the Anglican Diocese of the Murray continue, with the Archdeacon's resignation after just two months.[MORE]
Anglican church implements paedophile program
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The Anglican Church is reaching out to paedophiles who want to rejoin the Christian community.[MORE]
Anglican colleges set to merge
St Peter's Anglican College will amalgamate with the Bega Valley Christian College to form one new entity.[MORE]
100 years on, Brisbane church finally complete
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It's taken more than 100 years, but Brisbane's St John's Cathedral is finally complete.[MORE]
100-year construction completed on Brisbane cathedral
After 100 years of construction, Brisbane's Anglican cathedral was finished this morning when a 22-tonne copper spire was put in place.[MORE]
Bishop's Court sale to take months
It will be several months before the partial sale of the Anglican Arcbishop's residence is given final approval.[MORE]
SA Anglicans spend $5m on sex abuse settlements
The Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide says progress is being made in settling sexual abuse claims against the church.[MORE]
Religious leaders unforgiving on ABC's program cut
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Religious leaders have condemned the ABC's controversial decision to axe Radio National's Religion Report.[MORE]
Church must pay Melbourne nursing home staff: union
The nurses' union says the Anglican Church has an ethical obligation to ensure staff at a failed Melbourne nursing home receive their entitlements.[MORE]
Anglican church caught up in global financial crisis
The Anglican Church in Melbourne says it might be forced to cut staff or close ministries because of a $1-million budget shortfall.[MORE]
Anglican women renew push for ordination
Advocates of women's ordination were banned from meeting in the St Andrew's Cathedral's square last night. [MORE]
Church attacks 'bank robber' traders over financial crisis
The Church of England's highest ranking clerics have fiercely criticised the practices of some financial traders that led to the market turmoil, describing them as bank robbers and out of touch with reality. [MORE]
Locals furious at Muslim cemetery plans
Locals outraged over plans for a Muslim cemetery on the grounds of a historic graveyard.[MORE]
Cemeteries falling into ruin
Tasmania's Heritage Council is concerned about a lack of planning for the maintenance of regional cemeteries as churches are sold into private hands.[MORE]
Priest stands down amid sexual misconduct probe
A Catholic priest stands down and expresses shock at sexual misconduct claims.[MORE]
Priest 'sickened' by sexual misconduct allegations
Father John Fleming has released a public statement denying any allegations of sexual misconduct. [MORE]
Pell defends handling of sexual misconduct case
Cardinal George Pell has defended his handling of sexual misconduct allegations involving a senior Catholic priest.[MORE]
Catholic Church appoints QC to investigate claims against priest
The Catholic Church in Adelaide has appointed a senior QC to investigate allegations against a prominent priest. [MORE]
Anglican Church strips priest over sexual abuse
The Brisbane Diocese of the Anglican Church has stripped Robert Francis Sharwood of his Holy Orders.[MORE]
Cathedrals welcome back the faithful
The Catholic Church says the transformation brought about by restoration work inside Hobart's St Mary's Cathedral has been stunning.[MORE]
Lambeth conference fails to resolve gay clergy debate
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Getting 650 bishops to agree on religious principles has proved impossible, threatening to tear the Anglican Church apart. [MORE]
Anglicans fail to resolve homosexuality debate
Anglican bishops have failed to resolve the row over homosexuality that threatens to split the church.[MORE]
Anglican Church moves to end gay bishop ordination
A group of senior Anglican clergy has announced new proposals to try to preserve the church's unity by ending the ordination of gay bishops and stopping the blessing of same-sex relationships.[MORE]
Archbishop admits to Anglican strains as bishops meet
The Archbishop of Canterbury admits there are strains in the Anglican church, but he has played down talk of a full-blown schism as bishops began debate in a once-a-decade gathering.[MORE]
Churches 'need do more on climate change'
A researcher for the Australian National University says Christian denominations need to do more to address climate change.[MORE]
