Archbishop: Closings Painful but Needed
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BOSTON, Nov. 13 -- Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley made an emotional appeal Saturday to Catholics who oppose the downsizing of local parishes, saying the cuts are so painful that he sometimes asks God to "call me home and let someone else finish this job."
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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the worldwide Anglican Communion over the issues of gay clergy and same-sex unions.
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The openly gay Episcopal bishop whose ordination threatens to fracture the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;genuinely and deeply regrets&quot; the pain this caused
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By Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 19--WEST ALLIS -- This is the way the church closed, not with a bang but with a quiet procession of dozens of current and former members to the front of St. Mary Help of Christians Church, where they reverently kissed the altar.
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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called yesterday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatens to fracture the church.
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A high-level meeting called by the   Archbishop of Canterbury failed to find a way to stop the U.S.   Episcopal church from splintering even further over gay issues,   church leaders announced on Wednesday.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams held crisis talks Thursday with US bishops to prevent a split in the global communion as a deadline approaches for the US church to reverse its liberal stance on homosexuality.
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The Archbishop of Westminster has told a midnight mass that more needs to be done to achieve Middle East peace.
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Questions are being raised about the NHS's ability to push ahead with plans to close services.
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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the Worldwide Anglican Communion over disagreements about gay clergy and same-sex unions.
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The nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding their fall meeting this week during troubled times for the U.S. church.
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A remark by the Vatican's No. 2 about the possibility of a papal resignation has touched a raw nerve, setting off an emotional debate among some of Pope John Paul II's closest advisers.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has held last-ditch talks to end the gay clergy row threatening the worldwide Anglican church.
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Traditionalists and gay Christians are cautious over a call for unity by the Archbishop of Canterbury amid the row about homosexual clergy.
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The Church of England would struggle in the future without women priests, researchers say.
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The Anglican hierarchy urged U.S. church  leaders Monday to apologize for consecrating a gay bishop and  called for a moratorium on same-sex marriages.
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The Anglican church is deeply divided and could "implode and self-destruct" over gay clerics and other sensitive issues, a senior advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury warned.