He will be received by the Rt Rev. Keith Newton, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham and a member of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
Mgr Newton said: "We are delighted that after much prayer Richard has asked to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church.
"He will be the first bishop from the Anglican Church in Wales to be received into the Ordinariate since its creation in 2011.
Read moreWe recall that in the past, the Archbishop of Canterbury had issued similar statements
criticising the positions of the Anglican Provinces of Kenya and Nigeria. It seems the history
of colonisation and patronising behaviour of some provinces in the Northern Hemisphere
towards the South, and Africa in particular, is not yet at an end. We commit ourselves strongly
to obedience of the commandments of God as contained in the Holy Bible, one of which is
The Episcopal News Service reports: "The Episcopal Church is 'being called to let go of our scarcity mindset and embrace the abundant blessings that the Holy Spirit has given us," [Julia Ayala Harris] said, adding, 'at the churchwide level, we sometimes talk too much about numbers, numbers of people in the pews, and not enough about the fruit of our ministries.'"
Read moreSpeaking at noon, Bishop Strange opened the first session of this year's Synod by saying that the situation was "a source of concern and sadness. Over the course of the summer and autumn last year, formal accusations were received under Canon 54, the Church's clergy-discipline canon, and Bishop Anne was suspended."
Read more"The Tribunal failed to give proper notice to me, the Presenting Bishops, or the Provincial Chancellors," of Ruch's request that the charges against him be dropped, Beach charged in his update. "We were not given a copy of what Bishop Ruch filed and we were not given opportunity to address the issue," he wrote.
Read moreEven if the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 was not signed into law, homosexuality would remain criminalized in Uganda, as it is in more than one-third of the world's countries. Even if the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is overturned by the Supreme Court, homosexuality will remain criminalized in Uganda. What is new is specifically outlawing the promotion of homosexuality and same-sex relationships as a moral alternative to God's natural design for marriage between one man and one woman.
Read moreJune is Dairy Month was established to help foster the agriculture industry, educate the populace about the barn-to-table connection, and to celebrate and thank the farmers who work from before dawn until after dusk to bring farm products to the American dinner table.
Read more"Within the Anglican Communion we continue to disagree over matters of sexuality, but in our commitment to God-given human dignity we must be united. I have reminded Archbishop Kaziimba that Anglicans around the world have long been united in our opposition to the criminalisation of homosexuality and LGBTQ people. Supporting such legislation is a fundamental departure from our commitment to uphold the freedom and dignity of all people.
Read moreIn the midst of this appointment process, on January 31, 2023, Bishop Ruch made a secret appeal to the Provincial Tribunal to declare the Presentment invalid. The Tribunal failed to give proper notice to me, the Presenting Bishops, or the Provincial Chancellors. We were not given a copy of what Bishop Ruch filed and we were not given opportunity to address the issue.
Read moreIf nothing else, it's disingenuous to complain about the decline of the church makes no effort to bring in new members.
Right about, some readers will gnash their teeth and say, "Well, we put up banners at Easter," or "we go to the local street fair."
But deep down, these people know their claims are hogwash. Indeed, many of these same people will ask new church members, "How did you find us?"
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