Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams

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  Litany of secrets after papal retirement bombshell

  For an institution devoted to eternal light, the Vatican has shown itself to be a master of smokescreens since Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation ... 

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  Key events in the life of Benedict XVI

  Benedict XVI says he is stepping down at the end of the month, lacking the strength to fulfill his duties at the head of the Catholic Church. 

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  New archbishop of Canterbury formally takes office

  The new archbishop of Canterbury on Monday formally took up his post as the leader of the world's 80-million-strong Anglican Communion. The Most Rev. 

• Anglican leader Rowan Williams steps down

  The head of the Church of England is leaving office after a decade as the spiritual leader of the world's 80 million-strong Anglican Communion. 

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  Pope's Christmas message focuses on Mideast, China

  In his Christmas message to the world Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the slaughter in Syria and for more meaningful negotiations ... 

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  Queen delivers 1st Christmas message in 3D

  Queen Elizabeth II has hailed the holidays in a new dimension, delivering her Christmas message for the first time in 3D. In the annual, prerecorded ... 

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  Church of England leader: Vote needs explanation

  The Church of England has much explaining to do following its failure to vote to allow women to serve as bishops, its leader said Wednesday — and ... 

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  Church of England says no to female bishops

  The Church of England's governing body blocked a move Tuesday to permit women to serve as bishops in a vote so close it failed to settle the question ... 

• Zimbabwe: Anglican ex-bishop must return property

  A Zimbabwe court has ordered a breakaway Anglican bishop to return church property he seized after his excommunication in 2007. Supreme Court Judge ... 

• Church of England nears vote on female bishops

  After decades of debate, the Church of England votes Tuesday on whether it will finally admit women to the ranks of bishops — under a compromise ...