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Divided Church of England renews pledge to ordain women bishops

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 10:17 AM PDT

The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Welby, attends his enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral at Canterbury, southern EnglandBy Adam Jourdan LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England's law-making body voted on Monday in favor of ordaining women bishops, but it will be at least two years before the measure, opposed by a minority of traditionalists, can be passed. The vote was a boost for Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who became head of the 80 million-member Anglican church in January, a few weeks after a blocking minority defeated the last attempt to allow women bishops in the English church, after 10 years of divisive debate. ...

Church of England backs new push for women bishops

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:35 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England's governing body has voted to restart the process of allowing women bishops following a widespread backlash over the failure of such legislation last year.

Pope blasts indifference over migration deaths

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 06:04 AM PDT

Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday July 8, 2013. Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday denounced the "globalization of indifference" that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe, as he traveled to the farthest reaches of Italy to draw attention to their plight and to mourn those who never made it.

Pope Francis commemorates migrant dead at Lampedusa

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 04:46 AM PDT

Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit at Lampedusa IslandBy Alessandro Bianchi LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis celebrated mass on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Monday to commemorate thousands of migrants who have died crossing the sea from North Africa, underlining his drive to put the poor at the heart of his papacy. The choice of Lampedusa for his first official trip outside Rome was highly symbolic for the pontiff, who said news reports of the deaths of desperate people trying to reach a better life that had been like "a thorn in the heart". ...

Pope comes to Sicilian island to pray for migrants lost at sea as 162 Eritreans come ashore

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:58 AM PDT

Pope Francis travelled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore.

Pope visits Lampedusa as more migrants come ashore

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:47 AM PDT

Pope Francis, right, boards an Italian Coast Guard boat upon his arrival at the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday, July 8, 2013. Pope Francis heads Monday to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to pray with migrants who have recently arrived and remember those who have died trying. Francis, a pope from "the end of the Earth" whose ancestors immigrated to Argentina from Italy, has a special place in his heart for refugees: As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he denounced the exploitation of migrants as "slavery" and said those who did nothing to stop it were complicit by their silence. On Monday, he will arrive at Lampedusa's port by boat and will throw a floral wreath into the sea in memory of those who died trying to reach the island, which is closer to Africa than the Italian mainland. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore.

Pope arrives in Lampedusa as migrants come ashore

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 12:55 AM PDT

Pope Francis, right, boards an Italian Coast Guard boat upon his arrival at the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday, July 8, 2013. Pope Francis heads Monday to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to pray with migrants who have recently arrived and remember those who have died trying. Francis, a pope from "the end of the Earth" whose ancestors immigrated to Argentina from Italy, has a special place in his heart for refugees: As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he denounced the exploitation of migrants as "slavery" and said those who did nothing to stop it were complicit by their silence. On Monday, he will arrive at Lampedusa's port by boat and will throw a floral wreath into the sea in memory of those who died trying to reach the island, which is closer to Africa than the Italian mainland. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore.

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