Same-Sex Blessings

  1. Church of England General Synod endorses bishops’ proposal for same-sex blessings
    Posted Feb 9, 2023
    By Egan Millard
  2. Archbishop of Canterbury’s speech to General Synod on ‘Living in Love and Faith’ debate
    Posted Feb 8, 2023
  3. Church of England’s General Synod gets underway, with questions about same-sex marriage looming
    Posted Feb 6, 2023
    By Egan Millard
  4. Church of England releases draft prayers for same-sex blessings; archbishop of Canterbury says he won’t use th...
    Posted Jan 20, 2023
    By Egan Millard
  5. Church of England bishops propose offering blessings to same-sex couples, but not marriage
    Posted Jan 18, 2023
    By Egan Millard
  6. With same-sex marriage in the spotlight, where does it stand across the Anglican Communion?
    Posted Jul 28, 2022
    By Egan Millard
  7. Church in Wales’ first same-sex couple blessing takes place
    Posted Nov 15, 2021
  8. Church in Wales approves blessing service for same-sex partnerships
    Posted Sep 10, 2021
  9. St. Paul’s by the Sea to conduct same-sex blessings, marriages
    Posted Mar 6, 2020
    St. Paul’s by the Sea
  10. Australian and Irish bishops issue separate statements on same-sex relationships
    Posted May 15, 2018
  11. Anglican Church in New Zealand opens the door to blessing same-sex relationships
    Posted May 9, 2018
  12. General Convention will again grapple with same-sex marriage questions
    Posted Apr 4, 2018
    By Mary Frances Schjonberg
  13. Convention’s marriage task force proposes non-marriage rites, ways to minister to cohabitants
    Posted Apr 4, 2018
    By Mary Frances Schjonberg
  14. Sexuality working group recommends services of blessing without changing formularies
    Posted Jan 22, 2018
  15. No easy solution to same-sex marriage issue, secretary general tells Synod
    Posted Feb 16, 2017
  16. Structural arrangements sought to keep sides in same-sex relationship debate united
    Posted Oct 28, 2016
    By Gavin Drake
  17. Anglican Church of Southern Africa rejects blessing of same-sex civil unions
    Posted Sep 30, 2016
  18. Southern African synod to consider blessing same-sex civil unions
    Posted Aug 17, 2016
    By Gavin Drake
  19. Curry: ‘Jesus doesn’t allow us the option of self-righteousness’
    Posted Jul 11, 2016
    By André Forget
  20. Report urges Anglicans to defeat laws criminalizing same-sex behavior
    Posted Jun 22, 2016
    By ENS staff