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Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:26PM (Staff) A COMMONWEALTH Summit of 16 countries that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as head of state has agreed unanimously on two significant changes to the rules of succession. Now female members of the royal family will be accorded the same rights to the throne as males. In the past a younger son could become
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:18PM 
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(Staff) THE BBC’s religion and ethics department has advised that the terms BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini, medieval Latin for the Year of Our Lord) should be replaced by the terms Before Common Era and Common Era.
But Britain’s state-funded broadcaster is facing a backlash
Friday, December 10, 2010 at 06:00PM ON NOV. 24th the General Synod of the Church of England took the first step in approving the Anglican Covenant by massive majorities. It will now be referred to the dioceses for approval. The final vote will be in 2011.
Friday, December 10, 2010 at 05:59PM Five bishops in the Church of England are joining the Roman Catholic Church under a scheme set up by the Pope for disaffected Anglicans. The move was confirmed Nov. 8th by a statement from the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales welcoming the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev. Andrew Burnham, the Bishop of Richborough, the Rt Rev. Keith Newton, the Bishop of Fulham, the Rt Rev. John Broadhurst, and retired bishops Edwin Barnes and David Silk.
Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 01:06PM THE ENGLISH Prayer Book Society has launched a new website ahead of yearlong celebrations in 2012 to mark the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.