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Church of England Appoints First Female Bishop Of London
Former nurse Sarah Mullally was appointed Bishop of London on Monday, the first female to take the job which is one of the most senior in the Church of England.
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Church of England Prepares to Vote on Women Bishops
The Church of England gathered Friday for its most important meeting in more than 20 years to decide whether women should become bishops, after decades of division on the issue.
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Church of England Dioceses Approve Female Bishops
The Church of England says all its dioceses have voted to let women serve as bishops, leaving just one major hurdle to changing centuries of church practice.
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Church of England paves way for women bishops in 2014
The Church of England's law-making body voted in favour of female bishops on Wednesday, a move that ended a 20-year impasse and could see women ordained as senior clergy by the end of 2014.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth might have to break sovereign promise
The impending gay marriage legislation could force Queen Elizabeth II to break a sovereign promise, former senior UK bishop has warned. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, who was Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, said the Queen took an oath to "uphold God's laws" when she was crowned.
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On her funeral, Britons debate Margaret Thatcher's ice cream invention
The claim by the Bishop of London today that Margaret Thatcher was one of the inventors of Mr Whippy ice cream went viral on micro-blogging site Twitter, with Britons debating whether the former premier was really a brain behind the soft-serve frozen-dessert.
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Britain bids farewell to Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher at grand funeral
Royalty, dignitaries and admirers from all walks of life paid their final respects to Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday in the grandest funeral for a British leader in half a century - although a few boos from the London crowd were a reminder of her divisive rule.
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Margaret Thatcher 'sparked storm of opinions', bishop tells mourners
The Bishop of London told mourners at former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday that she had sparked a "storm of conflicting opinions".
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Church of England Appoints First Female Bishop Of London
Former nurse Sarah Mullally was appointed Bishop of London on Monday, the first female to take the job which is one of the most senior in the Church of England.
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Church of England Prepares to Vote on Women Bishops
The Church of England gathered Friday for its most important meeting in more than 20 years to decide whether women should become bishops, after decades of division on the issue.
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Church of England Dioceses Approve Female Bishops
The Church of England says all its dioceses have voted to let women serve as bishops, leaving just one major hurdle to changing centuries of church practice.
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Church of England paves way for women bishops in 2014
The Church of England's law-making body voted in favour of female bishops on Wednesday, a move that ended a 20-year impasse and could see women ordained as senior clergy by the end of 2014.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth might have to break sovereign promise
The impending gay marriage legislation could force Queen Elizabeth II to break a sovereign promise, former senior UK bishop has warned. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, who was Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, said the Queen took an oath to "uphold God's laws" when she was crowned.
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On her funeral, Britons debate Margaret Thatcher's ice cream invention
The claim by the Bishop of London today that Margaret Thatcher was one of the inventors of Mr Whippy ice cream went viral on micro-blogging site Twitter, with Britons debating whether the former premier was really a brain behind the soft-serve frozen-dessert.
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Britain bids farewell to Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher at grand funeral
Royalty, dignitaries and admirers from all walks of life paid their final respects to Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday in the grandest funeral for a British leader in half a century - although a few boos from the London crowd were a reminder of her divisive rule.
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Margaret Thatcher 'sparked storm of opinions', bishop tells mourners
The Bishop of London told mourners at former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday that she had sparked a "storm of conflicting opinions".
