LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Transgender members of the 85-million-strong Anglican faith community will now have the support of the Church of England, after it released guidelines on Tuesday ...

The Church of England has backed proposals to allow prayers of blessing for same sex couples. Its position on gay marriage will not change and same-sex couples will still be unable to marry in church.

It was a simple blessing: a giving of thanks for love, friendship and commitment. Yet this prayer, read at a church in Suffolk, east England, on Sunday morning, has become a lightning rod for ...