The Archbishop of Canterbury "does not intend to resign" despite calls from influential clergy to go following a damning report into failings over the handling of the John Smyth abuse scandal.
An independent review led by Keith Makin found that Smyth had perpetrated "prolific and abhorrent" abuse over decades and that the response of the Church of England "amounted to a cover-up".
Gafcon leaders have called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to repent over his change of position on gay sex.
"Those bishops who depart from the clear unambiguous teaching of the CofE should resign."
Evangelicals have expressed "disbelief" at comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury in which he claimed that gay sex is not sinful if it is within a committed relationship.
"The Anglican Network in Europe is still small, but it is a growing Province-in-Formation," said the Most Rev Laurent Mbanda, the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and Chair of the Gafcon Primates.
TV presenter and conservationist Chris Packham has led calls to the Church of England to commit to re-wilding 30 per cent of its land.
Ahead of his speech Saturday at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church in California, warned believers must re-evangelise nominal Christians to fulfill the Great Commission, adding that some Christians have traded "spiritual power for political influence."
Over 5,000 Christians have gathered in South Korea for the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization to strategise about how to fulfil the Great Commission.
The Church in Wales is to invest nearly £10m in a number of new projects aimed at increasing church attendance.
In the 20th century a great deal of discussion – and controversy and disagreement – was generated by contrasting viewpoints concerning the way the Holy Spirit is experienced by individuals and communities and the impact of this on services and worship. That dynamic conversation and exploration continues.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised to abuse survivors who feel "let down by the Church" after a BBC investigation into a pay-out to a cathedral canon who was reportedly assessed as a potential risk to children.
The Lutheran World Federation and the Orthodox Church have announced an agreement on the debate over the "Filioque" clause of the Nicene Creed, which prompted the schism between Western and Eastern churches over 1,000 years ago.
