The Guardian claims the Church of England has been plunged into its gravest crisis in decades after legislation that would have allowed female clergy to become bishops was rejected by just six votes. Full story >>
VOCABULARY
A bishop is a priest with a high rank in some Christian religions, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area. • A Zimbabwe court has ordered a breakaway Anglican bishop to return church property he seized after his excommunication in 2007.
