UK

In a historic decision that balances conviction with compassion, the Church in Wales Governing Body has voted decisively to make permanent the provision of blessings for same-sex couples in civil marriages or partnerships. Following a five-year experimental period, the motion passed with the required two-thirds majority among bishops, clergy, and laity at a meeting in Llandudno. Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Cherry Vann—herself in a same-sex relationship—expressed deep satisfaction not only with the outcome but with the manner in which it was achieved. "It was Christ-like," she told Premier...