Banns may be banned
Anglican Journal
January 1, 2002
London A review of Church of England marriage procedures, published in November, recommended scrapping the reading of banns and giving couples a wider choice of
London A review of Church of England marriage procedures, published in November, recommended scrapping the reading of banns and giving couples a wider choice of
Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara made an ecumenical pilgrimage to the Vatican in November, accompanied by Bishop Michael Pryse of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
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