0h 10min, apr 16, 2026 y - Welsh Church Approves Blessings of Same-Sex Marriages

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The governing body of the Church in Wales has approved a bill to make a blessing of same-sex marriages permanent.

It comes after a temporary measure introduced in 2021 meant same-sex couples could have their marriage or civil partnership blessed in a church ceremony.

Several senior figures within the Church in Wales, including the bishops of St Asaph and Llandaff, spoke in support of the proposal before it was passed.

Individual clergy would still be able to opt out of offering blessings to same-sex couples.

Its 143 members voted overwhelmingly to make the service of blessing permanent.

The motion needed a two-thirds majority from each of the three Orders - bishops, clergy, and lay members.

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