Category - episcopal church

Williams' latest Anglican reflection produces mixed reactions

agency reporter — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:02:59 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams' reflections on the Episcopal Church's General Convention in California, are already provoking controversy and a variety of reactions.

US Evangelical Lutheran gathering will tackle sexuality

agency reporter — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:00:01 +0100

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will make decisions on issues related to human sexuality at its 2009 Churchwide Assembly from 17-23 August in Minneapolis.

US Anglicans forty years after Stonewall

Savi Hensman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:37:40 +0100

The Stonewall riots in June 1969 in New York helped to transform society in the USA and beyond, says Savi Hensman. The General Convention of the Episcopal Church in July 2009 is far more sedate, but the issues facing Christians of all traditions are profound.

US Episcopal head remembers earthquake victims in Italy Easter visit

agency reporter — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:51 +0100

Remembering the earthquake that devastated the Italian town of L'Aquila in the Abruzzi region, US Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori marked Easter Day in Florence.

US priest who became a 'Christian Muslim' is defrocked

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:54:13 +0100

A US Episcopal priest who has been banned from practising as a cleric for claiming loyalty to both Christianity and Islam says she still believes it is possible to have dual religious loyalties.

Episcopal Church challenges extra-judicial killings in the Philippines

agency reporter — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:37:12 +0000

Human rights violations in the Philippines have been addressed in US Episcopal Church testimony to the House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations and Sub-Committee on State Foreign Operations.

Episcopal Church engages domestic poverty alleviation plan

agency reporter — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:34:54 +0000

The Episcopal Church is being asked to address the concerns of the poor in the USA, focusing initially on the needs of Native American communities through a "Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation."

Christians urged to go beyond hospitality to 'radical welcome'

staff writers — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:44:06 +0000

Women in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are looking beyond politeness to the much deeper relationships needed to sustain a Christian community’s alternative values.

Hospitality and prayer sought as the tone for Lambeth Conference

agency reporter — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:56:29 +0100

Bishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion have been experiencing hospitality visits and prayer retreats in advance of the formal element of the Lambeth Conference, which is meeting on the campus of the University of Kent.

Episcopal head's Gaza visit highlights plight of Palestinians

agency reporter — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:38:19 +0000

US Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's recent visit to Gaza brought her a deeper understanding of the humanitarian crisis that is impacting the 1.5 million Palestinians in the region.