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Rector of Trinity Wall Street talks about the financial crisis, 9/11 and faith

Rector of Trinity Wall Street talks about the financial crisis, 9/11 and faith

Trinity Church Wall Street has ministered to the people of New York City in joy and sorrow, terror and triumph since its founding by charter of King William III of England in 1697, which specified an annual rent of one peppercorn payable to the Crown.

22 October 2008

Bishop Herbert A. Donovan named to new post

Bishop Herbert A. Donovan named to new post

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced on October 20 the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Herbert A. Donovan, Jr. as Deputy to the Presiding Bishop for Anglican Communion Relations

22 October 2008

Pittsburgh votes to leave Episcopal Church, align with Southern Cone

Pittsburgh votes to leave Episcopal Church, align with Southern Cone

Deputies to the 143rd diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh October 4 voted 240-102 to leave the Episcopal Church.

07 October 2008

Tend to flock, Presiding Bishop states in Hobart lecture

Tend to flock, Presiding Bishop states in Hobart lecture

Weaving themes of shepherding, tending to flocks and the critical nature of the ecosystem, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori addressed the importance of pastoral responsibility at the September 30 Hobart lecture.

01 October 2008

Anglican Communion to Pray for the MDGs on September 25

Anglican Communion to Pray for the MDGs on September 25

On September 25, the world-wide Anglican Communion will observe a day of “prayer, fasting and witness” as the United Nations meets to discuss progress towards the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

17 September 2008

Canadian bishops to ponder implications of 'next steps' after Lambeth

Canadian bishops to ponder implications of 'next steps' after Lambeth

The Canadian house of bishops will discuss next month how best to respond to renewed proposals for a moratoria on the blessing of same-sex unions, the ordination of openly gay persons to the episcopate, and cross-border interventions.

12 September 2008

Bishop Duracin and others trying to evaluate Haiti's post-storm situation

Bishop Duracin and others trying to evaluate Haiti's post-storm situation

The Episcopal Diocese of Haiti is trying to evaluate the needs of Haitians in the wake of four storms that have battered Hispaniola in less than a month. "What has happened is very hard to us," Bishop Jean Zache Duracin wrote September 10 in response to an email inquiry from ENS.

12 September 2008

Diocese of Louisiana prepares to enter area worst hit by hurricane

Diocese of Louisiana prepares to enter area worst hit by hurricane

Officials of the New Orleans-based Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana hope to enter the civil parish of Terrebonne on September 5 to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav and assess people's needs.

05 September 2008

Anglican Women around the Globe speak out on poverty and Women's Empowerment

Anglican Women around the Globe speak out on poverty and Women's Empowerment

While worldwide attention is focused on discord and divisions within the Anglican Communion, Anglican women and girls are uniting to make their voices heard on issues of poverty and women’s empowerment

17 April 2008

Postcolonialism, Anglican identities focus of May 1-2 conference in Manchester

Postcolonialism, Anglican identities focus of May 1-2 conference in Manchester

Considering colonial legacies associated with the history of Anglican churches and analyzing the future of the postcolonial Church will be the focus of a May 1-2 conference hosted by the University of Manchester's Lincoln Theological Institute in England.

16 April 2008