Anglican Communion News Service - USA

Episcopalians go to Washington for prayerful march against violence

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:12:00 GMT

Rain, snow, and temperatures that were barely above freezing did not deter a group of about 400 Episcopalians from taking to the streets of the nation’s capital March 25 to transform the traditional re-enactment of Jesus’ journey to Cal... [More]

VTS Names Director of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:33:00 GMT

Alexandria, VA – On March 7, 2013, the VTS Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of the Rev. Robert Heaney, Ph.D. as the new Director of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies

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'Carnage' of gun violence must stop, bishops say

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:40:00 GMT

Retreat concludes with call for ‘new conversation’ that challenges U.S. gun violence

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Women's Indaba success will mean similar gatherings across Africa, USA

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:08:00 GMT

The first three-day Indaba process specifically designed for women to discuss the issue of violence has been hailed a success by participants.

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Episcopal Church leaders commit to challenging gun violence

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:05:00 GMT

Leaders across the Episcopal Church have committed themselves to challenging gun violence as part of God’s mission of reconciliation. The new commitment is a response to the shooting deaths of twenty children and eight adults in a Connecticut... [More]

UPDATED Connecticut bishops issue statement in response to shooting massacre [+ en espanol]

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:41:00 GMT

The bishops of the Diocese of Connecticut issued the following statement in response to the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 26 people, 20 of them children between the ages of 5 and 10, were shot and killed. The school is loc... [More]

Convention 'declines to take a position' on Anglican Covenant

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:41:00 GMT

The House of Bishops concurred with the deputies July 10 to affirm their commitment to building relationships across the Anglican Communion, especially through the Continuing Indaba program, and to decline to take a position on the Anglican Covenan... [More]

Landmark Christian-Muslim Peace Summit opens in Beirut

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:25:00 GMT

The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, a former Episcopal bishop of Washington and four Iranian Shi’ite Muslims, two holding the rank of ayatollah, are among the religious leaders who’ve traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, for the second Christian-... [More]

Episcopal leaders push to abolish death penalty across the country

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:56:00 GMT

When Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill in April making Connecticut the fifth state in five years to abolish the death penalty, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Suffragan James Curry’s attendance at the ceremony testified to the influenc... [More]

Ecumenical panel kicks off UN forum on indigenous issues

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:11:00 GMT

In the 1850s, native people living in the western United States signed “peace” treaties with the U.S. Government in exchange for land; land that was to provide a safe homeland and economic opportunities

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New Digital Formation program focuses on mission and outreach

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMT

Clergy and lay leaders throughout the Episcopal Church are being offered the chance to appreciate the importance of understanding the use and effects of social media in the church as well as its theological foundations and implications

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Haiti elects Ogé Beauvoir as bishop suffragan

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:44:00 GMT

The Rev. Canon Ogé Beauvoir, dean of the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Port-au-Prince, was elected Nov. 25 to be the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti's first bishop suffragan, pending the required consents from a majority of bishops with juris... [More]

Episcopal Church Primate calls for action on food

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:34:00 GMT

The leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States has called for G20 agriculture ministers meeting in Paris today for strong action to combat high food prices.

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Sudan delegation meets with UN secretary general, 'raises alarm'

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:22:00 GMT

An ecumenical delegation of Sudanese religious leaders met with U.N. officials and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Oct. 11 to express its fear of what might happen if the Jan. 9 referendum in which south Sudan is expected to vote for independence fro... [More]

Haiti - An Anglican Responsibility

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:48:00 GMT

The Anglican Communion needs to be actively involved in helping the rebuilding and healing of Haiti, working with the Église Épiscopale d’Haïti (the Anglican/Episcopal Diocese of Haiti) and its bishop the Rt Revd Zach&eacut... [More]