June 21, 2006 Church makes indirect statement about gay bishops

Columbus, Ohio American Episcopalians decided on June 21 at their General Convention to ask their church “to exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life...

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June 21, 2006 Episcopal Church undecided on key sexuality issues going into last day

As the Episcopal Church in the USA’s (ECUSA) nine-day General Convention swung into its last day, the two most controversial issues – gay bishops and blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples – remained unresolved, reflecting the continuing divide in the American arm of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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June 20, 2006 U.S. church confronts painful link to black slavery

As the Episcopal Church in the USA (ECUSA) breaks new ground and forges a future with such actions as the election of its first female national bishop, it is also examining its 400-year-old past and confronting an exquisitely painful issue – the church’s relationship to black slavery.

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June 19, 2006 Reactions to first woman primate range from elation to disappointment

Reactions from Anglicans worldwide to the election of Nevada bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori as the first female primate (national bishop) of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) and of the entire Anglican Communion...

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June 19, 2006 Texas diocese challenges female leader's authority

Less than 24 hours after the election of the Episcopal Church in the USA’s (ECUSA) first female presiding bishop, the diocese of Fort Worth (Tex.) appealed to the Archbishop of Canterbury for alternative oversight.

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June 19, 2006 Canadian observers weigh in on General Convention

A dozen or so visitors from the Anglican Church of Canada, including the primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, are attending the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) in various capacities and view the triennial meeting from a unique perspective.

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June 19, 2006 "Building relationships" a priority for new U.S. presiding bishop

The new presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA), Katharine Jefferts Schori, on June 18 called her historic election “a grand adventure” and said she has found that being a female pioneer is “less of an issue” once person-to-person relationships are developed.

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June 18, 2006 Episcopal Church elects first woman as presiding bishop

American Episcopalians, meeting at their triennial governing convention, elected Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of the diocese of Nevada, as presiding bishop, or national leader, of the 2.4 million-member denomination.

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June 17, 2006 Episcopal convention sees painstaking work on sexuality issues

Issues concerning homosexuality will not be resolved at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention before the election of a new presiding bishop, or national leader, on June 18, since members of a special committee wrestling with the issues have not yet agreed on the wording of key resolutions.

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June 16, 2006 Convention encompasses more than sexuality issues

Columbus, Ohio Although they are not the events that draw secular media like CNN’s Larry King Live – which assembled a panel on June 15 to discuss sexuality and the Christian church – a myriad of other events and issues...

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