June 15, 2006 Episcopal Church convention opens debate on sexuality

Columbus, Ohio American Episcopalians devoted early sessions of their triennial General Convention, meeting here June 13-21, to debate on whether the church should pull back from moves toward greater acceptance of ...

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June 1, 2006 Open letter rebukes retired Carey

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, has dismissed concerns expressed in an open letter that rebukes him for apparently offering himself as “an alternative leader” to his successor as head of the Anglican Communion....

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June 1, 2006 Canadians modest about their religion while Americans prone to exaggeration

Canadians may actually be more religious than they say they are, while their neighbours south of the border may actually be going to church much less than they say they do, two separate studies have reported. The number of...

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May 1, 2006 Three gays on California ballot

Three of the seven candidates for bishop of the Episcopal diocese of California are openly gay, a development that could again focus attention on gay clergy at the church’s upcoming General Convention in June.

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April 1, 2006 U.S. church leaders slam Iraq war

A group of religious leaders from the United States has issued a public letter criticizing the war in Iraq and acknowledging their churches’ inability to stop it.

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March 1, 2006 Four nominees for U.S. presiding bishop

The Episcopal Church in the United States announced on Jan. 25 that four bishops have been nominated for the position of presiding bishop, including the first female nominee. Conservative groups protested the fact that three of...

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January 1, 2006 Jews target of most hate crimes in U.S.

Oxford, OhioJews remained by far the greatest target of religious-based hate crimes in the United States in 2004, according to a recently-released report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI recorded...

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November 1, 2005 Window offers 'vision of hope'

When Camille devastated the Gulf Coast on Aug. 17, 1969, among the landmarks it destroyed in Biloxi, Miss., was the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, where only the bell tower survived. Before the bulldozers ploughed away...

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November 1, 2005 Disaster plans urged for church

Las VegasThe Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) said during its fall meeting in Las Vegas that hurricanes Katrina and Rita have demonstrated the need for dioceses and congregations to...

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November 1, 2005 Prisoner-turned-priest finds path behind bars

The congregation is small. There are about 42 communicants, and between 15 and 20 show up on any given Sunday night for Eucharist. "In that respect, it's very much like any other parish in the Episcopal Church," said...

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