On the first day of this year's Standing Committee meeting, the members heard reports on the Primates' Meeting, Anglican Communion communications and Continuing Indaba.
26 March 2011
On 1 March 2011 Martha Allen joined the Indigenous Theological Training Institute (ITTI) as Executive Director. Martha is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Lakota) in South Dakota and was raised an Episcopalian in Native churches throughout the US (her father was an Episcopal priest).
17 March 2011
According to two recent research studies, the pay disparity between male and female clergy in the Episcopal Church mirrors the rest of the United States.
17 March 2011
In a letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams' highlights the persecution of Christians, the earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, the recent Primates' Meeting, and the Anglican Communion itself.
12 March 2011
n a sewing factory in San Pedro Sula men and women infected with HIV/AIDS sew T-shirts, tote bags, school uniforms and other items for both in-country and export sale. In exchange for labor the workers receive a fair wage -- $250 a month (the Honduran minimum wage)
07 March 2011
A snowboarding priest from British Columbia has earned what could well be the first-ever doctorate in the sport for his exploration of spirituality on the slopes.
04 March 2011
Five members have been elected to the Primates Standing Committee by the Primates at the recent Primates' Meeting in Dublin, Ireland. All have now confirmed they are willing to serve.
16 February 2011
President Barack Obama announced Feb. 4 that Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori would be joining his administration as a member of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
05 February 2011
The Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies has announced that his Province has adopted the Anglican Communion Covenant. It is the third to do so officially, the others being the Anglican Church of Mexico and The Church of the Province of Myanmar.
30 January 2011
The death toll in Rio de Janeiro State continues to rise, after deadly rainstorms, never before seen in the region, which brought devastating destruction to Região Serrana, the Central Mountainous region of the State.
26 January 2011