The Diocese of Recife in Brazil celebrated the start of a new chapter in its complicated life with the installation on October 11 of its fourth bishop, the Rt. Rev. Sebastiao Armando Gameleira Soares. The newly elected primate of Brazil, the Most Rev. Mauricio Andrade, presided over the investiture
24 October 2006
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has received the report of the Panel of Reference for the Anglican Communion and sees it as an important contribution to the process of reconciliation in Canada. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams released the report last week.
16 October 2006
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is providing emergency assistance to support families affected by the October 2 tragedy when five students were killed and five others hospitalised following a shooting at an Amish schoolhouse in Bart Township, Pennsylvania.
12 October 2006
At least 2,000 demonstrators closed Century Boulevard near the Los Angeles International Airport during the Thursday, September 29, evening rush hour in protest of low wages for immigrant workers at nearby hotels. Authorities arrested about 400 protestors, including clergy and state and local officials
03 October 2006
Bishop Richard Chartres of London delivers the Seventh Annual Hobart Lecture September 20 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York.
27 September 2006
A group of 21 Episcopal Church bishops said September 22 in a letter to their colleagues in the House of Bishops that they support the Windsor Report, believe that the 75th General Convention 'did not adequately respond' to the report and subsequent statements, but pledged to 'care for all God's children in our dioceses.
25 September 2006
While Congress votes this week on legislation proposed by the White House concerning the treatment of terrorist suspects, Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold joined 27 other religious leaders in signing the statement of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, proclaiming that torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions hold dear.
20 September 2006
The Rev. Bob Blackwell and wife Kay, appointed missionaries of the Episcopal Church who live in Damascus, Syria, were at their home on September 12 when Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected Al Qaeda-linked militants to blow up the U.S. embassy.
16 September 2006
The Rev. Paul Gibson, former liturgical officer for the Anglican Church of Canada, is one of 10 people awarded the Cross of St. Augustine by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Mr. Gibson retired in 1998 and has since served as consultant for liturgy for the Anglican Consultative Council.
14 September 2006
A group of bishops met in New York on 11-13 September at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and in consultation with the Presiding Bishop to review the current landscape of the church in view of conflicts within the Episcopal Church.
13 September 2006