Doug Willoughby believes there are HIV - positive people in many Christian congregations in his area. 'Most of them are terrified to disclose,' says the pastoral associate from St. Paul's on - the - Hill, Pickering, who is HIV-positive himself.
21 August 2006
Many of the people who have fled the Israeli bombing of Lebanon have found refuge in public schools in Beirut and other cities. The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), a member of ACT International (Action by Churches Together) is doing its best to help some of them, bringing in much-needed food parcels
09 August 2006
Renewed relationships were in focus August 4 as more than 300 black Episcopalians, gathered in Richmond, Virginia, concluded the five-day, 38th annual meeting and conference of the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE).
09 August 2006
Inspired by this theme, and by the motto 'Worship, Service, and Commitment,' delegates from dioceses and districts of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil gathered in Curitiba from 26th to 30th of July for the thirtieth General Synod.
08 August 2006
Trinity Church - St. Paul's Chapel, New York, has distributed 27 grants totalling $1,260,776 for social and spiritual transformation initiatives throughout the world, the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper, rector, has announced.
08 August 2006
Commenting on the unfolding developments in the Middle East,Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold said today: 'While much of the world's focus is understandably on the disaster in Lebanon, we cannot forget the continuing humanitarian crisis for Palestinians in Gaza.
01 August 2006
To recognise the work of 20th century theologian and scholar C.S Lewis, a new organisation, the C.S Lewis Society of California, was recently founded.
27 July 2006
Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold has signed a letter to President George W. Bush, issued by Churches for Middle East Peace, calling for a diplomatic solution to the conflicts in Gaza and between Hezbollah and Israel.
21 July 2006
Once again the peoples of the world are compelled to witness violence, hatred and pain in Israel and Lebanon. This is by no means a new phenomena and even the psalmist centuries before the birth of Christ called upon his community to, 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.'
21 July 2006
I am writing to you in the light of the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio and the reactions to its decisions.
14 July 2006