My thoughts and prayers today are with Palestinians who mourn the loss of Yasser Arafat, their elected leader who has long embodied their yearning for sovereignty and respect.
11 November 2004
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will hold a special convention November 13 at St Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, to elect its fourth bishop to succeed Bishop Gethin Hughes. November 20 is set aside should an additional day be needed for balloting.
11 November 2004
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lambeth Commission on Communion has released its Report this week after a year of careful study and consultation with various parts of the Anglican Communion.
26 October 2004
"I believe all of us are grateful to the members of the Lambeth Commission, appointed by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, following the action of Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) in voting to affirm the election of Gene Robinson as Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire. Robinson is a gay man living openly with his partner in a covenant relationship.
22 October 2004
Beloved in the Lord,Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.I know how anxiously you await communication, so I am writing this short progress report. Be assured that during this unsettled time my thoughts and prayers remain with you and all our missionary efforts across the Diocese.
22 October 2004
The Primate of Southern Africa, the Bishop of Washington and a canon from the Diocese of Florida have teamed up to win a $10 million grant to combat HIV/AIDS through the work of the Anglican church in southern Africa, the United States Agency for International Development announced this week
08 October 2004
The House of Bishops has gathered in the city of Porto Alegre for an extraordinary meeting under the presidency of the Primate, the Most Revd Orlando Oliveira, and attending to the request of the clergy of the Anglican Diocese of Recife and its Suffragan Bishop, in the face of recent events in that Diocese, has deliberated the following
24 September 2004
Archdeacon Barry B Clarke, 52, was elected the 11th bishop of the Anglican diocese of Montreal on 18 September at an Episcopal election held at Christ Church Cathedral in the city.
20 September 2004
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Most Revd Andrew Hutchison, has joined Canadian Church leaders in defending the Church's 'time-honoured' and 'biblically-rooted tradition' of providing sanctuary to refugees facing deportation, the Anglican Journal of Canada has reported.
15 September 2004
In a letter sent on Tuesday 14 September to President George W Bush, the Rt Revd Leo Frade, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, asked that restrictions on family travel and gifts to Cuba be temporarily lifted to allow humanitarian aid, following the devastating passage of Hurricanes Charley and Ivan through the island nation.
15 September 2004