Threatened because of their affiliation with the United States government, nearly 20 Kurdish refugees will soon find a new home in the Diocese of Idaho, the first of hundreds to be resettled with the help of Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM).
19 December 1996
On 22 December, 1996 the Anglican Diocese in Jamaica will ordain its first women priests when four existing women deacons will be priested.
19 December 1996
A Guatemalan Church leader is afraid that peace will mean an end to international support for justice and reconciliation in Guatemala. "Once peace has been signed on a piece of paper, we'll be left alone," warned Miguel Palacios, an Anglican priest and long-time peace activist in the country.
19 December 1996
The Third Meeting of Anglican Episcopalian Women of Brazil met in November and advocated reading the Bible from a feminist perspective.
19 December 1996
Statement issued November 11, 1996, by Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning in reponse to allegations about sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Long Island
15 November 1996
The following information comes in response to an article that appear in a popular pornography glossy PENTHOUSE in the USA. The story was carried on EPISCOPAL NEWS SERVICE. The unfortunate incident is addressed very well by the Bishop of Bethlehem (ECUSA) and we post this for your information and use.
13 November 1996
Yesterday, 6th November, 1996, was a memorable day in the history of Chile. The House of Deputies debated and passed a Bill establishing norms regulating the recognition and funtioning of churches, religious confessions and organizations in the country. There were 91 votes in favour, and none against.
11 November 1996
Following a peaceful protest by indigenous communities in Northern Argentina the Provincial government has agreed to sign an agreement to give the local communities the title deeds to their land.
06 November 1996
Canada's first aboriginal person to become a diocesan bishop is the Right Reverend Gordon Beardy. Bishop Beardy, 46 is a former Oji-Cree chief who has been suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Keewatin since September, 1993. His election as the diocesan, or senior bishop, will be seen as significant by the Church, especially by native Anglicans who make up a majority of the diocese.
06 November 1996
In an open letter read at all services on 29 September, Bishop Terence Finlay, Bishop of Toronto, asked Churches to set up a "Community Tax Redirection Fund" to help those affected by the provincial government cutbacks.
06 November 1996