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Brazil takes “decisive steps towards gender equality” with election of its first female bishop

The Church of Brazil elects its first female bishop, 34 years after it first paved the way for women to serve in all three ministry orders.

24 January 2018

Bishop calls for end to “systemic sexism, misogyny and misuse of power” in the church

The US-based Episcopal Church must do more to give a voice to victims of sexual exploitation, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry says.

23 January 2018

Threat of nuclear war “is a sin”, World Council of Churches’ chief tells economic leaders

The Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit will take an anti-nuclear message with him when he travels to the World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow.

22 January 2018

Lambeth Palace event to showcase Anglican primates’ views on the environment

Lambeth Palace will host an event during the Season of Creation in the Autumn showcasing Anglican primates’ views on the environment.

17 January 2018

Episcopal church converted to emergency response hub after deadly California mudslides

All Saints-by-the-Sea Church in Montecito, California, became an emergency response centre after fatal mudslides in Santa Barbara.

15 January 2018

Christian groups decry US policy change on Salvadorans as Episcopalians offer support

200,000 Salvadorans who have legally established roots and families in the US could be deported after immigration protections end.

12 January 2018

Cross-provincial regional meeting to discuss Latin American migration returnees crisis

Bishops from the northern triangle of Central America will a regional cross-provincial meeting to discuss a growing migrant crisis.

11 January 2018

The Primate of Canada, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, announces plans to retire in July 2019

Archbishop Fred Hiltz has announced that he will retire on the final day of the next meeting of the Church of Canada’s General Synod.

10 January 2018

“Love Like Christ”: Presiding Bishop’s pastoral visit to post-hurricane Puerto Rico

Bishop Rafael Morales had led the Diocese of Puerto Rico a mere two months when Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September.

09 January 2018

Earthquake repairs to Washington National Cathedral could last another decade

An earthquake that struck in August 2011 caused an estimated £25.1 million damage to the stonework of Washington National Cathedral.

05 January 2018