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Presiding Bishop hits out at President Trump’s transgender ban

The leader of the US-based Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, has hit out at President Donald Trump’s announced ban on transgender people serving in the US military. 

31 July 2017

Episcopal priest takes dying dog on road trip for 'Last Howlelujah Tour'

The Revd Bill Miller is taking a close friend to Las Vegas on vacation, but this trip is about the bark, not the bet.

11 July 2017

River of Life pilgrimage paddles its way down Connecticut River

Episcopal pilgrims in the United States have reached Day 30 of their 410-mile journey down the Connecticut River

04 July 2017

'River of Life' pilgrimage down Connecticut River offers 40 days of prayer, paddling

 New Hampshire Bishop Robert Hirschfeld has rowed on the Connecticut River for years. It once was a sort of industrial “sewer” but has since been cleaned up and restored to “a place of stunning beauty,” he said. Bishop Hirschfeld intends to show it also can be a place of worship and an inspiration for prayer.

13 June 2017

Church leaders express regret over US climate change decision

Church leaders have expressed their regret over the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

02 June 2017

Jewish congregation finds new home in Episcopal Church

An American Jewish congregation has found a new home in a neighbouring Episcopal Church after it was forced to sell its former synagogue.

01 June 2017

Episcopalians, Methodists propose full-communion agreement

A suggestion for full communion between Episcopalians and Methodists has emerged after lengthy dialogue between the two denominations. The proposal is the culmination of fifteen years of exploration and more than fifty years of formal talks.

18 May 2017

Consecration of first black woman to lead Episcopal diocese

The Revd. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows has been ordained and consecrated the eleventh bishop of Indianapolis making her the first black woman to lead a diocese in the history of the US-based Episcopal Church and the first woman to succeed another woman as diocesan bishop.

02 May 2017

Conference facilitated by Bishops Against Gun Violence gets underway in Chicago

A conference has begun in Chicago, facilitated by a group of more than 60 Episcopal bishops working to curtail the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. “Unholy Trinity: the Intersection of Racism, Poverty and Gun Violence” is a three-day event grounded in scripture, liturgy and theology.

20 April 2017

Prayer vigil at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in United States ahead of executions

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas, is to hold a service of prayer and vigil ahead of the scheduled executions of prisoners on death row this week.

19 April 2017