[Episcopal News Service] Bishop Kirk Smith of Arizona said he is “guardedly pleased” about the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 25 landmark immigration ruling, which struck down the majority of the state’s controversial law targeting immigrants.
26 June 2012
The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, a former Episcopal bishop of Washington and four Iranian Shi’ite Muslims, two holding the rank of ayatollah, are among the religious leaders who’ve traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, for the second Christian-Muslim peace summit organized by Washington National Cathedral.
20 June 2012
When Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill in April making Connecticut the fifth state in five years to abolish the death penalty, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Suffragan James Curry’s attendance at the ceremony testified to the influence of Episcopal leaders on ending capital punishment in the state.
14 June 2012
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Canon Ogé Beauvoir, dean of the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Port-au-Prince, became the Diocese of Haiti‘s first bishop suffragan May 22 during a service in the diocese’s open-air cathedral.
29 May 2012
‘We seek to address the need for healing in all parts of society, and we stand in solidarity with indigenous peoples globally to acknowledge and address the legacy of colonial occupation and policies of domination,’ writes Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
23 May 2012
The Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld was elected on May 19 as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.
19 May 2012
As Saint Paul’s College (SPC) enters the home stretch of its campaign to raise critically-needed funding, the leader of The Episcopal Church in the USA and 15 other nations is calling on the faith community to support the small Church-affiliated college in Lawrenceville, Virginia. At the same time, a legendary American investor with strong ties to The Episcopal Church has stepped forward with a $250,000 challenge grant to help Saint Paul’s achieve its fund-raising goal.
16 May 2012
[Episcopal News Service] Services will be held May 11 and 12 for the Rev. Canon Thomas Wilson Stearly Logan, Sr., 100, associate priest of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, who died May 2.
14 May 2012
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is offering forgiveness and a funeral service for a homeless man who killed himself after fatally shooting a priest and church secretary last week.
10 May 2012
Editors note: This story was updated at 2:12 EDT May 7 to include funeral information and other details.
[Episcopal News Service] The third victim in the May 3 shootings at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City, Maryland, has died.
08 May 2012