“Violence against women is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world” is a sentiment spoken by Kofi Annan and echoed by almost every human rights organization, the United Nations, and countless other NGOs around the world.
04 October 2010
Even though the oil well has been capped and clean-up measures are moving into a new phase, the economic and emotional impact of the April 2010 oil spill is still devastating the Gulf Coast.
12 August 2010
Indigenous clergy, laity, and bishops whose ministry includes native peoples will gather May 27 - 31 2010 in Sewanee, Tennessee, for the Oklahoma IV 2010 Consultation entitled 'The Present and Future of Indigenous Leadership in the Episcopal Church'.
24 May 2010
The Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Vono was elected April 24 as ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande.
26 April 2010
On April 11, 2010 The South American Missionary Society (USA) announced a new name and vision this week. A thousand Episcopalians and other Anglicans gathered for the New Wineskins for Global Mission Conference and the parallel RE:MIX Young Adult Conference, which inspired individuals and equipped churches to fulfill the Lord’s Great Commission.
12 April 2010
An innovative meeting for dialogue between Christians and Muslims, held at Washington Cathedral 1-3 March 2010, involved four religious leaders representing Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican/Episcopal Church
15 March 2010
These are the words of Bishop Jean Zache Duracin of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti two weeks after the earthquake which has become known simply as 'La Catastrophe'.
28 January 2010
As a major aftershock rocked the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, more news emerged Jan. 20 about the growing role of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti in the country's short-term relief efforts and long-term recovery.
22 January 2010
The high school youth group from Christ Church Bronxville in New York embarked on a weeklong mission trip on August 9 to Atlanta and Covington, Georgia, where they got their hands dirty helping to clear debris from and make repairs to low-income homes.
25 August 2009
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton August 5 expressing sorrow over the Israeli government's August 2 eviction of two Palestinian families from East Jerusalem
06 August 2009