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Virginia Theological Seminary celebrates 26 years of Women in the Priesthood

Virginia Theological Seminary celebrates 26 years of Women in the Priesthood

More than 150 women clergy, VTS students and staff recently filled the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Auditorium to hear the first woman Supreme Court Justice speak.

28 March 2003

An alternative to war

An alternative to war

It is the eleventh hour, and the world is poised on the edge of war. Church leaders have warned of the unpredictable and potentially disastrous consequences of war against Iraq - massive civilian casualties, a precedent for preemptive war.

19 March 2003

In the Shadow of War: A pastoral letter from the House of Bishops of ECUSA

In the Shadow of War: A pastoral letter from the House of Bishops of ECUSA

We, your bishops, write to you in perilous times. We do not know what the next days will bring. War and the threat of war make many afraid for the welfare of all that they love, and all those whom they hold dear. Such fear gnaws at the edges of consciousness.

19 March 2003

Message from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA: Finding Our Way: A Christian Perspective

Message from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA: Finding Our Way: A Christian Perspective

All through these many months of debates and discussions about our government's policy and actions toward Iraq I have expressed my opposition to war. Joined by leaders and members of other faith communities, I have supported the alternatives to war that would both address the legitimate concerns of our nation and recognize that war at this point is not the solution.

17 March 2003

West African church leaders plead for help in peace efforts

West African church leaders plead for help in peace efforts

A high-level delegation of eight church leaders from West Africa - including two Anglican bishops - is spending several weeks in the United States, at the invitation of Church World Service, for intensive consultations with government and church officials, pleading for help with peace efforts in their troubled region of the world.

17 March 2003

Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold speaks to the Muslim community

Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold speaks to the Muslim community

Many Muslims were moved by the words of Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold on his recent trip to Chicago. Abdul Mujahid, President of Sound Vision (Television and Multimedia Production), said that he found hope in the Presiding Bishop's message and was encouraged that a Christian faith leader would be so supportive of the struggles in the Middle East.

12 March 2003

Columbia astronaut was Episcopalian

Columbia astronaut was Episcopalian

"If I'd been born in space I would desire to visit the beautiful Earth more than I ever yearned to visit space. It's a wonderful planet," wrote Capt David Brown to his parents in the last e-mail they'd receive from him.

07 February 2003

Meeting in the Dominican Republic influences decisions of Executive Council

Meeting in the Dominican Republic influences decisions of Executive Council

Members of the Episcopal Church's Executive Council gathered in the Dominican Republic 27 - 30 January for a rare meeting outside the United States - and the setting made a substantial difference in some of the council's decisions.

07 February 2003

Bishop Griswold urges multilateral approach to Iraq, praises Bush for AIDS initiative

Bishop Griswold urges multilateral approach to Iraq, praises Bush for AIDS initiative

Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold released a statement today responding to President George W Bush's State of the Union message and calling on the administration to "exhaust all diplomatic and multilateral initiatives" as the alternative to a unilateral assault on Iraq.

31 January 2003

Dialogue with separated Anglican churches moves forward

Dialogue with separated Anglican churches moves forward

In an historic meeting that took important first steps to dispel years of ignorance and suspicion, delegations from the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC), the Anglican Province of America (APA) and the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA), met at St Paul's College in Washington, DC, 15-16 January.

24 January 2003