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Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following letter on World AIDS Day

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following letter on World AIDS Day

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The first day of December is marked as World AIDS Day, and has been observed since 1988

01 December 2008

Anglican bishops oppose death penalty, Jamaica

Anglican bishops oppose death penalty, Jamaica

Fourteen bishops of the Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies, meeting in the House of Bishops and Provincial Standing Committee in Nassau, Bahamas, November 11-14, under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Rev Drexel Gomez, have registered their opposition to the death penalty

27 November 2008

Archbishop Desmond Tutu receives Fulbright Prize

Archbishop Desmond Tutu receives Fulbright Prize

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri and the Fulbright Association co-hosted a ceremony honouring Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu today, November 21, 2008

21 November 2008

Episcopal Peace Fellowship Sends Delegate, Nonviolence Literature to Aid the Church in Haiti

Episcopal Peace Fellowship Sends Delegate, Nonviolence Literature to Aid the Church in Haiti

The Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) announced it would send the Rev. Nicole Janelle to Haiti to deliver nonviolence literature for the Diocese of Haiti Tutu Center

04 November 2008

Presiding Bishop Issues All Saints Message

Presiding Bishop Issues All Saints Message

What saints will you remember this year on their feast? It's an occasion to remember all the faithful, whether we know their names or not. The Good Shepherd knows them by name, even if we don't. This year I'd invite you to celebrate the ones whose names you know and the ones whose names you haven't yet learned.

29 October 2008

Rector of Trinity Wall Street talks about the financial crisis, 9/11 and faith

Rector of Trinity Wall Street talks about the financial crisis, 9/11 and faith

Trinity Church Wall Street has ministered to the people of New York City in joy and sorrow, terror and triumph since its founding by charter of King William III of England in 1697, which specified an annual rent of one peppercorn payable to the Crown.

22 October 2008

Bishop Herbert A. Donovan named to new post

Bishop Herbert A. Donovan named to new post

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced on October 20 the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Herbert A. Donovan, Jr. as Deputy to the Presiding Bishop for Anglican Communion Relations

22 October 2008

Pittsburgh votes to leave Episcopal Church, align with Southern Cone

Pittsburgh votes to leave Episcopal Church, align with Southern Cone

Deputies to the 143rd diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh October 4 voted 240-102 to leave the Episcopal Church.

07 October 2008

Tend to flock, Presiding Bishop states in Hobart lecture

Tend to flock, Presiding Bishop states in Hobart lecture

Weaving themes of shepherding, tending to flocks and the critical nature of the ecosystem, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori addressed the importance of pastoral responsibility at the September 30 Hobart lecture.

01 October 2008

Anglican Communion to Pray for the MDGs on September 25

Anglican Communion to Pray for the MDGs on September 25

On September 25, the world-wide Anglican Communion will observe a day of “prayer, fasting and witness” as the United Nations meets to discuss progress towards the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

17 September 2008