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Canadian bishops to ponder implications of 'next steps' after Lambeth

Canadian bishops to ponder implications of 'next steps' after Lambeth

The Canadian house of bishops will discuss next month how best to respond to renewed proposals for a moratoria on the blessing of same-sex unions, the ordination of openly gay persons to the episcopate, and cross-border interventions.

12 September 2008

Bishop Duracin and others trying to evaluate Haiti's post-storm situation

Bishop Duracin and others trying to evaluate Haiti's post-storm situation

The Episcopal Diocese of Haiti is trying to evaluate the needs of Haitians in the wake of four storms that have battered Hispaniola in less than a month. "What has happened is very hard to us," Bishop Jean Zache Duracin wrote September 10 in response to an email inquiry from ENS.

12 September 2008

Diocese of Louisiana prepares to enter area worst hit by hurricane

Diocese of Louisiana prepares to enter area worst hit by hurricane

Officials of the New Orleans-based Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana hope to enter the civil parish of Terrebonne on September 5 to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav and assess people's needs.

05 September 2008

Anglican Women around the Globe speak out on poverty and Women's Empowerment

Anglican Women around the Globe speak out on poverty and Women's Empowerment

While worldwide attention is focused on discord and divisions within the Anglican Communion, Anglican women and girls are uniting to make their voices heard on issues of poverty and women’s empowerment

17 April 2008

Postcolonialism, Anglican identities focus of May 1-2 conference in Manchester

Postcolonialism, Anglican identities focus of May 1-2 conference in Manchester

Considering colonial legacies associated with the history of Anglican churches and analyzing the future of the postcolonial Church will be the focus of a May 1-2 conference hosted by the University of Manchester's Lincoln Theological Institute in England.

16 April 2008

Brazilian Bishops protest against Venables violation of Windsor Report

Brazilian Bishops protest against Venables violation of Windsor Report

A statement issued by Brazilian Bishop's House was delivered to all the Anglican Communion on the recent unauthorized visit within the Brazilian Province broking definetively the bounds between the two Provinces:

10 April 2008

Presiding Bishop calls for House of Representatives to pass global health legislation

Presiding Bishop calls for House of Representatives to pass global health legislation

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sent a letter to the House of Representatives on April 2 calling for passage of the U.S. Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act

07 April 2008

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers the following message for Easter 2008

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers the following message for Easter 2008

Your Easter celebration undoubtedly has included lots of physical signs of new life -- eggs, flowers, new green growth. As the Easter season continues, consider how your daily living can be an act of greater life for other creatures

19 March 2008

TEC: The House of Bishops - Statements

TEC: The House of Bishops - Statements

The House of Bishops, during its business session on Wednesday afternoon, March 12, issued a statement concerning the House's morning actions of consenting to the deposition of John-David Schofield and William Cox.

13 March 2008

Archbishop Hiltz speaks on Church unity

Archbishop Hiltz speaks on Church unity

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, says that although he is saddened by the unnecessary decision made by a small number of parishes to leave the Anglican Church of Canada

29 February 2008