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The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana Announces 'Jericho Road'

The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana Announces 'Jericho Road'

Today, The Right Reverend Charles Jenkins, Bishop of Louisiana announced the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative (JREHI). JREHI is a faith based non-profit organisation formed in response to the destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

04 May 2006

Diocese of Texas elects Dena Harrison as bishop suffragan

Diocese of Texas elects Dena Harrison as bishop suffragan

The Venerable Dena Harrison, archdeacon and canon for ministry in the Diocese of Texas, was elected April 29 as the diocese's second bishop suffragan. Harrison, 59, was elected on the third ballot during the election held at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston.

02 May 2006

Anglican Primate announces retirement

Anglican Primate announces retirement

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced that he will retire next year following General Synod and the election of a successor. 

26 April 2006

Church leaders call for release of housing funds

Church leaders call for release of housing funds

Prime Minister Stephen Harper should move immediately to release funds designated for affordable housing, according to the leaders of four Canadian churches

30 March 2006

Archbishop Tutu preaches peace, reconciliation in volatile Haiti

Archbishop Tutu preaches peace, reconciliation in volatile Haiti

Port - au - Prince, February 12, 2006. Former South African Anglican Archbishop and Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday preached his message of reconciliation in volatile Haiti, where voters awaited the outcome of presidential elections.

21 February 2006

Archbishop Tutu appeals to Haitian protestors to stay calm

Archbishop Tutu appeals to Haitian protestors to stay calm

As thousands of protestors took to the streets of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in response to the country's February 7 presidential election, a crowd of 7,000 stormed the city's Hotel Montana February 13 where former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, and Executive Council member Louie Crew were guests.

15 February 2006

Celebrating Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Celebrating Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Martin Doblmeier, director of the critically acclaimed documentary Bonhoeffer, says the German theologian's struggle against Nazism leading up to and during World War II speaks to every Christian today who struggles with how to respond to evil and to understand at a deep level the cost of following God.

01 February 2006

Trinity Institute Conference to be Telecast live online

Trinity Institute Conference to be Telecast live online

Trinity Institute's 36th national theological conference, 'The Anatomy of Reconciliation: From Violence to Healing,' will be a live online telecast featuring speakers James Alison, Miroslav Wolf, Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons and Bishop Michael B. Curry. 

01 February 2006

ABC opens 'shop on-line' bookstore

ABC opens 'shop on-line' bookstore

January 24, 2006 - The new Anglican Book Centre (ABC) 'shop on-line' web site will soon feature a weekly 'New and Noteworthy' page with books from ABC Publishing and other religious publishers, plus recent reviews. 

31 January 2006

Former Choir Boy Leaves Grace Cathedral $18 Million Gift

Former Choir Boy Leaves Grace Cathedral $18 Million Gift

The famed Grace Cathedral has announced that it has received a gift valued at $18 million - the largest in its history. Henry William Edwards Jr. left the donation to the church in the form of real estate several months ago, according to church spokesman Brent Andrew. 

26 January 2006