The Most Revd Frank T Griswold, Primate of the Episcopal Church, USA, will join the Spiritual Leader of the Anglican Communion, the Most Revd George L Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, this Sunday at the church that became a centre of care and support following the September 11 tragedy.
02 February 2002
More than 40 representatives of the world's religions will meet at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2002, held at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel from January 31 to February 4. The Religious Leaders and Experts group will seek to confront some of the challenges facing the world in the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11.
02 February 2002
"Sustained pastoral care" for parishes at odds with their bishops will be discussed at the House of Bishops meeting March 7-12 at Camp Allen in Texas. The meeting will center on the theme of "Inhabiting Reconciliation."
31 January 2002
In an emotional two-and-a-half-hour worship service at Mt. Olive Cathedral of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 20, nine churches that have talked about Christian unity for more than 40 years inaugurated a covenant agreement that seals them together as Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC).
28 January 2002
The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is calling for donations for refugee relief in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the city of Goma has been devastated by volcano eruptions.
28 January 2002
Archbishop Michael Peers began the new year with a warning that Canada seems to be moving toward a secular society, devoid of any mention of faith.
08 January 2002
Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold has written a letter to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, an Episcopal layman, informing him of the difficulties faced by students at an Episcopal school near Jerusalem as a result of ongoing violence in Israel.
24 December 2001
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada today announced the completion of the sale of its property in Toronto as part of a five-year plan, first announced in 1998, to provide new headquarters for the church's national office.
18 December 2001
On November 13, I returned to St. Paul's Chapel to catch another glimpse of the continuing ministry there. The port-a-potties that stood in front of the church are gone and the wrought iron walls of the churchyard are covered with the now-familiar posters, messages, and photographs, with fresh flowers hanging in bunches here and there.
17 December 2001
The Right Reverend George E Packard, Bishop for the Armed Services, Healthcare and Prison Ministries, Episcopal Church New York, presented the Pope with a New York Fire Department Pin at the request of the fire-fighters.
21 November 2001