The General Theological Seminary in Chelsea has been on the same site in Manhattan for almost two centuries, and this is both a blessing and a burden.

A Veterans Day forum at a church in Southport is intended to give congregants the chance to ask questions about the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bishops of the Episcopal Church rejected demands by leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion to roll back the church’s liberal stance on homosexuality.

Fears of a split with the Anglican Communion have been growing as Anglican leaders seem set to demand an end to the consecration of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions by the Episcopal Church.

A world away from their homeland, Sudanese in America have turned to the Episcopal Church, with some in the priesthood.

July 15 article about Ronald Boyer, former actor in pornographic movies who has expressed desire to be Episcopal priest, referred incorrectly to his progress toward that goal

One community is banding together to find a way to preserve its historic church by physically moving it.

Connecticut’s Episcopal bishop has retaliated against the leadership of a congregation in Bristol for objecting to the church’s position on homosexuality.

Three congregations that broke away from the Episcopal Church over the appointment of a gay bishop are not entitled to property claimed by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, a California appeals court has ruled.

The Anglican archbishop of Nigeria installed Bishop Martyn Minns of Virginia as the new leader of a diocese that would take in congregations around the country that want to leave the Episcopal Church.

The archbishop of Canterbury has waded into a dispute over efforts by conservative congregations to break away from the church.

Rev Gene Robinson, Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, says he and his partner want to be among first couples in New Hampshire to unite officially under civil unions measure soon to be signed into law

The Anglican archbishop of Nigeria, Peter J. Akinola, a fierce critic of the Episcopal Church for its acceptance of homosexuality, is arriving in Washington next week.

The Most Rev. Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, left, has announced he will visit the United States in September to meet with bishops of the Episcopal Church.

The parish is a largely conservative congregation that disagrees with the Episcopal Church’s decision to consecrate gay bishops and sanction same-sex unions.

High-school aged young people -- nearly 850 strong -- from across the Episcopal Church are headed to San Antonio, Texas for the 2008 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE), which will take place June 8-13 on the campus of Trinity University.

The process for the Lambeth Conference bishops to communicate what they wish to share with the wider church at the conclusion of their July 16-August 3 gathering in Canterbury, England, has been announced by the Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion and secretary of the Lambeth Conference.

Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) continues to provide emergency assistance to communities devastated by Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2.

Wed, 16 May 2007 21:25:55 -0400 - Current Exhibition
Image and Likeness
Carole Baker, Curator
 
For this exhibition, artists were invited to observe Christ’s presence in the world in which we find ourselves. Of the work represented here, Curator Carole Baker says the artists "reveal the varied and apparently random ways Jesus makes himself present in our lives. Some reflect mountaintop experiences while some reflect the truth witnessed on the cross. But they share the understated affirmation that God continues to use artists to see and show the mysterious ways Jesus participates in all aspects of our lives." More . . .]]>

Wed, 16 May 2007 21:28:06 -0400 - Illustrated Word
A Pentecost Day by Judy Krum
Artwork, Filled with the Spirit, by Donna Shasteen

What a day! Judy Krum describes a Pentecost Day in all its glory.

the leaves marched in procession
behind the banner of the Dove,
        the spirit of newness and hope.
A Pentecost Day.

The poem is accompanied by a mixed media piece by artist Donna Shasteen that is inspired by Ephesians 5.18, "... be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs ...".
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:35:44 GMT -

AFP - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain visited the Basilica of Guadalupe, home to Mexico's most revered icon, a stop likely aimed at Roman Catholics and Mexican-Americans voters in the United States.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:19:55 GMT -

AP - A federal jury on Thursday convicted the former top accountant at the Cleveland Catholic Diocese of tax charges and acquitted him of more serious charges related to alleged kickbacks.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:21:23 GMT - AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of a 19th century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients in Hawaii — opening the way for him to be declared a saint.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:20:00 GMT -

Time.com - With the economy and Iraq topping voter concerns, abortion has receded into the political background. As a TIME poll shows, that has put the Catholic vote up for grabs

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:01:20 GMT - AP - It's a wonder vacation Bible school made it out of the 1960s.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:23:46 GMT -

AP - A U.N. appeals court on Thursday overturned the war crimes conviction of Naser Oric, a Bosnian Muslim considered a war hero by many in his country for fighting Serbs in the embattled Srebrenica enclave during Bosnia's 1992-95 war.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:46:55 GMT -

AP - Kind of blue — Obama hopes to flip Republican red states ... McCain to meet Mexican president on Thursday at end of Latin American trip ... Obama, McCain competing for the center, an elusive, disengaged yet crucial crowd

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:17:16 GMT -

AP - A U.N. appeals court on Thursday overturned the war crimes conviction of Naser Oric, a Bosnian Muslim considered a war hero by many in his country for fighting Serbs in the embattled Srebrenica enclave during Bosnia's 1992-95 war.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:05:36 GMT -

AP - Conservative evangelical leaders met privately this week to discuss putting aside their misgivings about John McCain and coalescing around the Republican's presidential bid while urging him to consider social conservative favorite Mike Huckabee as a running mate.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:27:05 GMT -

AFP - A divisive row over homosexuality and women bishops has left the worldwide Anglican Communion facing one of its worst ever crises, to the point where there is talk of an irrevocable schism.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:11:57 GMT - AP - Catholic leaders in Richmond are apologizing after a mix up enabled a 16-year-old illegal immigrant in a Catholic charity's care to get an abortion with help from charity staffers.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:19:28 GMT -

AP - Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:39:22 GMT -

Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:55:47 GMT -

AFP - Pope watchers have been put on notice that the Vatican does not take kindly to facile labels like "retro" or "vintage" when discussing the sartorial choices of Pope Benedict XVI.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:04:23 GMT - AP - The spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans raised questions Monday about the legitimacy of plans to create a global network of conservative Anglicans that would challenge his authority and the teachings of liberal North American churches.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:57:35 GMT -

Reuters - A just-concluded meeting of conservative church leaders in the worldwide Anglican Communion will have little lasting impact, the head of the Episcopal Church, the faith's U.S. branch, said on Monday.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:25:23 GMT - AP - Dutch legislator Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for inciting hatred of Muslims with his film denouncing the Quran, prosecutor said Monday.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:41:15 GMT - AP - An 11-year-old Georgia boy has died from injuries he suffered when the truck he was riding in collided with a church bus from Kentucky, authorities said Monday.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:39:27 GMT -

AP - John McCain squinted in the midday sunshine as he crossed the meandering Alabama River aboard the Gee's Bend ferry, smiling at a dozen elderly black women who clasped his hands and crooned gospel hymns.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:12:47 GMT -

AFP - Thousands of Muslims converged on a central Bosnian village Sunday in a pilgrimage that was banned for almost half a century under Communist Yugoslav rule.