Archives for November 15, 2011

As the Diocese of Central Florida searches for its fourth bishop, seven nominees reflect its primarily evangelical identity. Both Anglo-Catholic and broad-church piety also are evident, but the nominees’ answers to questions posed by the diocese’s standing committee leave few doubts on what they believe about blessing same-sex couples or offering the elements of Communion to … [Read more...] about Bishop Nominees Discuss Eucharistic Practice

From The Associated Press: A delegation of U.S. Christian and Muslim leaders returned from Iran Monday disappointed they could not immediately secure the release of two Americans jailed as spies for more than two years, but optimistic their release was imminent. … John Chane, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, said the delegation also met with some family members of more than 60 … [Read more...] about Chane, Delegation Press for Hostages’ Release

The Rt. Rev. Walter Cameron Righter fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, but among Episcopalians he may be best known for his sojourn with the Court for the Trial of a Bishop. Righter, who was the seventh Bishop of Iowa, died Sept. 11 at his home in Export, east of Pittsburgh. He was 87. Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, hosted his funeral Sept. 15, and his remains … [Read more...] about Barry Stopfel: Righter ‘Chose Love over Doctrine’

News Analysis The blogosphere is abuzz about a Daily Telegraph article Sept. 10 saying that Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, intends to leave office next year for a return to Cambridge University, where he taught from 1980 to 1986. Naturally enough Lambeth Palace is not commenting on the story. Nor are there indications from Cambridge. But that is to be … [Read more...] about Here’s Your Mitre, What’s Your Hurry?

Members of the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Search/Nominating Committee write that they will receive names until September 30, and add: Our recommendations for a slate of nominees will be submitted to the Standing Committee before January 15, 2012. Following the publication of that slate, there will be a three-week period for nomination by petition before the slate is final. The … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Seeks Nominees

By Catherine Kohn In some of the darkest moments of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center ten years ago, Nathan Brockman saw Christian hope embodied at the parish of Trinity Wall Street. “One of the more remarkable things I’ve seen is how immediately people’s faith came into play. Right after the first tower came down, the South Tower, you can imagine the proximity … [Read more...] about St. Paul’s Welcomes the Pilgrims of 9/11

News Updates Home » News Updates » 2011 » September » 1 Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistani Martyr Posted on: September 1, 2011 From George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center: A lot of the history of the last six and a half decades has at least something to do with the failure of … [Read more...] about Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistani Martyr

From the Anglican Communion InstituteIn 2004 the Bishop of Nevada, Katharine Jefferts Schori, received a former Roman Catholic priest, Bede Parry, as a priest in the Episcopal Church. What made this instance of a relatively common phenomenon remarkable is that Parry had sexually abused minors under his care as a Roman Catholic priest, he had been barred from exercising his … [Read more...] about Following the Canons to Bede Parry