Emilie Smith

Three Latin American Catholic leaders pay tribute to a pope they say shared their vision for the liberation of God’s people.

Stories from San Mateo, Hyattsville, Maryland, a congregation of migrants “caring for the widow, the orphan, the stranger–being the body of Christ in this place, at this time, in Trump-era America.”

Historias de San Mateo en Hyattsville, Maryland, una congregación de migrantes "cuidando a la viuda, al huérfano, al forastero. Ser el Cuerpo de Cristo en este lugar en este momento, en la América de la era Trump."

Part of an on-going conversation about decline in the Anglican Church of Canada, Emilie Smith offers a response to David Goodhew's assessment of the causes. She does not deny the reality of the numbers, but rather probes why.

The Rev. Emilie Smith reviews Blood Entanglements: Evangelicals and Gangs in El Salvador.

There is a bitter crisis in the Anglican Church of Mexico, grounded in disputed elections for both a bishop and the province’s primate.

In Laudate Deum, Pope Francis is unsparing in his criticism of the greed and short-sightedness he believes are driving the climate crisis.

Archbishop Marinez Santos Bassotto of Amazonia, Brazil: “I was the first woman to be elected bishop in Brazil, and I needed a sister. Bishop Linda [Nicholls] fulfilled this role. She was always there for me, with kindness, presence, and support. This is how our friendship began.”

Bishop Elias Garcia Cardenas: “We have new projects, like a construction in Barranquilla, apartments, and a house of hospitality, a kind of hostel.”

The first order of business was the consecration of the Rt. Rev. Chris Harper as Canada's National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop.