The Rev. Toua Vang become the first Hmong priest in the Anglican Communion when he was ordained by Bishop Brian N. Prior in Breck School Chapel, Golden Valley, in the Diocese of Minnesota.
The leaders of The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have issued a joint statement following 12 years of full communion.
Lindsay S. Buchanan of the Florence Morning News reports:
A mother and her gay son tell the story how they got past the damage done by “reparative therapy” and Exodus International and learned to love and accept each other.
Commemoration of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. I
Even in a society that is increasingly secular, are Christians still privileged over other religions?
In response to the United States Senate’s vote to pass S. 744, the Senate’s immigration reform legislation, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson have issued the following joint statement.
Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post says that “Obama was direct and clear in espousing American values to the people of Africa. That he is African American only adds to their weight and power.”
The Bishops of Province IV, meeting at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, heard stories of faith and struggle from continuing members of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. The Bishops responded with a letter of support.
Justin Welby is catching some flak for not visiting Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem and surrounding villages on his first visit to the Holy Land since become Archbishop of Canterbury.