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The Most Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori reflects upon her time as Presiding Bishop

October 31, 2015 No Comments

In a 10-minute video interview with the Episcopal News Service, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori reflects on her nine-year term in office that began Nov. 1, 2006. She discusses her vision of the reign of God on earth, her hopes for The Episcopal Church, what it has been like to be the first woman to hold the office of presiding bishop and primate, how she has been inspired and where she has found solace.

Chick-fil-A gets to the other side?

October 30, 2015 No Comments

Three years ago, Chick-fil-A found itself in the middle of the culture wars over same-sex marriage. After sponsoring an LGBT film festival, the chain is once again at the center of controversy but this time from across the road.

An interactive timeline shows the history of the office of Presiding Bishop

October 30, 2015 28 Comments

Here is an interactive timeline of the 26 people who have been presiding bishop.

First woman bishop seated in the House of Lords

October 30, 2015 4 Comments

The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, took her seat as the first female bishop in the House of Lords on Monday.

“Those people” eat quinoa too

October 29, 2015 8 Comments

The food bank – from both sides: as client and donor and why some people need to see the disadvantaged as some kind of “other.”

First of its kind seal, from time of king Solomon, found in Jerusaelm

October 29, 2015 No Comments

A 10 year-old boy, participating in a public project to sift through debris on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, has found a first-of-its-kind limestone seal dating to the time of Solomon.

Presiding Bishop-elect interviewed on PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

October 29, 2015 19 Comments

Michael Curry was recently interviewed by PBS, says the work of the church is to “find ways to be a bridge community that brings differing people together under the rubric of love.”

Discovered in a pub, possibly: The remains of an English saint

October 28, 2015 3 Comments

The bones were actually discovered 140 years ago in the Welsh pub the Olde Star Inn, wrapped in children’s clothing in an old trunk. It

Catholic Church calls for UN to act on climate change

October 28, 2015 No Comments

As reported in various news outlets including The Guardian, the Vatican released a statement on Monday connecting environmentalism and social justice, five months following the

Should a hymn writer’s scandals warrant the banning of a hymn?

October 28, 2015 14 Comments

In a guest post on the blog Law & Religion UK, 27 October 2015, Michael Ainsworth raises the question over whether the Church should continue to

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