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Episcopalians join suit against President Trump’s emergency funding of border wall construction

August 27, 2019 8 Comments

The Brief concludes: “If President Trump is allowed to indulge this whim, he will turn to others. And the President has, repeatedly, singled out religious minorities for contempt. Amici therefore have a reasonable expectation that, if permitted to divert funds on this pretext, President Trump will later use that power to surveil, harass, and sanction disfavored religious minorities.”

Episcopal Priest Walking for Kids

August 23, 2019 No Comments

The Rev. Peter Munson, a recently retired priest from Colorado, is walking across the U.S. to raise awareness and raise money on behalf of four

Independent Polish Catholic congregation declines to join Episcopal Diocese

August 20, 2019 8 Comments

At issue was the so-called Dennis Canon, adopted in 1979, by which, “All real and personal property held by or for the benefit of any Parish, Mission or Congregation is held in trust for this Church and the Diocese thereof in which such Parish, Mission or Congregation is located.” (Canon I.7.4)

Weekly Roundup for August 17

August 17, 2019 No Comments

Prayers and Love in action around the world; its our weekly roundup of stories from the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Communion, and beyond

Church and Synagogue come together as neighbors

August 17, 2019 1 Comment

Calvary Episcopal in Pittsburgh offers its space for its neighbor, the Tree of Life synagogue to host the High Holidays, as it continues to recover from a shooting last year that took eleven lives.

Email scams targeting churchgoers and clergy on the rise

August 15, 2019 No Comments

Earlier this week, a Summit County, Utah church made local news, something to which many churches aspire. This time, however, it wasn’t for something to

Polish Catholic congregation estranged from Rome considers joining Episcopal Diocese

August 13, 2019 2 Comments

A Polish Catholic congregation which has been functioning independently since breaking with the St Louis Archdiocese in 2005 is mulling a new relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.

Hong Kong House of Bishops issues pastoral letter

August 13, 2019 1 Comment

The bishops declined to take a side on the political and legal issues that have prompted protest, instead urging “people from both sides … to respect the other party, listen, communicate, and build mutual trust,” remembering that “benevolent thoughts come from God while wicked intentions originate in the ‘evil one,’ Satan.”

Stand up!

August 11, 2019 No Comments

should we sit,head in our hands, rehearsing a concerned and compassionate shampoo, and hope for the best? It is no longer enough. Not any more.

Weekend Roundup for August 10

August 10, 2019 No Comments

ELCA Churchwide Assembly, sex-worker advocacy, stolen statues and more; it’s our weekly roundup of stories you don’t want to miss

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