The Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Canada was visiting Brazil, and while visiting a mission in an impoverished neighborhood, was robbed at gunpoint.
UPDATED: Here is a sample of some of the Episcopal Bishops who have responded to the governors who have closed the doors of their states to Syrian refugees.
The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, took her seat as the first female bishop in the House of Lords on Monday.
Bishop Lawrence C. Provenzano has called upon Episcopalians to march from the Cathedral Church of the Incarnation in Garden City to Union Baptist Church in Hempstead for the funeral of 12 year old Dejah Joyner.
Bishop Nicholas Knisely of Rhode Island talks about God, quantum physics, and the nature of eternity on “Day1.”
We were front row — just being that close and hearing him would have been enough. Being able to shake his hand and tell him about a ministry we do for the poor and to share that small pin with him was a great gift to me.
Bishop Stephen Cottrell in his sermon speaks of the work and office of a bishop in three ways – messenger, sentinel and pastor.
Several bishops around the Anglican Communion have made short videos describing the impact and implications of climate change in their dioceses and calling for prayer and action.
Bishop Eugene Sutton of Maryland has joined with seven other religious leaders in his state to call on Episcopal clergy to preach about climate change on the weekend of September 25-27.
Bishop Mark Beckwith of Newark is proposing that parishes in his diocese take part in “memorials to the lost” on Sunday, December 13, 2015 to mark “Gun Violence Sabbath.”