Episcopal Church
In North Idaho, religious and secular activists work to fight Christian nationalism
By Jack Jenkins — March 8, 2023
(RNS) — In a recent editorial, Episcopal Bishop Gretchen Rehberg decried Christian nationalism as ‘heresy for Christians and dangerous rhetoric for all Americans.’
Frank Griswold, who led Episcopal Church through tumultuous times, dies at 85
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 6, 2023
(RNS) — Griswold led the mainline denomination through the ordination of its first openly gay bishop.
‘We cannot walk with you unless you repent,’ African archbishops tell Church of England
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 16, 2023
(RNS) — Leaders representing more than 35 million Anglicans said the English church’s decision to allow clergy to bless marriages and other unions of same-sex couples would further split the worldwide Anglican Communion.
How we might celebrate the legacy of flawed leaders
By R. William Franklin and Craig Townsend — October 28, 2022
(RNS) — Is there a middle ground between valorizing our founders and canceling them?
Episcopal priest the Rev. David Sibley becomes four-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champion
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 6, 2022
(RNS) — ‘I’m just a nerdy trivia buff kind of guy who wanted to play ‘Jeopardy!’ all my life,’ said the Rev. David Sibley, who won nearly $80,000.
Nearly two years after election, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago’s first Black female bishop takes office
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 18, 2022
LOMBARD, Illinois (RNS) — Just weeks before she was set to take office in April 2021, Bishop Paula Clark experienced a brain bleed while exercising and later underwent surgery.
Communion row over same-sex marriage overshadows Lambeth Conference opening
By Catherine Pepinster — July 29, 2022
(RNS) — Conservative bishops from the Global South refuse to receive Communion at Lambeth from supporters of same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage sparks divisive debate at twice-delayed Lambeth Conference
By Catherine Pepinster — July 27, 2022
(RNS) — Protests forced the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to revise the conference documents and to make an embarrassing, last-minute U-turn on how the talks will be conducted.
Episcopalians approve fact-finding commission on Indigenous boarding schools
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 12, 2022
(RNS) — The resolution comes as U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland kicks off ‘The Road to Healing,’ a national tour listening to the stories of survivors of Indian boarding schools in the United States.
Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church
By Kim Chandler and Jay Reeves — June 17, 2022
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Emergency dispatchers got a call at around 6:20 p.m. reporting an active shooter at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, said Police Capt. Shane Ware.
$175,000 in reparations grants given by Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
By Adelle M. Banks — May 27, 2022
(RNS) — ‘The legacy of 350-plus years of discrimination against persons of African descent have taken a toll on this nation,’ said Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton.
Episcopal Church mulls changes to Holy Week readings seen as antisemitic
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 14, 2022
(RNS) — As Holy Week arcs toward Easter and world leaders have decried a resurgence of antisemitism, the Episcopal Church is mulling changes to its lectionary readings.
Episcopal Bishop Curry says ‘more to do’ as poll shows Christians viewed as hypocrites
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — March 9, 2022
(RNS) — The results of a new survey conducted by the Episcopal Church illustrate a disconnect between how Christians and non-Christians view Christianity in the United States.
Gene Robinson, 1st gay bishop in US, remembers Tutu’s generosity
By Holly Ramer — December 27, 2021
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) — In the foreword to Robinson's book, the South African archbishop apologized for the “cruelty and injustice” the LGBTQ community had suffered at the hands of fellow Anglicans.
Native America has lessons for surviving an apocalypse, says Choctaw elder and Episcopal priest
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 24, 2021
(RNS) — The Rev. Steven Charleston talked to Religion News Service about his new book, 'Ladder to the Light,' and what Native America has to teach others about climbing out of darkness.
