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Episcopal Church says it won't help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US

The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the U.S. federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding commitment to racial justice and reconciliation

The Independent UK

Protestant denominations cutting staff, trying new ideas amid declines in members and money

When the Episcopal Church announced cuts to its national staff last month, it was the latest in a long-running cycle among historic U.S. Protestant denominations — declines in members leading to declines in funding and thus in staff

The Independent UK

Bishop Unexpectedly Calls Trump Out During Inauguration Prayer Service: 'Have Mercy' on LGBT Children

Donald Trump was called out by an Episcopal Church bishop during the inauguration prayer service, during which she asked him to "have mercy" on LGBTQ+ children.

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Black denomination upholds stance against same-sex marriage. A gay pastor in its ranks seeks change

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of largest Black Protestant denominations in the world, has been wrestling with whether to change a policy that threatens to punish any of its clergy who recognize same-sex marriages

The Independent UK

Sean Rowe wants to realign the Episcopal Church

Sean Rowe, the newly installed presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, knows a thing or two about austerity

The Independent UK

Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy

The Independent UK

Top leader of Episcopal Church tests positive for COVID-19

Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, says he has tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

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Kicked out of Episcopal priesthood over sexual misconduct accusations, now overseeing a church in Berwyn

Rev. Luis Andrade, originally ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Ecuador, recently moved on to be a priest in a small, independent Catholic denomination.

Chicago Sun-Times

Episcopalians pass racial reconciliation resolutions, elect officers at churchwide convention in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — The Episcopal Church made good on vows by its leaders to take vigorous action against systemic racism, passing a number of resolutions aimed at promoting racial reconciliation — and electing minority candidates to two key churchwide positions — at its 80th general convention, a gathering of nearly 1,300…

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Episcopalians pass racial reconciliation resolutions, elect officers at churchwide convention in Baltimore

The Episcopal Church made good on vows by its leaders to take vigorous action against systemic racism, passing a number of resolutions aimed at promoting racial reconciliation — and electing minority candidates to two key churchwide positions — at its 80th general convention, a gathering of nearly 1,300 representatives that…

Tribune News Service

Racial healing to top agenda as Episcopalians converge on Baltimore for their 80th churchwide convention

BALTIMORE — Racial reconciliation and healing will be the key issues on the agenda this week when a major religious denomination brings its national convention to Baltimore.

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Episcopal Church congregation urged not to report complaints to the media amid bullying row

MEMBERS of the Episcopal Church's clergy and congregation who have suffered injustice have been urged not to go to the press and instead raise…

The National (Scotland)

From joy to anger, faith leaders react to Roe's reversal

Religious Americans are deeply divided in their views on abortion

The Independent UK

Chicago Episcopal diocese’s $750,000 sex abuse case puts Bishop Chilton Knudsen’s actions under scrutiny

She didn’t immediately call police after an 18-year-old told her he’d been molested by Richard Kearney, according to a just-settled lawsuit that also says Bishop Frank Griswold’s office ignored other suspicions about the predator priest.

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US report details church-state collusion on Native schools

A new Interior Department report underscores how closely the U.S. government collaborated with churches in operating boarding schools for Indigenous children

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Historic Inverclyde church to close down after running out of funds

A HISTORIC church is to close down after running out of funds, it has been revealed.

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The woman setting the record straight on Native American history

Sarah Eagle Heart, storyteller and award-winning producer, wants to heal her people through telling Indigenous stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

The last nun left at Near North Side Episcopal convent isn’t leaving without a fight

Sister Judith Mandrath’s Order of St. Anne has hired a lawyer who’s fighting the Episcopal Church to allow her to remain at the convent on North LaSalle Drive.

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