David Paulsen of ENS writes that a divided vote on one of the Episcopal Church’s executive leadership positions was a flashpoint at the recent Executive Council meeting, intensifying an internal debate over how to dismantle systemic racism in the church.
The synod’s approval contained a last-minute clarification that the blessings’ use would not contradict the church’s current teaching on marriage.
Werner, who served as HOD president from 2000 to 2006, died Feb. 6 at age 85.
The patriarchs and heads of the churches in Jerusalem, including Archbishop Hosam Naoum of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, issued on Jan. 30 a statement
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry issued a pastoral word after the Memphis Police Department issued body-camera footage of the beating of Tyre Nichols.
Bishop John Harvey Taylor thanked members of the Diocese of Los Angeles “for your fierce, faithful prayers this week for the victims of the shootings in Monterey Park and San Mateo County, their families and friends, and all members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.”
The draft texts, proposed by the church’s bishops, will be considered by General Synod next month.
Canon Lydia Lopez was a lay leader and civil rights advocate in the diocese and wider Episcopal Church for more than 50 years.
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry paid tribute to the legacy of civil rights activist the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., saying that “the power of love overcomes the love of power.”
Episcopal congregations and dioceses across California are tending to damaged church buildings and helping their communities recover from deadly rainstorms that have caused flooding, mudslides and power outages, report David Paulsen and Egan Millard for Episcopal News Service.
The Church of England is considering what language and pronouns should be used to refer to God.
At St. James’s, Piccadilly, drag artists are members of the congregation and the local community.
The ceremony took place privately at the couple’s Montecito (Santa Barbara) home, the diocese said.
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