Conversations: Episcopalian priest Rev Erin Jean Warde on ‘Sober Spirituality’
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks to Rev Erin Jean Warde about why she’s inviting readers to consider a mindful relationship with alcohol…
Trailblazing Episcopal priest Pauli Murray to be featured on US quarters
United StatesRNS The first Black woman to be ordained in the Episcopal Church, who was also a trailblazing lawyer, civil rights activist and writer, will be honoured on the US quarter next year. Pauli Murray, whose 1977 ordination to the priesthood was just one in a long series of firsts, has been chosen by the […]
In the US, Tyre Nichols police beating video prompts faith leaders to react with grief, goals
United StatesRNS Religious leaders reacted swiftly – with legislative appeals and collective grief – to the release of video footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. An image of Tyre Nichols and the words “JUSTICE FOR TYRE NICHOLS” are projected onto a […]
US Christian leaders asked January 6 committee to investigate Christian nationalism
Washington DC, USRNS A group of prominent Christian leaders, including the heads of major denominations, say they submitted a letter earlier this year to the House select committee investigating the 6th January attack on the US Capitol, urging members to examine Christian nationalism and arguing the ideology played a crucial role in the insurrection. Organisers […]
In the US, Episcopal priest becomes four-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champion
United StatesRNS “A priest, a truck driver and a grandma walk into a game show.” It’s not the set-up to a joke, but rather to one of the five Jeopardy! episodes in which Rev David Sibley appeared last week. ‘Jeopardy!’ co-host Ken Jennings, left, and Rev David Sibley pose together on the set. PICTURE: Courtesy of Jeopardy! Productions […]
Nearly two years after election, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago’s first Black female bishop takes office
Lombard, Illinois RNS Everyone would have understood if Bishop Paula E Clark had stepped away from her call to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, said her fellow bishop, Mariann Edgar Budde of Washington, DC. Just weeks before she was set to take office in April, 2021, Clark experienced a brain bleed while exercising. Surgery followed, […]
At Lambeth, Anglican Communion abandons vote on same-sex marriage
Canterbury England RNS The prejudice felt by gay people over same-sex marriage is the new racism, according to the head of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, in an interview with Religion News Service on Tuesday, said that in the United States, “the issue of gay […]
In the US, Episcopalians to study their role in Native boarding schools
United StatesAP A fact-finding commission of the Episcopal Church will research the history of the denomination’s role in operating boarding schools for Native American children – part of a system the church now acknowledges was rooted in white supremacy and caused generations of trauma. The denomination’s General Convention, meeting in Baltimore, approved the commission’s formation […]
US faith leaders, labour advocates push for White House meeting on poverty
Washington DC, USRNS Faith-led advocacy group the Poor People’s Campaign is pushing for a broad-based meeting with US President Joe Biden to discuss poverty, arguing the White House has not adequately responded to requests for a summit despite the president endorsing the group while running for office and speaking at their events. Speaking at National […]
Christian leaders press US lawmakers to extend child tax credit for poor families
Washington DC, USRNS A campaign backed by a broad coalition of Christian leaders will urge Congress to extend the child tax credit to low-income families, hoping to broaden access to the popular financial assistance program after lawmakers allowed an expanded version to expire last year. Beginning with an advertisement in Politico Magazine that will run […]