KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI ORDAINED FIRST FEMALE EPISCOPAL PRESIDING BISHOP
Katharine Jefferts Schori (L), seen here speaking to the House of Deputies in June, 2006, was ordained presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church on November 4, 2006, the first female presiding bishop for the global Anglican Communion. (UPI Photo/Episcopal News Service)
UPI Related News
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 11 (UPI) -- Marriage rites for same-sex couples tops the list of issues at the national convention of the Episcopal Church in Anaheim, Calif., sources said.
BEDFORD, Texas, June 23 (UPI) -- About 800 dissidents from the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada have voted to create a new Anglican Church in North America.
CANTERBURY, England, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- At least two bishops of the Anglican Church have come out against efforts to keep its liberal and conservative wings united.
CANTERBURY, England, July 29 (UPI) -- A plan before the Lambeth Conference in England would ban consecration of gay bishops and blessings of same-sex relationships in the Anglican Communion.
CANTERBURY, England, July 25 (UPI) -- The first openly gay bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion is attending a gathering of bishops in Britain, accompanied by a bodyguard.
CANTERBURY, England, July 22 (UPI) -- An African bishop at the Lambeth Conference in Britain called Tuesday for the resignation of the Anglican Communion's only openly gay bishop.
NEW YORK, June 20 (UPI) -- Acceptance of homosexuality is threatening to divide Anglican bishops, many who are boycotting an upcoming British conference, officials say.
LONDON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Five Anglican primates from Africa and South America have announced that they will boycott the 2008 Lambeth Conference in Britain.
LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Anglican church members and leaders say the Archbishop of Canterbury has damaged his authority by calling for parts of Islamic law to be used in Britain.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Delegates to the Fort Worth (Texas) Episcopal Diocese's annual convention have taken a step toward severing ties with the Episcopal Church.