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[Episcopal News Service] The 78th General Convention, in a series of historic moments, elected the first African-American presiding bishop; approved marriage equality for all Episcopalians; adopted a budget that emphasizes racial reconciliation and evangelism; endorsed the study of fossil fuel…

In an effort to demonstrate that "what hate burns, love rebuilds," Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in St. Louis has established a "Rebuild the Churches" fund to support churches targeted by arsonists last month.Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris invite congregations and individuals…

Episcopalians overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church’s embrace of gay rights that began more than a decade ago with the pioneering election of the first openly gay bishop.The vote came in Salt Lake City at the Episcopal General…

“How does a congregation live into its sacred role as a healer?"That’s the question congregational leaders at St. Luke’s/ San Lucas Episcopal Church in Chelsea, Massachusetts use to guide their ministry. Recently honored by their city for all they do to “advance the cause of Chelsea and its people,…

When I was fifteen years old I attended my sister’s college graduation in Beloit, Wisconsin.  I suppose there were several ceremonies and lots of speeches.  I remember only one thing.  I remember a speaker who told us that she had once met and shaken the hand of the last living…

We greet with joy the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the right of same-sex couples to marry throughout the United States. This is a fundamental matter of equal treatment under the law, with profound implications for the ways in which couples and their families are supported in their life…

When tragedies such as the murder of nine church members inside the Mother Emanuel AME church last week in Charleston, SC, strike, many are ready to strike back.It was not the case Tuesday night, when members of the clergy in Chelsea – including the Rev. Sandra Whitley of the People’s AME Church in…

Dozens came together at a peace vigil for the Charleston shooting victims held at a small historic Baptist church in West Medford on Saturday.West Medford Baptist Church on Boston Avenue was filled to capacity for the interfaith vigil, as the religious community reached out to the nine victims…

Racism has reared its ugly head once more, and nine holy innocents are dead.  Many debate whether this is a hate crime or terrorism.  Both are manifestations of evil, and in either case the church has a word for this:  Sin.  We are tragically broken in our humanity.  When…

Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of yesterday's shootings in Charleston, S.C., and to their families, the people of Emanuel A.M.E. Church and the wider Charleston community.  This horrific event comes in the wake of our sorrow over the murder of Jonathan Dos Santos, the teen gunned…