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  • INTERVIEW Bishop Charles Jenkins

    Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with the Rev. Charles Jenkins, Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana. More →

    September 21, 2007

  • Barbara Brown Taylor Extended Interview

    Read Bob Abernethy’s June 8, 2006 interview with Barbara Brown Taylor. More →

    July 7, 2006

  • Anglican Communion Network Meeting

    Top Anglican Church leaders from Africa and Asia came to the U.S. this week and issued a joint pledge of support for conservatives in the U.S. Episcopal Church. The international leaders met in Pittsburgh with more than 2,100 Americans who are at odds with the Episcopal Church over the consecration of an openly gay bishop. More →

    November 11, 2005

  • Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Update

    Although authorities have mostly focused on evactuating New Orleans residents, there were also a few people who had fled the city who were allowed back in. One of them was the Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, Charles Jenkins, and correspondent Deborah Potter went with him. More →

    September 9, 2005

  • Bishop Frank Griswold

    As presiding bishop, Frank Griswold is lead pastor and chief administrator of the 2.3 million-member Episcopal Church USA. It’s a prestigious job, and these days, he admits, a challenging one. More →

    November 26, 2004

  • Bishop Frank Griswold Extended Interview

    Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with Episcopal Bishop Presiding Frank Griswold in New York City on October 6, 2004. More →

    November 26, 2004

  • Episcopal House of Bishops

    U.S. Episcopal bishops this week pledged to seek unity within their deeply divided denomination. Tensions have run high since the 2003 consecration of Gene Robinson, the Anglican Communion’s first openly gay bishop. More →

    October 1, 2004

  • Episcopalian Reaction to Gay Bishop

    The consecration of Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson caused international debate over the role of gays in the church. Some Episcopalians are celebrating what they see as the church’s openness and diversity, while others are lamenting what they believe is departure … More →

    October 31, 2003

  • Rowan Williams Preview

    Sometimes-controversial Archbishop Rowan Williams took over in December 2002 as head of the more than 70 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion. Williams will be formally enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2003. More →

    February 21, 2003

  • The New Archbishop of Canterbury

    Queen Elizabeth II, the official head of the Anglican Church, appointed Welsh archbishop Rowan Williams to become the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. Williams is a noted theologian and writer whose critical views on the war in Afghanistan and support for female bishops and homosexual priests have already generated headlines. More →

    July 26, 2002

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