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Bishop Jo Bailey Wells (left) at the Council of Cardinals I Vatican Media
Jo Wells Talks Women's Ministry with the Pope
By Mark Michael
The Anglican Communion’s deputy secretary found “a warm welcome, gentle curiosity, and attentive listening” from Pope Francis and senior cardinals when speaking about women’s ordination at the Vatican. Read on.
Church Urges 'Categorical' Abolition of Slavery
By Kirk Petersen
The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations is urging the U.S. Congress to eliminate the loophole in the 13th Amendment that permits slavery for convicted prisoners, saying it “allows for the undue suffering of many of God’s beloved children.” Read on.
Lent Service Laments Slavery's Evils
By Weston Curnow
New York-based Province II, in a region that was once “the nexus of the slave trade,” organized an online service of repentance structured around the Stations of the Cross. It’s accessible for use throughout Lent. Read on.
Old Catholics, Mar Thoma Celebrate Unity
By Richard Mammana
Two churches with long relationships to Anglicanism launched a full communion agreement in India, promising to work together despite differences over women’s ordination and same sex marriage. Read on.
Ex-Priest Christopher Brain Faces Sex Charges
By Doug LeBlanc
The founder of the once-acclaimed 1990s “Nine O’Clock Service,” faces 33 charges of indecent assault and one charge of rape. Read on.
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Lord, Open Our Lips
By Clint Wilson
The Daily Office stands at the center of St. Francis in the Fields' renewal, with the chapel as a furnace of faith, spreading God’s love and presence into the surrounding community. Read on.
Consume Less, Give More
By Stephen Andrews
A Lenten challenge for all: “We shall discover true and lasting contentment only when our consumption and generosity line up with our love for God and neighbor.” Read on.
Caesar's Coin
By George Sumner
Barth, Niebuhr, MacIntyre, and Ellul offer pointers on the agonizing task “offering a theological word at the borderline of faith and politics in election year 2024.” Read on.
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