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Serving the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion since 1878
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The primates of 29 of the Anglican Communion’s member churches are joined by ACO office staff at Tre Fontane Abbey in Rome. | Neil Turner for the Anglican Communion Office
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Primates Weigh Redefinition of the Communion
By Mark Michael
Primates representing only 31 of the Communion’s 42 member churches discussed possible changes to the Anglican Communion’s 90-year-old definition, and met with Pope Francis in Rome. Read on.
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$7.9M Gift Helps Launch a Diocese in Wisconsin
By Kirk Petersen
The Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity’s gift, announced just days before a vote on combining three Wisconsin dioceses, will endow seminarian scholarships and congregational development. Read on.
Also: Navajoland moves toward greater self-determination.
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Methodists Approve Full Communion with TEC
By Doug LeBlanc and Mark Michael
Full communion, approved by a wide margin at the UMC’s General Conference, recognizes the validity of the Eucharist in both churches, and would allow clergy sharing. The measure awaits action by TEC's General Convention. Read on.
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Eighty Years of Intercession in Philadelphia
By Richard Mammana
Founded to pray for peace and protection in the midst of World War II, the Shrine of Our Lady of Clemency at St. Clement’s continues to receive requests for prayer from around the world. Read on.
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The weblog of The Living Church Foundation
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Foolishness to the Clowns
By Sam Cripps
“I listen and I pray for them, of course, but in the end I recommend that they find a church. It doesn’t have to be mine, but I tell them that the burdens we all carry are too much for each of us to bear alone.” Read on.
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Using 'Three Threes' to Discuss Hard Topics
By Michael Whitnah
Our church’s parents’ group tackled a series of “can of worms” questions with three rules for discussion, three theological questions, and three sources of authority. Read on.
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Thoughts on Church Scandal
By Stephen Andrews
Misdeeds by church leaders damage our witness, yet they can only be eclipsed and their damage healed by an even greater scandal, the unjust death of Christ for our sins. Read on.
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