By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Bishop Marc Andrus (left), head of the Episcopal Diocese of California, speaking at a Christmas Eve service in 2023 at Grace Cathedral of San Francisco, California. | Screengrab/YouTube/Grace Cathedral San Francisco The Episcopal Church has restricted the ministry of former California-based Bishop Marc Andrus following … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Monday, October 07, 2024 Rt. Rev. Jack Leo Iker, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, of the Anglican Church in North America. | Diocese of Fort Worth Jack Iker, a former bishop who led his Texas-based diocese to leave The Episcopal Church over its support for … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, September 27, 2024 A Sept. 2024 worship service held at St. John’s Cathedral of Jacksonville, Florida, of The Episcopal Diocese of Florida. | Screengrab: YouTube/St. John’s Cathedral An Episcopal Church diocese remains without a bishop following the refusal to confirm a candidate due to his conservative views on … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Monday, August 12, 2024 iStock/Chor muang An artificial intelligence chatbot meant to answer questions about The Episcopal Church called “AskCathy” was launched via a collaboration with a ministry group and a research organization. Short for “Churchy Answers That Help You,” AskCathy was given a soft launch in June after … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Bishop Sean Rowe of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania preaching a sermon in 2019. | Screengrab: YouTube/The Episcopal Dioceses of WNY and NWPA The Right Rev. Sean W. Rowe has been elected the new presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church on the first ballot … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Members of The Episcopal Church House of Bishops hold a legislative session as part of the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 23, 2024. | Screengrab: video.ibm.com The Episcopal Church House of Bishops has rejected resolutions that would have labeled Israel an … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, June 23, 2024 A 19th century depiction of when Catholic and Protestant soldiers in Switzerland shared a meal during the negotiations that led to the end of the First War of Kappel in 1529. War between the two Swiss religious groups would resume two years later. | Public … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, May 30, 2024 Washington National Cathedral of Washington, DC. A congregation of The Episcopal Church, it is one of the largest church buildings in the world. | Courtesy Washington National Cathedral The young adult caucus for the Episcopal Church has demanded that the denomination reform its process for … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, April 24, 2024 The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, vice president of The Episcopal Church House of Deputies, seen giving remarks at a funeral service on March 31, 2023. | Screengrab: YouTube/Trinity Episcopal Everett – Official The president of The Episcopal Church House of Deputies is facing an election opponent … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, April 16, 2024 The Chapel of the Good Shepherd at The General Theological Seminary of New York. | Courtesy The General Theological Seminary/Virginia Theological Seminary Episcopal Church bishops have objected to a New York-based seminary possibly allowing a Catholic choral group to lease space on its property because … Read more
