John Shelby Spong, 90, Dies; Sought to Open Up the Episcopal Church
Bishop Spong pushed for women in the clergy and same-sex marriage, and he called on his followers to reject “supernatural” aspects of Christianity.
View ArticleFamilies of Charleston Massacre Victims Reach $88 Million Settlement
The settlement with the Justice Department includes millions for the families and survivors of the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015.
View ArticleFamilies of Charleston Shooting Victims Reach Settlement
The families of nine Black parishioners who were fatally shot by a white supremacist, and survivors of the shooting, reached an $88 million settlement with the Justice Department.
View ArticleScandal on a Wealthy Island: A Priest, a Murder and a Mystery
The Rev. Canon Paul Wancura led a quiet, privileged life. But after his shocking death, a sexual abuse allegation followed.
View ArticleOregon Church Sues City That Limited Soup Kitchen Hours
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings, Ore., is challenging a new municipal ordinance that limits church soup kitchen programs to two days a week.
View ArticleCharles Vert Willie, 94, Dies; Studied, and Defended, Racial Diversity
He devised a plan to desegregate Boston’s public schools. He also stood up against sexism in the Episcopal Church.
View Article‘Racism’ Has Too Many Definitions. We Need Another Term.
The word belongs in a discussion about the Buffalo tragedy. Something else should describe racial disparities.
View Article200 Years Later, Charleston Honors Denmark Vesey’s Attempted Uprising
Vesey tried to organize an insurrection in 1822 to free enslaved people, but was caught and hanged. Now several prominent Charleston institutions are honoring the bicentenary.
View ArticleThe Anglican Church’s ‘Kick in the Guts’ to Gay Parishioners
Divisions over the acceptance of homosexuality have proved intractable both on a global level and inside even liberal-leaning countries like New Zealand.
View ArticleMary Adelia McLeod, 84, Dies; First Female Bishop of an Episcopal Diocese
She began her seminary studies around the time the church approved the ordination of women. She was elected to lead the Vermont Diocese in 1993.
View ArticleI Wish the Jury Had Not Sentenced My Family’s Killer to Death
How a killer’s death sentence can bring new pain to families of victims.
View ArticleMolotov Cocktail Hurled at a New Jersey Synagogue, Police Say
Officials said a man in a ski mask early on Sunday lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, N.J. An incident at an Episcopal church in Asbury Park, N.J., was also under...
View ArticleFrank T. Griswold III, Bridge-Building Bishop, Dies at 85
As head of the Episcopal Church in America, he consecrated the denomination’s first gay bishop, ordained women as priests and formed a communion with Lutherans.
View Article‘After Sherman’ Review: A Gullah Geechee Reckoning
A New York-based filmmaker wades into the deep waters of his Gullah Geechee heritage and South Carolina roots.
View ArticleProud Boys Fined $1 Million for Destroying Property of Black Church
A judge in Washington, D.C., called the group’s actions, which included tearing down a Black Lives Matter sign, “overtly racist.”
View Article36 Hours in Charleston, South Carolina: Things to Do and See
A major new African American history museum unlocks new perspectives of one of America’s oldest cities.
View ArticleExplosión en un hospital de Gaza: lo que se sabe
Los heridos en la explosión del martes fueron trasladados a otros hospitales de la ciudad, ya desbordados tras 11 días de ataques aéreos israelíes contra la asediada franja costera.
View ArticleBiden Appeals to Black Voters in Campaign Trip to Charleston, S.C.
The president visited Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the site of one of the most horrific hate crimes in recent years, to denounce racism and extremism.
View ArticleMany Have Preached Politics From This Pulpit, but Biden Is the First President
Mr. Biden visited Emanuel A.M.E. Church after a racist massacre in 2015 to mourn with a shaken congregation. He returned Monday to warn of the political threats of hate-filled violence.
View ArticleBiden Speaks to Black Voters in South Carolina
President Biden linked Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election to the Civil War and the nation’s history of white supremacy during a during a speech at the historic Emanuel African...
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