History will be made in the Scottish Episcopal Church in May when the Rev. Susan Macdonald, 61, becomes the first female dean of the Diocese of Edinburgh.

Episcopal Church and other religious leaders are planning interfaith events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when almost 3,000 people perished after hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a ...

Less than a week after South Sudan celebrated its long-awaited independence, Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail of the Episcopal Diocese of Kadugli has said it is "devastating and saddening" to learn that his people of the South Kordofan region, "friends, brothers and sisters, children, my ...

The House of Bishops of the Church of England has asked for a review of the church's stance on civil partnerships and same-sex relationships in light of recent changes in the country's laws.

Two Christian denominations in Europe -- one in full communion with the Episcopal Church and the other exploring the potential for such a relationship -- welcomed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori this week for key talks and a keynote address.

An estimated 2 billion people around the world tuned in on April 29 to watch the historic royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, a ceremony infused with British pageantry and steeped in elements of Anglicanism – past, present and future.

In the aftermath of Japan's worst earthquake on record and the deepening threat of radiation leaking from the Fukushima nuclear power plants in the north, faith groups and relief agencies around the world are exploring ways to assist through donations, emergency supplies and prayer.

Five days after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and with Egypt entering a period of political transition, the Rev. Paul-Gordon Chandler is returning to his home and faith community in the Maadi district of Cairo after a brief time away from the country at the Episcopal Church's request.