The Rev. Canon Mary Michael Simpson, a member of the Episcopal Church-affiliated monastic Order of St Helena for 58 years and a pacesetter in women's ministry, died July 20, 2011, in Augusta, Georgia.

The Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices has released the following resources on structuring leadership teams and intentional giving.

Seminarians from across the country have been taking turns leading The Episcopal Church’s online weekly Bible study discussion.

Nearly two dozen 11- to 13-year-old Muslims, Jews and Christians, from Jerusalem and the United States learned about each other's faith traditions and lives during a recent two-week Kids4Peace summer camp experience in Atlanta.

The Rt. Rev. John McKee "Kee" Sloan was elected July 16 as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Alabama. He currently is Alabama's suffragan bishop. The Rev. Chuck Treadwell of St. Paul's, Waco, was among the nominess for the position.

Members of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas are currently working to rebuild the home of the Morris family of Smithville, Mississippi. The Morrises are victims of the April tornadoes that swept across portions of Mississippi and Alabama.

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 Church of England's Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) said it will consider selling its 3.8 million-pound (US$6 million) investment in News Corp. unless the media organization conducts a full and open inquiry into a phone hacking scandal.