A formidable protestant group, the Chennai-headquartered CSI Church reportedly has around 45 lakh churchgoers in south India. A large section of the laity who were at loggerheads with Bishop Rasalam alleged that the decision to enhance retirement age was announced by him during an "illegal" synod meeting held in Trichy in March, 2022. Following this P K Rose Bist, former administrative secretary of CSI South Kerala Diocese, approached the Madras HC.
Read moreIn another strategy paper, Wenham explained:
Read moreAccording to an announcement from the Episcopal Wisconsin Trialogue, the resolution passed the Eau Claire annual convention with 91.5% of the vote and the Milwaukee annual convention with 92% in favor.
For the Fond du Lac annual convention, the regional body leadership held a roll call vote for the resolution, with 61.2% of the diocese's lay delegates and 76% of its clergy voting yes.
Read moreThe October 20 letter, framed as a Change.org petition, makes no direct reference to Hamas or Islamic Jihad, the actual intended targets of Israeli strikes, instead issuing an umbrella denunciation "condemning all attacks on civilians, especially defenseless families and children" without mention of who is conducting such attacks.
Read moreThe assembled Primates committed to setting two priorities:
• 'to take the gospel out urgently' recognising the roots of the global Communion in the faithful and costly proclamation of the gospel;
• 'to work on re-setting the Communion according to its biblical and historical roots. We all know and lament that our Communion has entered into a deep darkness of rebellion to the truth of God's word.'
"The Ahli hospital is run by the Anglican church. I mourn with our brothers and sisters - please pray for them. I renew my appeal for civilians to be protected in this devastating war. May the Lord God have mercy."
The Palestinian authorities have blamed the blast on an Israeli airstrike but Israel has claimed it was caused by a misfired rocket.
Read moreAs we mourn the more than 1,300 killed and 3,300 injured on October 7, the largest loss of life within the Jewish community in a single day since the Holocaust, please join us in prayer for those innocent Israelis still held captive in Gaza and for families mourning the loss of loved ones.
Psalm 122:6-9 (ESV)
Read moreI appeal for the evacuation order on hospitals in northern Gaza to be reversed - and for health facilities, health workers, patients and civilians to be protected.
The evil and barbaric terror attacks on Israelis by Hamas were a blasphemous outrage. But the civilians of Gaza are not responsible for the crimes of Hamas.
Please continue to pray for all innocent people, Israeli and Palestinian, who are caught up in the terrible violence in the Holy Land.
Read moreThe dissenting group includes seven diocesan bishops, as well as three suffragan bishops elected to the house and bishops designated as Provincial Episcopal Visitors, who are non-voting members. There are currently 53 members of the House of Bishops.
In their statement, they call on their colleagues to "reconsider the course we saw mapped out in our meeting".
Read moreThis process, expected to take until 2025, would involve consultation with every diocese and require approval by General Synod.
Bishops gave serious consideration to an alternative legal process which could have enabled special services to be authorised almost immediately - but temporarily -- (under Canon B5A). This would still have required a further process for the services to be authorised permanently (under Canon B2) by Synod.
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