President of Ireland Mary McAleese told members of the Church of Ireland's General Synod May 14 that they play a vital role in "applying your hands, heart, mind and soul" to make the island nation "the best it can be through the active citizenship of its people."
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will address members of the media about the Lambeth Conference on Tuesday, May 20 in a live webcast at the Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Ave., New York City.
The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, concluded its yearlong sesquicentennial celebration with commencement and baccalaureate ceremonies for 40 School of Theology seminarians and 346 students from the College of Arts and Sciences.