The Rev. Karin MacPhail, rector of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Virginia, was elected seventh bishop of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia on Saturday, January 31 during an election held at the annual diocesan convention in Roanoke, Virginia.   MacPhail was elected on the 3rd...

A letter to our fellow Americans. We, the undersigned bishops of The Episcopal Church, write today out of grief, righteous anger, and steadfast hope. What happened a week ago in Minnesota and is happening in communities across the country runs counter to God’s vision of justice...