Briefly noted
Episcopalians in New Mexico have voted to leave a conservative umbrella group and reaffirm their commitment to the Episcopal Church rather than join a new rival Anglican province on U.S. soil. The Albuquerque-based Diocese of the Rio Grande said December 11 it could not support plans to launch a new Anglican Church in North America and ended its membership in the Pittsburgh-based Anglican Communion Network. The ACN is one of 11 conservative groups that joined together to launch the new province on December 3.