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[Episcopal News Service] A white Virginia priest has demanded The Episcopal Church atone for its past complicity with white supremacy and racism. Now the Rev. Cayce Ramey, who has embraced […]
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to complete official duties by Jan. 6
[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will complete his official duties by the Feast of the Epiphany – Jan. 6, 2025 – according to a Nov. 20 statement […]
Thirteenth century English church hosts community kitchen after renovations
[Church of England] With a tower dating back almost to the Norman conquest and the majority of the church standing since the 13th century, a renovation project at All Saints, […]
Episcopalians join international Transgender Day of Remembrance, as hatred and violence against LBGTQ+ persons continues to rise
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal churches nationwide are recognizing Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance with special worship services and prayer vigils to memorialize those who’ve been targeted and murdered […]
Church of England parishes to receive funds for renewal and revitalization
[Church of England] Nearly $58 million has been earmarked by the Church of England for work to spread the Christian faith across the country, including a program to renew and […]
Wales faith leaders oppose assisted dying bill
[The Church in Wales] Bishops of the Church in Wales have joined other Welsh faith leaders in a statement against a proposed assisted dying bill that is being debated in Parliament. […]
Easton Bishop Santosh Marray to retire in 2026 as diocese prepares to call new bishop
[Episcopal News Service] Easton Bishop Santosh Marray announced in a Nov. 15 letter to his Maryland diocese that he plans to retire in 2026, setting in motion the process for […]
East Carolina Bishop Rob Skirving calls for election of his successor by 2026
[Episcopal News Service] East Carolina Bishop Rob Skirving announced Nov. 16 that he intends to step down in 2026, and he called for election of his successor. Skirving, who made […]
New Jersey parents explore ways to talk to adult children about their disinterest in church
[Episcopal News Service] There is a largely unspoken tension between parents and their adult children in many Episcopal families. It’s not about politics or even theology, at least directly. It’s […]
Diocese of Melbourne calls for recognition of genocides
[Melbourne Anglican] The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, has joined calls for the 1915–1923 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides to be recognized by the Victoria government. More than 3 million Armenian, […]
Panama bishop leads COP29 side event on non-economic impacts of climate change
[World Council of Churches] The Rt. Rev. Julio Murray, bishop of the Anglican Church in Panama, was one of several faith leaders who led a side event at COP29 that […]
Creation justice project helps churches find efforts that are right for them
[Episcopal News Service] A congregation that wants to be engaged in creation care has many things it can do – pollinator gardens, solar panels, energy audits, legislative advocacy, recycling, composting […]
WCC youth commission gathers for first in-person meeting
[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches Commission on Young People in the Ecumenical Movement has convened in Manila, Philippines, marking the start of its first in-person meeting […]
Historically Black South Carolina parishes lament, repent church’s complicity in slavery
[Episcopal News Service] The three historically Black Episcopal churches on South Carolina’s Charleston Peninsula recently gathered together for the first time in history for a worship service of lament and […]
Former Green Bay, Wisconsin, church becomes new home for women and families in recovery
[Diocese of Wisconsin] The Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin, in a demonstration of faith, community and transformation, has given a former church property in Green Bay to the Mandolin Foundation, creating a […]
At COP29, religious leaders call for ‘regeneration and renewal of our only planetary home’
[World Council of Churches] At COP29, religious leaders are emphasizing the need to care for the creation that God made, and to safeguard the most vulnerable who have contributed the […]
To feel safe in the pews, trauma must be acknowledged, spiritual directors say
[Religion News Service] Trauma-informed care is a growing movement across the world, and in the past decade, spiritual directors have increasingly used its methods to deal with clients who suffer from religious […]
Caution urged after discussion of ‘hypotheses’ at Church of Canada’s Council of General Synod
[Anglican Journal — Church of Canada] The church should stop to consider how the work done by General Synod or the ecclesiastical provinces would be replaced before it responds to a […]
Coalition of global organizations calls for immediate release of Armenian prisoners
[World Council of Churches] The World Evangelical Alliance, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches, Christian Solidarity International and a coalition of global organizations, has issued a joint statement […]
Florida priest describes stabbing incident in video interview
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Matthew Marino, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Augustine, Florida, described the Oct. 23 stabbing that left him badly injured in a video interview with […]
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