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[Scottish Episcopal Church] The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church will welcome a new secretary general when Dee Bird takes up the position this summer. Bird joins the General Synod […]
Safe Church Commission will be the focus of next Lambeth Call discussions
[Anglican Communion News Service] The Lambeth Call on Safe Church will be the next theme in the “Add Your Voice to the Call” discussion series being delivered by the Anglican Communion […]
Saint Augustine’s University moving classes online for semester, as alumni call on board to resign
[Episcopal News Service] Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, will move its classes online for the rest of the semester starting April 1, as it fights to maintain its […]
Tensions flare publicly between former Absalom Jones Center director, Atlanta bishop
[Episcopal News Service] Catherine Meeks, known churchwide as a leading figure in The Episcopal Church’s racial reconciliation efforts, revealed last week that she had filed a disciplinary complaint against Atlanta […]
Episcopal delegates engage in a wide variety of activities in New York during UNCSW
[Episcopal News Service] The 10 women selected to represent Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the 68th meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women have been busy […]
World Council of Churches general secretary to visit Lebanon
[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay will visit Lebanon March 19-22 to commemorate the 50th jubilee of the Middle East Council of […]
Anglican Communion secretary general makes solidarity visit to Sudan
[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, has made a solidarity visit to the Episcopal Church of Sudan, hosted by the Most […]
‘Healing in the Heartland’ speakers offer differing views on the church’s political engagement
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri hosted a “Healing in the Heartland” event on March 16 designed to help bridge the divide in American society in a polarized […]
Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan vote to combine as Diocese of the Great Lakes
[Episcopal News Service] The dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan voted on March 16 to pursue juncture, a canonical process that would merge the two dioceses and build on […]
WCC urges UN Human Rights Council to address obstetric injury
[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, in a statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council, urged addressing the often-hidden condition of obstetric fistula, which violates the […]
Slate of 28th presiding bishop nominees to be released April 2, starting petition process
[Episcopal News Service] The slate of nominees for The Episcopal Church’s 28th presiding bishop is scheduled to be announced April 2. From this list and any petition nominations, bishops will […]
Poll: Most Americans say religion’s influence is waning, and half think that’s bad
[Religion News Service] As the U.S. continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports that most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role […]
At Georgia ‘dinner church,’ families cherish time of worship, food, fellowship every Wednesday
[Episcopal News Service] Georgia resident Latoya Stewart first learned about Grovetown Episcopal Lutheran Mission when she and her three children were visiting a back-to-school fair at a local park. Members […]
WCC calls on UN to ensure human rights in the Philippines
[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the United Nations Human Rights Council, called upon the U.N. to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, […]
Diocese of Northern Michigan traveling exhibit shares stories of Indigenous boarding school survivors
[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Northern Michigan has launched a racial reconciliation initiative, “Walking Together: Finding Common Ground,” centered around a traveling exhibit that showcases stories of Indigenous boarding school […]
Washington National Cathedral welcomes and blesses ACC universities’ mascots
[Episcopal News Service] Washington National Cathedral is known as a house of prayer for all people. On March 12, it also became a house of prayer for all mascots – […]
England archbishops warns UK government over new extremism definition
[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] In a joint statement, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, and the Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, warn the United […]
New WCC Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration holds inaugural meeting
[World Council of Churches] The new World Council of Churches Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration is holding its inaugural meeting March 10-14 in Istanbul, Turkey. The meeting is taking […]
Wisconsin affiliate prepares to welcome refugees as Episcopal Migration Ministries expands
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Migration Ministries has three new affiliates since the Biden administration rejuvenated the federal refugee resettlement program, and one in Wisconsin is preparing to welcome a refugee […]
Faith sector’s engagement with migrants, refugees for health and HIV services highlighted
[World Council of Churches] A workshop at the World Council of Churches has highlighted the right to health and dignified access to it, as well as the faith sector’s engagement […]
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