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[Episcopal News Service] A priest in the Diocese of Dallas has been charged with three felonies in a criminal investigation into allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars […]
Montana church’s wood bank ministry warms rural, low-income households
[Episcopal News Service] In rural Eureka, a small town nine miles south of the U.S.-Canada border in northwest Montana’s Tobacco Valley region, St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church’s wood […]
Justin Welby concludes tenure as archbishop of Canterbury
[Lambeth Palace] On Jan. 6, his final day as archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby spent the day at his office in Lambeth Palace. He began the day with […]
Louisville cathedral’s ‘Room in the Inn’ winter shelter to serve growing homeless population
[Episcopal News Service] Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky, is offering space in its parish hall starting Jan. 6 for use as an overnight shelter for women and children experiencing […]
119th Congress includes 22 Episcopalians in the majority-Christian body
[Religion News Service] A new Pew Research Center report on the religious composition of the 119th session of Congress, convening today for the first time, reveals that the majority of its […]
For an Epiphany blessing, chalk the door with ‘holy graffiti’
Bishop Todd Ousley, formerly of Office of Pastoral Development, is Wyoming bishop provisional nominee
[Episcopal News Service] The standing committee of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming has nominated Bishop Todd Ousley, formerly head of the churchwide Office of Pastoral Development, to serve as the […]
RIP: Fran Toy, first Asian American woman priest, remembered for breaking many barriers
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral
[Episcopal News Service] Washington National Cathedral, the Episcopal cathedral in the United States capital, is preparing to host the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 […]
Christmas tree burnings invoke symbol of Jesus as light to the world on Epiphany
Louisiana bishop responds to New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans
[Episcopal News Service] Louisiana Bishop Shannon Rogers Duckworth issued a statement hours after an early morning attack in New Orleans’ French Quarter Jan. 1 killed 15 people and injured dozens […]
Church leaders recall welcoming Jimmy Carter to North Carolina for one of his first Habitat projects
Resources offered to mark Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 18-25
[World Council of Churches] Resources to help churches and individuals mark the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity now are available in seven languages, and there also is a […]
Presiding bishop announces end of Title IV case against former presiding bishop, former intake officer
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe in a Dec. 30 letter announced that the Title IV matters pending against former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Todd Ousley, previously […]
Presiding Bishop’s statement on the death of President Carter
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe issued the following statement following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at age 100. The 39th […]
RIP: Fran Toy, first Asian American woman priest, remembered for breaking many barriers
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Fran Toy, the first Asian American woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest, died at her home in Oakland, California, on Dec. 28 at age […]
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s Christmas message
Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: Among the Christmas Gospels, Luke is surely the crowd pleaser. Nearly our entire visual vocabulary of Christmas—the manger, the shepherds, the angels—comes […]
Diocese of Easton to consider partnering with another diocese after bishop’s retirement
[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Easton Standing Committee released a statement Dec. 19 saying it will create a discernment committee to “determine whether our participation in God’s mission could […]
Presiding bishop election, Title IV cases and ‘clergy shortage’ among top ENS stories of 2024
[Episcopal News Service] It was the year a presiding bishop said goodbye – and the year The Episcopal Church said hello to a new presiding bishop. Episcopalians put the pandemic […]
Chief Financial Officer Kurt Barnes to retire after 21 years in top churchwide leadership position
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Church Chief Financial Officer Kurt Barnes plans to retire after 21 years, according to an announcement Dec. 19 by Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. In addition to […]
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