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[Episcopal News Service] For the second year in a row, volunteers at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Huntsville, Alabama, spent the morning of this Maundy Thursday distributing new […]
The archbishop of Canterbury offers ecumenical Easter letter
[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] The Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has offered an ecumenical Easter letter to Anglican partners and to heads of churches around the […]
Jerusalem’s Christian leaders send Easter messages
[Episcopal News Service] The leaders representing a variety of Christian faith groups in Jerusalem, called the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, have issued an Easter message in […]
Easter message from the World Council of Churches
[World Council of Churches] In an Easter message, the Rev. Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches notes, “As we look around the world today, we see […]
Episcopal Church pairs online concert with annual Good Friday Offering, supporting Middle East ministries
[Episcopal News Service] Each year, Episcopalians are encouraged during Holy Week to donate to The Episcopal Church’s Good Friday Offering in support of Anglican ministries in the Middle East. This […]
Wyoming Bishop Paul-Gordon Chandler deposed as a result of Title IV investigation
[Episcopal News Service] Wyoming Bishop Paul-Gordon Chandler has been stripped of holy orders, meaning he is no longer ordained in The Episcopal Church, according to a March 27 press release […]
Presiding bishop joins global Christian leaders calling for Gaza cease-fire in Holy Week letter
[Religion News Service] More than 140 global Christian leaders, including a Guatemalan Catholic cardinal and the presiding bishops of The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, called for […]
Funding for rural Church of England parishes frees them up for mission
[The Church of England] More than 30 people have been trained so far as lay leaders as part of an ongoing project to support rural parishes backed by Church of […]
WCC welcomes International Criminal Court accountability for environmental crimes
[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, in a submission to the International Criminal Court, welcomed a policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes. The submission is a comment on […]
Episcopalians offer prayers and support after Maryland bridge collapse
[Episcopal News Service] Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26 in the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, Episcopal entities have offered […]
‘The Partner’s Path’ provides support for clergy spouses churchwide
[Episcopal News Service] The Partner’s Path, a nonprofit that serves people who are married to Episcopal clergy, exists because being a clergy spouse is unlike any other role inside or […]
On final day in Lebanon, WCC general secretary finds in-depth dialogues
[World Council of Churches] On his final day in a visit to Lebanon, World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay met with His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar […]
Gallup poll: More than half of Americans rarely go to church
[Religion News Service] The most popular church in America might be St. Mattress, followed by Bedside Baptist. Those two — euphemisms for sleeping in on Sundays — increasingly describe the attitude […]
Global Episcopal Mission Network addresses ‘God’s mission in tension times’ in virtual conference
[Episcopal News Service] The 2024 Global Episcopal Mission Network conference centered on the theme “Joining God’s Mission in Tension Times,” and highlighted efforts to engage in mission companionships in places […]
WCC publishes new materials for Easter solidarity with Holy Land series
[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches has published online new materials related to the 2024 Easter initiative, “Out of the darkness – Easter solidarity with the Holy […]
Anglicans take part in ecumenical seminar in Assisi about God as creator
[Anglican Communion News Service] An Anglican delegation of liturgists and theologians has taken part in an ecumenical seminar in Assisi, Italy. It was hosted by the Laudato Si Research Institute and […]
Episcopalians participate in interfaith march, vigil supporting migrants in El Paso, Texas
[Episcopal News Service] Some 15 Episcopalians joined Rio Grande Bishop Michael Hunn and the Rev. Lee Curtis, the diocese’s canon to the ordinary, in a march and vigil on March […]
Church of England awards more than $10 million to help churches spread the Christian faith
[The Church of England] The Church of England has awarded more than $10 million for projects to help churches spread the Christian faith, including parish renewal programs, as well as […]
Archbishop Hosam Naoum speaks on conflict in the Holy Land
[Anglican Communion News Service] The primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Most Rev. Hosam Naoum, has spoken with bishops of the Anglican Communion about […]
Episcopal Service Corps offers young adults an opportunity to serve others, explore their faith
[Episcopal News Service] For more than 40 years, young adults across The Episcopal Church have been engaged in a variety of grassroots, yearlong service projects that include living in intentional […]
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