WCC webinar will explore relevance of international law in Cuba, Venezuela

[Church of England] Independent Reviewer Canon Maggie Swinson is recommending extra support for two bishops who provide extended episcopal oversight to parishes with a conservative stance on the ordination of women. The role of the Independent Reviewer was established under the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests, drawn up in…

[Diocese of Rochester] The Rt. Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer was ordained and consecrated as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Rochester on July 13 at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester, New York. Wagner Sherer, the first woman to serve as Rochester’s diocesan bishop, leads more than 5,000 Episcopalians across the Finger Lakes…

[Episcopal News Service] Two Iranian-born asylum-seekers who have been active for the past three years at an Episcopal church in suburban Washington, D.C., are fighting for their freedom after being detained by federal immigration agents and threatened with deportation. Their congregation, St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLean, Virginia, is praying for and rallying behind the…

The Rev. Asa David Coulson (center) with some of his fellow host city ambassadors. Photo: Courtesy of the Diocese of Newark [Diocese of Newark] When a lifelong soccer fan who also happens to be an Episcopal priest volunteers as a host city ambassador for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it should surprise no one that…

[Church of England] The bishop of Kirkstall, the Rt. Rev. Arun Arora, and the bishop of Croydon, the Rt. Rev. Rosemarie Mallett, have been appointed by the archbishop of York and the bishop of London as joint lead bishops for the Church of England on racial justice. Their role will involve acting as advocates on racial…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The Anglican Church of Canada’s acting primate, the Most Rev. Anne Germond, and the national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Rev. Susan Johnson, have asked Prime Minster Mark Carney to use the country’s diplomatic tools to push for an immediate flow of life-saving food, water, aid, fuel…