Preview: Everything you need to follow the 81st General Convention as it convenes in Louisville

[Lambeth Palace] On Oct. 22, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby issued the following personal statement. I have recently discovered that my biological father, the late Sir Anthony Montague Browne, had an ancestral connection to the enslavement of people in Jamaica and Tobago. His great, great grandfather was Sir James Fergusson, an owner of enslaved people…

A deputy takes to the microphone to testify during the June 24 House of Deputies afternoon legislative session. Photos: Randall Gornowich [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The third full day of the 81st General Convention is underway at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Legislative committees continue to meet in the early morning hours and…

Christ Church Cranbrook in suburban Detroit, Michigan, is one of 48 recipients of multimillion-dollar Lilly Endowment grants in support of faith-based storytelling projects. Photo: Christ Church Cranbrook [Episcopal News Service] Virginia Theological Seminary, the dioceses of Colorado and West Virginia and an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Michigan have each been awarded multimillion-dollar grants…

[Church in Wales] The Rev. Manon Ceridwen James was installed as dean of Bangor Cathedral at a service there on Oct. 11. James takes up the post following a period of financial pressure, governance issues and public scrutiny at the cathedral. She has been appointed to lead the community through recovery, restore trust and support…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On July 19, the Rt. Rev. Mark Short, bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, was elected the 18th primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. The Board of Electors, consisting of all diocesan bishops, as well as 12 clergy and 12 laity elected by the General Synod of the…

[Episcopal News Service] Tennessee Bishop John Bauerschmidt announced June 30 that he plans to step down from leading the Nashville-based diocese in January 2027, and called for the election of his successor. Bauerschmidt, a native of Virginia, has served as bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee since 2007. His diocese includes Episcopal congregations in the central…