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The Rev. Brandon Cooper, right, signs a “passport” for a woman visiting St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, where he serves as priest-in-charge. The Diocese of Pittsburg’s 2025 “passport program” encourages Episcopalians to attend worship services in different Episcopal churches diocesan-wide between late August and the Nov. 15 diocesan convention. Photo: Courtesy of Brandon…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] The signing of the Saint Ninian Declaration between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Catholic Church in Scotland will take place in Edinburgh on Sept. 16 – the Feast of St. Ninian. The declaration supports a deepening relationship between Episcopalians and Roman Catholics in Scotland, allowing both to work more closely together while acknowledging…

[Church in Wales] St. Winifred’s Church in Penrhiwceiber once again has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Community Award, marking a fifth consecutive year of recognition. The award, which sets the benchmark for well-managed parks and green spaces across the United Kingdom and beyond, celebrates not only the beauty of St. Winifred’s grounds but also the…

[Church of England] Church of England congregations are being invited to join together with other churches to pray for the people of Gaza, Israel and the wider Middle East next month. A group of Christian charities and aid agencies, working with church leaders, is organizing a day of prayer for peace in the Middle East on…

The next year of Sacred Ground, a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race that is grounded in faith, will begin with a Sept. 2 online webinar featuring Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will be the speaker at a special Sept. 2 online webinar to help mark the start…

Maryland Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent (front row, right) stands next to Kilmar Abrego García (center) as Rabbi Ariana Katz (at podium) offers a blessing during a rally in support of Abrego García at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Maryland, on Aug. 25. (Photo: Jack Jenkins for Religion News Service) [Episcopal News Service]…

Editor’s note: Chris Brain, 68, was head of the Nine O’Clock Service, an influential evangelical movement based in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s. He resigned as a Church of England priest in November 1995, just before a BBC documentary about the sexual abuse allegations against him was broadcast. [Church of England] Following a trial at…

Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm near the Louisiana coast on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm’s devastating effects included massive storm surges and widespread flooding, especially in New Orleans after levees failed, and resulted in millions of people being displaced. Photo: Ric Feld/AP [Episcopal News Service] Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall 20…

[Religion News Service — Nairobi, Kenya] In the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher, the Rev. Daramali Abudigin is staying on, even as random bombs, stray bullets and hunger kill members of his flock. The 44-year-old priest has kept St. Mathew, of the Anglican Church of Sudan, open to all Christians, after increased fighting has forced other pastors…

[World Council of Churches] As climate disasters intensify across Africa, over 100 African faith leaders united online to transform the Season of Creation into a powerful movement for ecological conversion, with speakers calling for immediate action to heal creation while building long-term solidarity across denominations and continents. “Creation care and ecological conversion need fast actions…