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[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Laurent De Prins, rector of Epiphany Opelousas in the Diocese of Western Louisiana, had just finished speaking by phone with Episcopal News Service about the clean water crisis affecting his community when he received an alert underscoring just how severe that crisis has become. De Prins and other Opelousas residents…

[Anglican Communon News Service] The centennial of the Malines Conversations, a milestone in Anglican–Roman Catholic dialogue, was marked Sept. 21 in Mechelen, Belgium, with a four-day conference, an academic session and a concluding Evensong service at Saint Rumbold’s Cathedral. The Malines Conversations were a series of five informal ecumenical conversations held from 1921 to 1927…

All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick, Maryland, is just one of the churches in the Episcopal Dicoese of Maryland that has seen an increase in newcomers attending services this year. Photo: All Saints [Episcopal News Service] Earlier this year Maryland Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent began to hear reports of a growing number of new people coming…

[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…

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Geneva, Switzerland, hosted some 18 attendees at the Sept. 19-20 conference, which included presentations, discussions and fellowship. Its Refugee Welcome Center began in 2022 in response to an influx of mostly women and children fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Geneva, Switzerland] As Western…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, along with Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and leaders of other church bodies, have called for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of all hostages and prisoners after Israel launched its major…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] A historic declaration of friendship between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Catholic Church in Scotland was signed in Edinburgh Sept. 16, allowing them to work more closely together in future. The Saint Ninian Declaration supports a deepening relationship between the two denominations, making greater cooperation possible while acknowledging that there are differences…

[Church of England] A group of bishops with a close interest in the Holy Land have welcomed the announcement that the United Kingdom has formally recognized a Palestinian state. Southwark Bishop Christopher Chessun, the Church of England’s lead bishop for the Middle East, said the decision could help undercut extremist narratives and strengthen moderates. Joining in…

Visitors to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brighton, Michigan, Sept. 19-21 can light candles at a memorial altar in the church nave to remember deceased cast members of the “Gilmore Girls” TV show during the city’s Destination Stars Hollow weekend. Photo: St. Paul’s [Episcopal News Service] From Sept. 19-21, the city of Brighton, Michigan, will…

[Episcopal News Service] A quick Episcopal liturgical quiz: How many rites for Holy Eucharist are contained in the Book of Common Prayer? If you said four, you’d be wrong – the prayer book offers the traditional Rite One, the contemporary Rite Two and a third liturgical order available for special circumstances – but a liturgy…