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Members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago, Illinois, joined 75,000 other protesters in a nonviolent “No Kings” protest in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park on Oct. 18. Nearly 7 million people participated in more than 2,500 “No Kings” demonstrations in all 50 states, U.S. territories and other countries to oppose several of the Trump administration’s…

The Rev. Gregory Kimura was elected sixth bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin on Oct. 18, 2025. [Diocese of San Joaquin] The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin elected the Rev. Gregory Kimura as its sixth bishop during an Oct. 18 special electing convention. Kimura was elected on the second round of balloting with 58.6%…

Jerusalem Archbishop Hosam Naoum speaks Oct. 19 during a forum discussion at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Photo: YouTube [Episcopal News Service] Jerusalem Archbishop Hosam Naoum on Oct. 19 spoke at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, preaching at one of the church’s services…

[Episcopal News Service] The conservative Anglican network GAFCON, a mix of leaders from Anglican provinces and breakaway groups, released a statement Oct. 16 saying it would disengage from the Anglican Communion’s existing deliberative bodies and create a rival to the Anglican Communion with an unspecified number of provinces. The message, titled “The Future Has Arrived”…

A worker finishes installing a window dedicated to the Philadelphia 11, the first women priests ordained in The Episcopal Church, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It and the windows beside it, honoring Absalom Jones (left) and Fred Rogers, were selected for the subjects’ connection with Pennsylvania, and are located on the second floor…

[Religion News Service] A controversial exhibition of graffiti art opening Oct. 17 at one of Britain’s most famous medieval cathedrals has already attracted the ire of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk, both of whom called the show “ugly.” Called “Hear Us,” the exhibition at Canterbury Cathedral, the seat of the Church of…

The Diocese of East Tennessee headquarters building is located in Knoxville. Photo: Andrew Morehead [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of East Tennessee wants to reduce the electric bills at its diocesan headquarters in Knoxville to zero. By installing solar panels on the roof, it estimates it will save $8,000 a year, and it plans to…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal churches along the west coast of Alaska were hit by a storm on Oct. 8 that created heavy rain, high seas and flooding in the area, four days before remnants of Typhoon Haplong brought hurricane-force winds and rain to the state, Alaska Bishop Mark Lattime told Episcopal News Service by email….

Tom Johnson, junior warden, left, the Rev. Barrett Van Buren, rector, and Ned Bergert, senior warden, stand on the 3.8-acre lot at Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Placentia, California, before a $33-36 million senior citizen housing project was completed on site. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Diocese of Los Angeles] Across California and the…

Every October, Grace Episcopal Church in Asheville, North Carolina, host a pumpkin patch with most proceeds benefiting Consider Haiti, an Asheville-based secular nonprofit that supports self-sustaining, Haitian-led health care programs. Photo: Courtesy of Shearon Roberts [Episcopal News Service] After being postponed last year due to Hurricane Helene, Grace Episcopal Church in Asheville has resumed hosting…