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[Anglican Communion News Service] The installation of London Bishop Sarah Mullally as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury will take place at Canterbury Cathedral on March 25, 2026, the Feast of the Annunciation. Historically known as an enthronement, the installation marks the symbolic start of the archbishop of Canterbury’s public ministry in the Church of England…

[Episcopal News Service] Sandra Teresa Soledad Montes Vela, a lay Executive Council member from the Diocese of Texas, announced on Facebook that she has resigned from The Episcopal Church’s interim governing body, saying it would be unprincipled for her to remain a member. “In prayer and heartbreak, with conviction and peace, I have resigned from…

[Compass Rose Society] As the Annual General Meeting of the Anglican Communion Compass Rose Society concludes, one guest was quite notable: The Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally, the new archbishop of Canterbury-designate. Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez, president of the Compass Rose Society and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, invited Mullally to address the society in its two-day conference….

Bishops attend the opening Eucharist of the Lambeth Conference in July 2022 at Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England. Photo: Richard Washbrooke for The Lambeth Conference. [Episcopal News Service] The GAFCON statement’s potential impact was evident as soon as it landed Oct. 16. It immediately provoked intense reactions in Anglican circles around the world. The conservative…

[Episcopal News Service] Seven Episcopal dioceses have requested and received assessment waivers, meaning they will not be required to pay the full 15% of diocesan revenue to support the churchwide budget in 2026. Those waivers were approved by Executive Council at its Oct. 20-21 meeting at Kanuga, the Episcopal conference center and camp in the…

St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] Six historic Episcopal parishes are listed among 29 churches and one synagogue selected to receive capital grants of up to $500,000 for preservation efforts, community engagement and fundraising projects. The 30 grantees were selected…

[Episcopal News Service] Amiayia White, 28, a mother and resident of an Episcopal-supported transitional family program at Wilmer Hall in Mobile, Alabama, was shot and killed there on Oct. 21. “Last night, a former companion of one of the residents in our transitional family program broke into the cottage where she was staying with her…

The 82nd General Convention is scheduled for July 3-8, 2027, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona. Photo: Phoenix Convention Center [Episcopal News Service – Hendersonville, North Carolina] Churchwide leaders got a first look Oct. 21 at a vision of what The Episcopal Church’s General Convention soon could become. When the churchwide governing body meets…

The Most Rev. Marinez Santos Bassotto is primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church in Brazil and bishop of the Amazon. [Episcopal News Service] The Most Rev. Marinez Santos Bassotto, primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church in Brazil and bishop of the Amazon, on Oct. 20 said that the voices of Indigenous people and advocacy for…

[Church of England] A group of bishops have joined with members of Parliament and peers from a range of parties in a joint letter to the prime minister, calling for the “immediate, complete removal” of the two-child limit on benefits. Among signatories to the letter to Sir Keir Starmer handed to Downing Street on Oct. 21…