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[Episcopal News Service] A third Episcopalian in the Diocese of New York was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement this week at Federal Plaza in Manhattan. The unnamed Episcopalian is a parishioner of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Midtown Manhattan. He was detained while going to a routine asylum…

[Anglican Taonga] Leaders from the Anglican, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches have joined the Salvation Army, Te Rūnanga Whakawhanaunga i ngā Hāhi o Aotearoa, and the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services to present a policy call to the New Zealand government and oppposition leaders. The church leaders, including Archbishop Justin Duckworth on behalf…

[Church of England] The archbishop of York, together with the bishops of Southwark, Gloucester, Chelmsford and Norwich, have responded to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement on the possibility of recognising a Palestinian state. As we continue to pray for everyone caught up in the devastating violence and suffering in Palestine and Israel, we welcome His…

Workers with World Central Kitchen provide a hot meal to children in the central Gaza community of Deir Al-Balah. A new initiative by the Diocese of New York to help feed starving Gazans encourages people to donate to the organization. Photo: Courtesy of World Central Kitchen [Episcopal News Service] In a July 30 email, New…

[Anglican CommunionNews Service] 2025 marks 80 years since the nuclear attacks that were instrumental in ending the Second World War. The atomic bombs detonated over Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, resulted in devastating loss of life. This year, the House of Bishops of Nippon Sei Ko Kai (the Anglican Church in…

The Rev. Roger Haenke is the subject of a Title IV proceeding by the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, based on an allegation that he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor. Photo: Wesbite of St. John’s, Chula Vista, California [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego on Aug. 5 issued a…

[Episcopal News Service] The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Easton on Aug. 4 announced the appointment of a Steering Committee to work with the Rt. Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves to plan listening gatherings across the diocese beginning in November. The gatherings’ purpose will be to support reconciliation and healing in the diocese. The Steering Committee…

Elizabeth “Ketty” De Los Santos, right, a 59-year-old grandmother from Peru and a parishioner of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in White Plains, New York, was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents on July 31 at Federal Plaza in Manhattan after leaving a routine asylum hearing. Photo: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church/Facebook [Episcopal…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rt. Rev. James Lule, bishop of the Diocese of Kajo Keji in South Sudan, has made an appeal for humanitarian intervention following surprise attacks between South Sudanese and Ugandan soldiers on July 28 in South Sudan’s Kajo Keji county. The incident took place on shared borders near the village of Bori…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] The General Synod Office of the Scottish Episcopal Church is to move to a new home in Edinburgh city center, while the long-term future of Forbes House is addressed. Modern office space has been identified close to the existing GSO premises, offering strong public transport links and good accessibility, and negotiations on a…