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[Anglican Communion News Service] The president of the Malagasy Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev. Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo, has shared a statement calling for peace and stability in Madagascar following violence and killings around Gen-Z protests. The church is in the Province of the Indian Ocean. Issued on Sept. 29, the statement expresses “deepest sympathy to those…

Bishop John Howard led the Jacksonville-based Diocese of Florida from 2004 to 2023. Photo: Diocese of Florida [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe has reached an agreement with former Florida Bishop John Howard to end the two Title IV cases against Howard without any disciplinary action and without Howard admitting any wrongdoing. Rowe said…

Pastor Michael Marcela and the Rev. Robert Hartmans check in with each other on a Sunday morning. Photo: Kyla Willoughby [Faith & Leadership] It was raining hard in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, as the Rev. Robert Hartmans unloaded boxes and hauled furniture into the parsonage that would be home for the next year for him,…

Western North Carolina Bishop José McLoughlin (center) raises a chalice during the Sept. 27 “Bearing Witness” service that marked one year ater the diocese was hit by Hurricane Helene. Standing with McLoughlin are (from left) the Rev. Kelsey Davis, bishop’s deputy for disaster response; Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe; Western North Carolina Archdeacon Brenda Gilbert; the…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglican Communion Secretary General Bishop Anthony Poggo, attended a service of commissioning in the Diocese of Kildare to celebrate the heritage of pioneer ministry in the Church of Ireland and announce a new outreach mission project. A new diocesan pioneer ministry project, “The Community of the Celtic Cross,” is being established in…

People from across the Diocese of Alabama gather at St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church in Birmingham on Sept. 25 for a celebration Eucharist honoring the success of the “Equipping the Saints” capital campaign. Photo: Courtesy of Nana Afia Tenkoramaa [Diocese of Alabama] The Diocese of Alabama has surpassed its goal of $7.5 million for the “Equipping…

[Episcopal News Service] Two bishops from nearby dioceses will begin assisting the Diocese of Florida on Oct. 1 as it continues a prolonged leadership transition and seeks a new diocesan bishop. The Jacksonville-based Diocese of Florida announced recently that Central Florida Justin Holcomb and Southwest Florida Bishop Douglas Scharf have agreed to serve as assisting…

Worshipers at a recent Sunday afternoon service of Water and Wilderness Church, which meets at Fletcher’s Cove on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., are led in song by (from left) Deacon Melissa Sites, the Rev. Pete Nunnally, Mike Bass and Gariné Adams. Photo: Courtesy Pete Nunnally [Episcopal News Service] For four…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] A Celebration of Lay Ministries Service took place Sept. 27 in York Minster to recognize and affirm the ministries of lay people in the Diocese of York. The Eucharist service celebrated the breadth of lay ministries across the diocese. It included the authorization of Authorized Lay Ministers, the admission and…

[Diocese of Western Massachusetts] The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts on Sept. 29  announced a slate of three candidates to serve as the 10th bishop diocesan. The candidates are: The Rev. Susan B. Fortunato, rector, Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie, New York; The Very Rev. Marcus George Halley, college chaplain and dean of…