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[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe issued the following letter to the church on July 16, as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate.   Yesterday, Archbishop Hosam Naoum of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East gave a powerful address to the Church of England’s annual Synod in York about the…

[Church of England] The leader of the Anglican church in the Holy Land urged Christians to “speak out in the face of injustices” – including the “horrifying” current arrangements for food aid in Gaza – as he called for a permanent ceasefire to end the war. The Most Rev. Hosam Naoum, archbishop of the Province…

[Religion News Service] As United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has intensified activity across New York City, faith-based shelters, food assistance programs and spaces intended to be safe for immigrants are quietly adjusting how they operate. Though ICE has not yet raided a religious institution in the city, staff and clergy said the risk seems…

Although churches often have served as polling places and have encouraged people to vote, they had been prohibited from endorsing candidates during worship services until a July 7 change in Internal Revenue Service policy. Photo: Egan Millard/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] Bishops in at least six dioceses of The Episcopal Church have issued statements…

[Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles] The Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders on July 11 demanded an immediate end to federal roundups of immigrant workers and called for policy reform, including regularization of some 12 million undocumented workers resident in the United States before asylee admissions spiked. Full text of the council’s statement — endorsed…

[Episcopal News Service] A new church in the Diocese of Alabama didn’t let a car crashing into its space on July 9 keep it from worshiping the following Sunday. Riverside Episcopal Church began worshiping in a storefront space in McCalla in April. No one was in the building at the time of the crash. A…

[Anglican Communion News Service] In light of continued demonstrations for governmental reform, which are becoming increasingly dangerous to attend, the Anglican Church of Kenya grieves with those who have lost loved ones due to police brutality and raises significant questions to political leaders and ordinary citizens about the kind of country they want Kenya to become….

[Church of England] General Synod on July 12 debated the 2026-2028 triennium funding package that was announced in June. The proposals will see $2.1 billion distributed to fund the mission and ministry of the church during 2026-2028 and will support a major package of measures for clergy well-being and a focus on supporting parishes in…

[Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem] The following statement was issued on July 14 by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem. We, the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem, are here today in Taybeh in solidarity with the local community following an intensifying trend of systemic and targeted attacks against…

Every Thursday, St. James’ Episcopal Church in Waimea on Hawai‘i’s Big Island serves free meals for 700 people through its Community Meals Ministry. The meals also include live entertainment. Photo: St. James’ Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] Since St. James’ Episcopal Church in Waimea, Hawai‘i, began its Community Meals Ministry in December 2016, over 700…