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[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglican churches in Iraq have taken part in a United Nations process seeking to bring about improvements to human rights within Iraq. Calling for the adoption of human rights treaties, freedom of religion and greater protection for women and girls, the churches also praised the Iraqi government for efforts being made. These…

Some of the regular members of ‘Monday School’ at All Saints in Homewood, Alabama, gather in front of the church. They are (from left) Abby Poole, Tom Richeson, Grace Turner, Carrie Dennis, Magie Logan, Taylor Gerard, Memily Colvin, David Walters, Karen Ammons and Michelle Suttle. Photo: Diocese of Alabama [Episcopal Diocese of Alabama] Every Monday…

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. [Episcopal News Service] In an opinion piece originally published July 3 in Religion News Service, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe reflected on The Episcopal Church’s history as it has emerged as an institutional leader in “resisting” the Trump Administration’s “overreach and recklessness” since President Donald Trump took office in January. Rowe’s op-ed…

[Church of England] More than 150 people from across the world attended a gathering on the Anglican Church’s involvement in transatlantic chattel slavery and its contemporary legacies, addressed by a series of speakers from the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. The “Truth Telling” event, which took place June 23-25, was…

[Episcopal News Service] Tennessee Bishop John Bauerschmidt announced June 30 that he plans to step down from leading the Nashville-based diocese in January 2027, and called for the election of his successor. Bauerschmidt, a native of Virginia, has served as bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee since 2007. His diocese includes Episcopal congregations in the central…

Warren Hawk speaks last weekend at the 153rd Niobrara Convocation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Photo: Cheyenne River Episcopal Mission, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Indigenous Episcopalians in South Dakota, inspired by Navajo Episcopalians’ recent creation of their own missionary diocese, are taking steps to explore the possibilities and challenges of forming their dozens of…

The Oak Ridge Fire sparked on June 28, 2025, on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona. As of July 2, the wildfire has burned more than 10,000 acres and is 1% contained. Photo: 25th Navajo Nation Council/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church in Navajoland is calling for prayers as a wildfire that sparked June…

A pole barn structure rises at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Parmelee, South Dakota, and will become the new church building when it is finished, replacing a historic church that was destroyed in a 2023 fire. Photo: Diocese of South Dakota [Episcopal News Service] A small South Dakota congregation whose church was destroyed by fire…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s Court of Review has ordered the reversal of the Diocese of Virginia’s discipline of a priest over his refusal to administer Communion – a so-called “Eucharistic fast” that the priest, who is white, said he felt called to as a kind of protest against racial injustice. Under the church’s…

The Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville, North Carolina, suffered significant water damage after Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024, requiring an extensive remediation and renovation process to restore and protect the historic 1896 structure. It isn’t expected to be open for worship until late 2026. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] When Hurricane Helene slammed…