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On the second day of the Sept. 10-15 House of Bishops gathering in the Dominican Republic, bishops and their spouses split into groups to visit local diocesan ministry sites. Some bishops visited the Iglesia Episcopal San Andrés in Santo Domingo, which also houses an early childhood and elementary school. Photo: Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal…

[Diocese of Los Angeles] The Diocese of Los Angeles Bishop Search Committee has announced a slate of three nominees to stand for election as eighth bishop of Los Angeles by Diocesan Convention Nov. 7-8 in Riverside. Approved by the diocesan Standing Committee on Sept. 10, the nominees are: The Rev. Antonio Gallardo, rector of St….

Law enforcement tapes off an area at Utah Valley University in Orem after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Sept. 10. Photo: The Deseret News via Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Utah and Bishop Phyllis Spiegel issued a statement…

The first night of the House of Bishops’ Sept. 10-15 gathering at the Coral Costa Caribe Beach Resort in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic, included a beachfront dinner featuring live folk music and dance. Sept. 10, 2025. Photo: Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service — Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic] Episcopal bishops and their spouses are…

The Rev. Phyllis Edwards became the first recognized woman deacon in The Episcopal Church on Sept. 13, 1965, at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California. Photo: Grace Cathedral/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] On Sept. 14, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California, will host a special evening Eucharist commemorating the 60th anniversary of the recognition of the…

East Tennessee Bishop Brian Cole, left, and Ed Novak give the Rev. Kat Chappell a lift back to shore after her canoe began sinking during a “canoe-charist” on Sept. 7 at Grace Point Camp and Retreat Center in Kingtson. Photo: Diocese of East Tennessee, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal clergy pledge at their ordinations…

[Church of Ireland]  People in parishes throughout the Church of Ireland are being encouraged to pray for a just and lasting peace in Gaza and the wider region of the Holy Land later this month. Archbishop John McDowell — who is archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland — and Archbishop Michael Jackson — who…

[Diocese of Gloucester] A Church of England-backed conservation project has been launched to help with the preservation of thousands of stone monuments that are featured in churchyards throughout the country. There are believed to be more than 4,000 “table top” tombs, many ornately carved, dating from the 17th to the 19th century, in Diocese of…

[Anglican Church of Canada] Two prominent Anglican ecumenists were awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal on June 20: Alyson Barnett-Cowan, former president of the Canadian Council of Churches, and Archdeacon Edward Simonton, vicar general and archdeacon of the Diocese of Quebec. They were nominated by the Canadian Council of Churches and the Anglican Orthodox International…

[Anglican Communion News Service] A voyage made to advocate for the protection of the Pacific Ocean has reached its destination: the 54th Pacific Islands Forum. The crew, including a young woman from the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia, made their voyage in a traditional vaka vessel, the Uto ni Yalo. Setting off on Aug. 21, they sailed…