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A transgender pride flag is displayed at a booth during Portland Pride on July 21, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Photo: Jenny Kane/AP [Episcopal News Service] Over the next week, some Episcopal churches will recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, with special worship services and educational events to celebrate transgender people and their contributions…

[World Council of Churches] The Second Africa-Europe Ecumenical Forum on Migration took place March 17-21 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe.  The forum built on the outcomes of the first forum held in Hamburg, Germany, in March 2023. A communiqué released by…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, was welcomed in Lae, the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, March 21 by the Rt. Rev. Nathan Ingen, bishop of Aipo Rongo and acting primate of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. Poggo’s visit March 21-24 formed part…

The Rev. Geoffrey Royce, deacon at Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, wears a mask while reading the Gospel during a March 16 service marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: YouTube screenshot [Episcopal News Service] At Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the 11 a.m. Eastern service on March…

Atilla Kahveci addresses the crowd at the March 23 interfaith iftar hosted by St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, California. Photo: Keith Yamamoto. [Diocese of Los Angeles] For 12-year-old Messiah, the 45-mile trip from Hesperia to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, California, for a March 23 iftar was all about doing what God wants: “If we…

[Church in Wales] St. David’s Church in Loughor, Wales, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, has become the 75th Gold Eco Church in England and Wales. The award was given by the Christian conservation charity A Rocha UK, and reflects St. David’s commitment to walk in step with nature and put creation care at the…

A scene depicting Jesus riding a donkey on Palm Sunday is one of 10 Holy Week dioramas Ahmed Otero created for St. John’s Episcopal Church in Homestead, Florida. Photo: Ahmed Otero [Episcopal News Service] Parishioners at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Homestead, Florida, again this year can experience the events of Holy Week represented in…

[Church of England] Acting to prevent global warming and biodiversity loss is the “right thing to do” and a sign of Christian compassion for those who are suffering as a result of the climate crisis, the Church of England’s lead bishop for the environment said on March 25. Speaking to a gathering of Church of…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] On March 23, the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Mark Strange, joined more than 30 faith leaders across the United Kingdom in sending an open letter to call for bold action on child poverty. The letter was sent to Liz Kendall, secretary of state for works and pensions,…

Idaho Bishop Jos Tharakan, left, and Rio Grande Bishop Michael Hunn, right, sing a hymn during a morning prayer service at the House of Bishops spring 2025 gathering at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama. Photo: Frank Logue [Episcopal News Service] The House of Bishops gathered March 19-24 at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama, for its…