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Bishop John Howard led the Jacksonville-based Diocese of Florida from 2004 until his retirement in 2023. Photo: Diocese of Florida [Episcopal News Service] The church attorney representing The Episcopal Church in the disciplinary cases against former Florida Bishop John Howard has accused Howard of failing to cooperate in the proceedings and has asked the hearing…

[Church of Ireland] The Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Rev. Michael Jackson, on Aug. 19 issued a statement in which he expressed his “shock and sadness” at the Aug. 17 attacks on Ahli Hospital in Gaza City and said they were “an affront to human dignity.” His statement in full is below. It is…

Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, before it burned down after wildfires swept across the island of Maui. Photo: Bruce DeGooyer [Episcopal News Service] Aug. 8 marked two years since a series of wildfires broke out throughout the Hawaiian Islands, killing more than 100 people and destroying more than 2,200 buildings, including Holy Innocents…

[Religion News Service — Vatican City] Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, led a prayer vigil Aug. 14, on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, where he read the name of every child who has died in the conflict between Israel and Hamas since the start of the war in…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem reported that on Aug. 17, its Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City suffered a fire set by local outlaws that resulted in two areas of the hospital being badly damaged by fire. Later in the day, a drone operated by the Israel Defense Forces shot into…

[Episcopal News Service] Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Aug. 15 announced in a news release that students will begin online classes on Sept. 2 after the university received a preliminary injunction allowing it to open as an accredited institution. The university had filed the injunction request the day before. A historically Black…

The Winn Correctional Center, an ICE detention facility, is seen in this aerial photo in Winnfield, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians in the Diocese of Western Louisiana’s Allies for Immigrants ministry are working to support immigrants who are in facilities throughout the state operated by U.S. Customs and…

[Church in Wales] Plans to develop the North Wales Pilgrims Way, known as “The Welsh Camino,” have been given a significant boost with the awarding of a $105,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. A Pilgrimage Development Project Lead will be appointed to explore the potential for growth in the number of people walking…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Easton Standing Committee on Aug. 15 announced it had appointed a former diocesan bishop, the Rt. Rev. James Shand, to serve as an assisting bishop during the diocese’s leadership transition after Bishop Santosh Marray steps down this October. The news follows an announcement earlier this month that standing committee…

From left, the Rev. Greg Larkin, Dodgers relief pitcher Jim Gott and Los Angeles Bishop Frederick Borsch pose for a photo at Dodger Stadium in 1993. Photo: Diocese of Los Angeles [Diocese of Los Angeles] The Rev. Greg Larkin was born in the Diocese of Los Angeles, at Good Samaritan Hospital, and his father was…