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[Anglican Church of Canada] Anglicans have prepared for the next meeting of General Synod, which is taking place June 23-29 in London, Ontario, in the diocese of Huron, and will include the election of the 15th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, as well as an update from the primate’s commission on re-imagining the church….

[Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem] The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, which includes Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum, on June 23 issued the following  statement condemning the June 22 attack on the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus, Syria, that killed 22 worshipers and injured 63 others. On Sunday, June 22, as more than 150…

[Religion News Service – Vatican City] Before his death on April 21, Pope Francis made it a habit to call the 500 people taking shelter in the Holy Family Church, a Catholic parish in Gaza City, every evening to ask about how they and their supplies were holding up. In early June, the church was briefly…

Chief Finance Officer Christopher Lacovara on June 23 makes his first presentation to Executive Council since he was appointed to the church’s top finance job in March. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Linthicum Heights, Maryland] The Episcopal Church must remain committed to Christian witness in increasingly troubling times, Presiding Bishop Sean…

The Most Rev. Michael Pham, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, center, leads an interfaith group as they stand in the lobby of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building to be present during immigration hearings on June 20, 2025, in San Diego, California. Bishop Susan Brown Snook, fourth from left, represented the Episcopal…

[Office of Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley] On June 18, ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and a national celebration of Black joy and emancipation, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley affirmed the strength of the reparations movement and announced growing support for H.R.40, legislation that she is championing to address the harmful legacy of slavery and establish a federal…

Utah Bishop Phyllis Spiegel (left) at the front of a June 14 march in Salt Lake City, before shots marred the event and prompted Spiegel to open the doors of the Cathedral Church of St. Mark to provide refuge for marchers seeking safety. Photo: David Skorut/Diocese of Utah [Episcopal News Service] Utah Bishop Phyllis Spiegel…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] The latest stop on the Lord’s Prayer tour of the north of England took place June 17 at Carlisle Cathedral. People gathered from across the Diocese of Carlisle to reflect on The Lord’s Prayer and its significance for today’s world. The evening began with a showing of “Then as Now,” a…

[Church of Ireland] During Refugee Week (June 16-22), Church of Ireland churches have been invited to build a culture of welcome, hospitality and safety for refugees, by marking this year’s World Refugee Day on June 20 and Sanctuary Sunday on June 22. Churches also are encouraged to use the “Our church welcomes refugees” video on…

Left to right: The Rev. Ramelle McCall, the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina’s canon for justice and future leaders; the Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, known colloquially as Mother Emanuel; the Rev. Michael Shaffer, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church; and the Rev. Adam Shoemaker, rector of…