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[Episcopal News Service] Massachusetts Bishop Julia E. Whitworth and Western Massachusetts Bishop Douglas J. Fisher released a joint statement expressing support for the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda, an organization of Indigenous leaders that’s working to promote legislation before the Massachusetts State Legislature that will benefit Native Americans in the state. In the June 17 statement, the…

[The Church in Wales] An exhibition at Bangor University will mark 1500 years of Bangor Cathedral with rare manuscripts and archival treasures. Curated by the Archives and Special Collections at Bangor University, this major exhibition marks 1500 years since St. Deiniol founded his monastery in Bangor in 525 AD. The city’s name comes from the fence,…

[Church of England] In a House of Lords debate on support for the craft industry, bishops warned that recent funding cuts threaten both heritage and livelihoods across the country. Southwark Bishop Christopher Chessun described the reduction in the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme as “a real body blow,” noting that the Church of England…

Episcopalians and their ecumenical partners gathered at St. Paul’s Within the Walls in Rome, Italy, before the start of Roma Pride on June 14. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] Last year, St. Paul’s Within the Walls made history as the first church in Italy to march in Roma Pride. This year, Episcopalians joined with…

A June 13 photo taken from St. George’s College in Jerusalem shows St. George’s Cathedral and other nearby buildings. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] In the wake of missile attacks that began June 13 between Israel and Iran, Anglicans in Jerusalem have provided online worship and voiced ongoing concern for employees, those without access to…

A demonstrator holds a picture of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed by a gunman hours before a “No Kings” protest at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on June 14, 2025. Photo: Steven Garcia/AP [Episcopal News Service] Following a deadly incident early Saturday where a now-captured suspected gunman impersonating a law…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The third United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC3) has concluded in Nice, France, at which Anglicans were represented as part of the multifaith group Faiths for UNOC3. The Rev. Glenn Ruffle, the Anglican Communion’s U.N. representative in Geneva, attended the conference as part of the Faiths for UNOC3 group. He also was part…

Editor’s note: This statement comes in response to a series of what officials described as coordinated “racist thuggery” against ethnic minorities in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. [Church of Ireland] On June 13 the Church of Ireland‘s Archbishop John McDowell issued the following statement: The scenes of violence which have taken place over…

Philadelphia-area priests the Rev. Jeremy O’Neill (left) and the Rev. Luke Selles were among the tens of thousands of people who attended the city’s “No Kings” rally on June 14. Photo: Jack Jenkins/RNS [Religion News Service — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest dubbed “No Kings…

Trooper Jackie Quinn, representing “Buffalo Soldiers” of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, carries the General Order No. 3 during a march reenactment in celebration of Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 2023. Photo: Adrees Latif/REUTERS [Episcopal News Service] Activities marking Juneteenth – June 19 – are set to take place in churches and dioceses across…