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[Episcopal News Service] The diocesan bishops of the six Episcopal dioceses in California issued a statement on June 10 responding to the federal immigration raids in Los Angeles and subsequent clashes between protesters and law enforcement, as well as the Trump administration’s decision to send soldiers to the area against the wishes of California leaders….

One hundred and forty deacons attended the Association for Episcopal Deacons triennial conference June 5-8 in San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service — San Antonio, Texas] Episcopal deacons gathered in San Antonio, Diocese of West Texas, to network, share resources and learn different ways to approach ministry in their communities…

[Episcopal News Service] Iowa Bishop Betsey Monnot on June 9 released a letter she sent to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst after her recent comments drew extensive public coverage. It was posted on the diocesan website and social media. In the letter she notes that while they both describe themselves as Christians, “you and I understand…

Wisconsin Bishop Matthew Gunter greets worshippers after Eucharist on June 4 at St. John’s on the Lake, an Episcopal-affiliated retirement community in Milwaukee. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Bishop Matthew Gunter – as a bishop, and for his diocese – was trying something new just by being here. Gunter,…

[Church of Ireland] Half a century of service in episcopal ministry was celebrated June 9 — St. Columba’s Day — when a congregation gathered for a Choral Eucharist in St. Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry, Ireland, to mark the 50th anniversary of the consecration of the Rt. Rev. Robin Eames. Eames served as bishop of Derry and Raphoe…

[Church of England] The Church of England on June 9 unveiled plans to invest more than $2.1 billion toward sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and serving local communities over the next three years – a 36% in the national funding made available in 2022 for the current three-year period. The distributions from the Church…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] On June 7, the final day of General Synod 2025, members backed a motion that affirmed transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming and intersex people within the church after an often emotional but always respectful debate at St. Paul’s & St. George’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh. Specifically, the motion affirmed that trans+ people are…

Bishop Christian Kopp, head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, left, and Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe signed the Augsburg Agreement on June 7 following a Pentecost-eve Eucharist at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Munich, Germany. Photo: ELKB/MCK [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and Bishop Christian Kopp, head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…

Protesters are seen in downtown Los Angeles on June 8. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] Fourteen members of the Diocese of Los Angeles were detained, the diocese said, in immigration enforcement raids late last week that sparked a weekend of intense protests and an escalating government crackdown after the Trump administration ordered the California…

[Episcopal News Service] El Salvador’s government on June 7 arrested Enrique Anaya, a constitutional lawyer who had criticized the May 18 arrest of Ruth López, a lawyer who leads the anti-corruption unit of Cristosal, an Episcopal-affiliated organization committed to defending human rights and promoting democratic rule of law in Central America. CNN reported that Anaya had been…