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The Very Rev. Sandye Wilson, interim dean of the Cathedral of All Saints in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, died on April 15. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Very Rev. Sandye Wilson, interim dean of the Cathedral of All Saints in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, died on April 15. An announcement of her…

The Rev. Keith Pozzuto celebrates Easter at Christ Episcopal Church in Temple, Texas, in 2024. Photo: Christ Episcopal Church, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Very Rev. Lisa Hackney-James knows her problem is a good one to have. It’s a printing dilemma: How many bulletins will be enough for Easter Sunday at St. James Episcopal…

[Anglican Communion News Service] This Easter, the Anglican Communion is one of 12 Christian World Communions to issue a letter marking a joint celebration of Easter 2025 and the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea. ‘You are witnesses of these things.’ Luke 24:48 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world,…

On Wednesdays between September and June, the Church of the Holy Apostles in Brooklyn, New York, offers an after-school Christian education program for children in kindergarten through seventh grade. The curriculum includes Bible study, prayer, Christian ethics, church history and theology. Photo: The Church of the Holy Apostles [Episcopal News Service] Between September and June,…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] On April 11, staff from the General Synod Office of the Scottish Episcopal Church called at the offices of The Turing Trust to make a donation of information technology (IT) equipment that will help to empower disadvantaged communities in Africa, Asia and the United Kingdom. In honor of the altruistic spirit of…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, addressed reparatory justice and institutional accountability regarding the historic financial ties of the Church of England and the slave trade at a special April 14 gathering in New York. As part of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, an event…

[Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell, who served as bishop of Wyoming from 1997–2010, died on April 13. He was 77. Caldwell, a 1978 graduate of General Theological Seminary, was rector of St. George’s Church, in Bismarck, North Dakota, when he was elected bishop. The Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell, who served as bishop…

Palestinians inspect damage to the Ahli Arab Hospital after an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on April 13. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] Anglicans and other global faith leaders have condemned Israeli airstrikes over the weekend that struck an Anglican hospital in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza, destroying or damaging several of…

The Rev. James Spencer built two replicas of his St Mary’s parish’s churches out of Lego and found an opportunity to meditate on community outreach in the process. Photo: James Spencer [Anglican Church of Canada] The Rev. James Spencer has been building with Lego since he was eight years old. Today, that lifelong hobby is…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglican and Lutheran church leaders from around the world gathered in Amman, Jordan, for the first full meeting of the Anglican–Lutheran International Commission for Unity and Mission. Under the theme “Our baptismal unity,” participants reflected on their shared identity in Christ, built deeper relationships, and committed to a variety of catechetical, evangelical…