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[Melbourne Anglican] The Rev. Glenn Loughrey, an Aboriginal priest who for the past year has served as the Diocese of Melbourne’s archdeacon for reconciliation, First Nations recognition and treaty, has been appointed Aboriginal co-chair for Reconciliation Victoria, a body promoting reconciliation across the state of Victoria. Loughrey said he hopes his leadership role in the…

England’s Choir of King’s College Cambridge. [Episcopal News Service] England’s Choir of King’s College Cambridge is completing its mini U.S. tour this week with two concerts at 7 p.m. Eastern on April 8 and 9 at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Tickets are still available for both concerts. “I think that…

Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, fifth-grade students at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, Maryland, communicated with U.S. Army Reserve soldiers through an educational and interpersonal pen pal program. Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Martinez [Episcopal News Service] Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, fifth-grade students at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, Maryland, communicated with U.S….

[Church of England] Parish revitalizations, work with children, young people and families and training for mission in rural areas are among a range of programs to spread the Christian faith backed by the latest round of grants awarded by the Church of England. The dioceses of Carlisle, Chelmsford, Rochester, Sheffield, St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s largest congregation by membership and attendance has named a new rector. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, announced in a message to its members that it had selected as its next leader the Very Rev. Dane Boston, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. Boston is…

The Rev. Mtipe Koggani (left) offers a prayer at Grace Africa Christian Connection during a Sunday afternoon service in January. GACC is a start-up of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri centered on African and Afro Caribbean immigrants in the St. Louis area. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Grace Africa Christian Connection in St. Louis, Missouri,…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The Ven. Alan Perry, general secretary of the General Synod, has announced that the following four bishops have been nominated by the Order of Bishops for the office of primate of The Anglican Church of Canada: The Most Rev. Christopher Harper, national Indigenous Anglican archbishop. The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, archbishop…

[Diocese of Kansas] The Rt. Rev. Cathleen Chittenden Bascom, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, has announced that she will step down on January 31, 2026, and has called for the election of her successor in the spring of 2026 with a consecration service in October 2026. She made the announcement in an email…

[Church in Wales] The Welsh government has responded formally to the concerns that have been raised by the archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev. Andrew John, to highlight the issue of river quality in Wales. In November, the archbishop convened a national summit, Restoring Welsh Riverss, hosted by the Church in Wales to draw attention…

[Episcopal News Service] Lawyers for The Episcopal Church and 26 other faith-based plaintiffs argued April 4 in federal court that Trump administration immigration policies pose an “imminent threat” to their religious practices by creating an atmosphere of fear among the immigrant communities they serve. The interfaith group of denominations and religious organizations in early February…