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[Episcopal News Service] As Venezuelans face continued uncertainty after the U.S. military last weekend removed President Nicolás Maduro from office, church leaders have been communicating with Episcopalians in the Caracas-based Diocese of Venezuela to address their immediate and long-term needs. “Right now, they are asking for Episcopalians to pray alongside them as they navigate through…

[Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Frank Stanley Cerveny, who served as bishop of the Diocese of Florida from 1975 to 1992, died on Jan. 7. He was 92. “Bishop Cerveny was a beloved bishop, leader, shepherd and friend to so many in the church,” the Jacksonville-based diocese said in announcing his death. “His faithful…

[World Council of Churches] For the year 2026, the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity were prepared by the Inter-Church Relations Department of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The resources are jointly published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches. The resources draw upon historic…

[Episcopal News Service] The Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice, one of The Episcopal Church’s most anticipated racial healing initiatives in recent years, is beginning to take shape as it names new board members and prepares to hire its first staff director. Episcopal leaders have spent the past four years envisioning, creating and activating the…

[Episcopal News Service] The Jan. 7 killing of a Minnesota woman by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has sparked outrage in the state and beyond, with local authorities calling on the Trump administration to end its enforcement activities in and around Minneapolis. Witness video of the incident shows the woman, later identified as 37-year-old Renee…

The new organ at Church of the Epiphany, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side in New York. Photo: Adelle M. Banks/RNS [Religion News Service] The organ arrived from Utah on a warm August morning. Greeted by holy water, incense and slide whistles, it came in a 53-foot-long truck that was double-parked on…

Cypress House Bakery, a nonprofit based in a building attached to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a training program that will teach formerly incarcerated people baking and culinary skills. Here, the program’s operations manager, Brian Goble, far right, reviews kitchen renovation plans with architects and construction managers, including the Rev. Susan…

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, “chalks the door” after worship services on the Sunday closest to Epiphany as part of its annual celebration of the feast day. Photo: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] If you see the initials “C + M + B” marked in chalk above the door…

[World Council of Churches] Bishop Daniel Qampicha Wario of the Anglican Diocese of Marsabit in Kenya said urgent humanitarian support was needed, as the usual rains have failed, leaving the people without water and food, and livestock without pasture. According to the bishop, there have occasionally been some small showers, but these were not sufficient to…

[Religion News Service] A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a prominent group defending the separation of church and state can’t take an active role in a case involving political endorsements during sermons. Americans United for Separation of Church and State had asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for permission to…