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Pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square. Vatican city, April 26th, 2025. Photo: Rocco Spaziani/AP [Episcopal News Service] An Anglican Communion delegation – representing Anglicans worldwide and offering their prayers and condolences – were among the more than 250,000 mourners from over 160 nations who…

Willie Madl (left) and Ann Palmer point out rhubarb and strawberries growing at Bethany House and Gardens in Topeka, Kansas, on April 25 to some of the people attending the Grasslands Eco-region Network gathering. Madl is groundskeeper for the gardens, and Palmer helped design them. Photo: Melodie Woerman/ENS [Episcopal News Service – Topeka, Kansas] A…

[Church of England] Churches across England will participate in a series of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day on May 8. Events will offer an opportunity for reflection, remembrance and a renewed commitment to peace, echoing the spirit of unity that defined the end of the Second World War…

[Episcopal News Service] Hawai‘i Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick, who also leads the Episcopal Church in Micronesia, announced April 25 his plans to resign in November 2026, and he has called for the election of his successor. Fitzpatrick is the diocese’s fifth bishop, and after stepping down, he said in a letter to the diocese, “I hope…

[Episcopal News Service] The disciplinary hearing in two Title IV cases against former Florida Bishop John Howard has been delayed to an unspecified future date, according to an updated scheduling order detailing the next steps in the cases over the coming four months. Howard’s cases previously had been scheduled for a hearing April 30-May 2….

[Church of England] Churches hoping to build affordable homes for their communities on pockets of land they own – or as part of plans such as rebuilding parish halls– are being invited to apply for grants to pay for expert advice from a new $4.25 million fund. Funding of up to $33,000 toward the cost…

[Anglican Communion News Service] A delegation from the Anglican Communion will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on April 26, representing the prayers and condolences of Anglicans around the world. They will join with other Anglican leaders and pilgrims, and many other representatives from Christian world communions, travelling to Rome in mourning for the…

The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, North Carolina, is dedicated to promoting the life and legacy of the Rev. Pauli Murray, a pioneering priest and attorney who fought against racial and gender discrimination. Photo: Pauli Murray Center [Episcopal News Service] The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in…

[Diocese of Central Florida] The Rt. Rev. Justin S. Holcomb, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, recently appointed the Rt. Rev. María Griselda Delgado del Carpio, retired bishop of Cuba, as assisting bishop for Latino Ministries. She was the first woman to serve as a diocesan bishop in Cuba and in Latin America,…