Author: wwedderburn

The haft-sin table is prepared for a Nowruz reception at the White House. The table contains seven items that begin with the letter “sin,” and symbolize life, health and renewal. The holiday has its roots in Zoroastrianism and celebrates rebirth and renewal that accompany spring and the new year, which begins on the vernal equinox….

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay expressed deep alarm and grief over the deadly attack on Gaza carried out by Israeli forces March 17-18, killing more than 400 people, as well as airstrikes by the United States in Yemen. “We unequivocally condemn this unnecessary re-escalation of violence,…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Anglican Communion Office has announced the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Victor Atta-Baffoe as the new chair of the Commission for Theological Education in the Anglican Communion. He is bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Coast, Ghana, and replaces the Most Rev. Howard Gregory of Jamaica, who retired at the…

Members of the racial justice ministry of the Diocese of Georgia stand beside a monument dedicated to the “Weeping Time,” when in 1859, 429 enslaved people were sold in one of the single largest slave auctions in United States history. The monument was constructed by St. Cyprian’s, Darien, Georgia, and stands on the site of…

[Church of England] A church on the edge of the Cotswolds has replaced its failing, “unreliable” oil-fired boiler with electric under-pew heaters, thanks to a grant from the Church of England’s Net Zero Program. Holy Trinity, a rural church in the village of Sibford, started out simply considering installing a toilet and level access to…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (Te Hāhi Mihinare ki Aotearoa ki Niu Tīreni, ki Ngā Moutere o te Moana Nui a Kiwa) has hosted a pilgrimage to deepen ties between Māori and Pasefika communities and enabling international guests from the Anglican Communion to learn more about Māori…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has named Christopher Lacovara as its new chief financial officer, replacing Kurt Barnes, who is retiring from the top churchwide leadership position after 21 years. Lacovara, a longtime Episcopalian with decades of financial management experience, was nominated by Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala…

[Episcopal News Service] The Trump administration, in its escalating crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration, has halted government funding for migrant shelters, including one operated by the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande’s Borderland Ministries, while suggesting without evidence that the diocese and other organizations sheltering migrants may have broken the law. Rio Grande…

[Melbourne Anglican] St. John’s in Camberwell, Australia, commemorated the 70th anniversary of a fire that destroyed the church by supporting a synagogue that recently suffered a similar fate. The church directed its offering from a March 16 commemorative service to Congregation Adass Israel, whose Ripponlea synagogue was firebombed in December 2024. The gesture recognizes a shared…

[Church in Wales] Hundreds of young families from across the counties of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire will receive essential supplies for their children thanks to a grant from West Wales Freemasons to the Plant Dewi charity. Plant Dewi is the Diocese of St Davids project supporting families in their communities. The £60,000 grant — or nearly $78,000…