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Christ Episcopal Church members and supporters stand in protest April 30 of a proposed ordinance that would allow Toms River, New Jersey, to claim its property. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/ENS [Episcopal News Service – Toms River, New Jersey] An Episcopal congregation here, after facing months of backlash from some neighbors in response to its proposal…

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Little Silver, New Jersey, used grant money from the Diocese of New Jersey’s Episcopal Community Services to build a vegetable garden to help supply nearby pantries and ministries. April 5, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Tammy Young [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of New Jersey’s Episcopal Community Services will host its…

[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…

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…

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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…

[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….

[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…

[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…