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The Rev. Asa David Coulson (center) with some of his fellow host city ambassadors. Photo: Courtesy of the Diocese of Newark [Diocese of Newark] When a lifelong soccer fan who also happens to be an Episcopal priest volunteers as a host city ambassador for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it should surprise no one that…

Members of St. Paul’s Within the Walls in Rome, Italy, carry banners in Italian and English promoting the Rainbow Initiative during the 2024 Roma Pride parade. The Rainbow Initiative supports LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum-seekers. Photo: St. Paul’s Within the Walls/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Several congregations in the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe will participate…

[Episcopal News Service] The holiday Juneteenth, which celebrates Black freedom in commemoration of the end of American slavery, also will serve in the Diocese of New York as the start of a “Season of Freedom” to mark the United States’ 250th birthday. Juneteenth falls each year on June 19, and in recent years, dioceses and…

[Episcopal News Service] Executive Council, The Episcopal Church’s governing body between meetings of General Convention, concluded its June 15-17 meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a business session that included the selection of a new vice president of the House of Deputies. The Rev. Steve Pankey of the Diocese of Kentucky, the deputies’ vice…

The headquarters of The Episcopal Church at 815 Second Avenue in New York City. Photo: Egan Millard/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church, after decades of discussions about the prudence of owning and maintaining a building in New York City as its headquarters, will test the market for a possible redevelopment, sale or…

The Utah State Capitol is illuminated against the setting sun in Salt Lake City. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal bishop in Utah has joined with her counterpart in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in opposing plans to build a massive immigrant detention facility in their state. Bishop Phyllis Spiegel of the…

A jazz ensemble performs during the Cathedral of St. Paul’s summer Jazz Vespers series in 2024. Photo: Casandra Reese [Episcopal News Service] The Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie, the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania, will host its third annual Jazz Vespers summer series beginning June 21. A jazz ensemble will accompany Scripture and hymns, poetry…

[Diocese of Lexington] The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Lexington announced on June 15 the names of three nominees for election as the diocese’s ninth bishop. “We are delighted to discern with these exceptional candidates where God is calling the Diocese of Lexington,” the standing committee said. “The Search Committee has undertaken this work…

The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia ordained and consecrated the Rt. Rev. Karin Lee MacPhail as its seventh bishop on June 13 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Virginia. Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe was the chief consecrator. Photo: Griffin Pivarunas [Diocese of Southwestern Virginia] The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia ordained and consecrated the Rt. Rev….

[Anglican Communion News Service] Mothers’ Union celebrated 150 years of faith, service and transformation with a special anniversary service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. More than 1,500 members, senior church leaders, supporters and partners from the Anglican Communion and charity sector participated in the service. The June 10 service celebrated a movement that’s…