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Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe sent the following Easter message to the church on April 19. Dear Friends in Christ: Luke’s Gospel tells us that on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Joanna went to the tomb to anoint the body…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Florida is calling for prayer after a gunman shot multiple people at Florida State University in Tallahassee, the state’s capital, this afternoon. At least two people are reported dead and at least five are receiving treatment at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. A suspect is in custody. The campus is closed…

The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing on April 19, 1995, extensively damaged St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral. Notably, a Celtic cross fell from the top of the cathedral’s doors and shattered. Today, most of the cross is embedded into the wall above St. Paul’s memorial gate, which was built as a tribute to the 168 people who…

[Religion News Service] American organized religion is a bit like a scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” It has been on the decline for decades, but churches aren’t dead yet. A new survey from Nashville-based Lifeway Research found that 94% of Protestant pastors believe their church will still be open in 10 years, with 78%…

[Anglican Communion News Service] This Easter, the Anglican Communion is one of 12 Christian World Communions to issue a letter marking a joint celebration of Easter 2025 and the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea. ‘You are witnesses of these things.’ Luke 24:48 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world,…

The Rev. Keith Pozzuto celebrates Easter at Christ Episcopal Church in Temple, Texas, in 2024. Photo: Christ Episcopal Church, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Very Rev. Lisa Hackney-James knows her problem is a good one to have. It’s a printing dilemma: How many bulletins will be enough for Easter Sunday at St. James Episcopal…

The Very Rev. Sandye Wilson, interim dean of the Cathedral of All Saints in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, died on April 15. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Very Rev. Sandye Wilson, interim dean of the Cathedral of All Saints in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, died on April 15. An announcement of her…

[Church in Wales] Two ministry areas in Mid Wales are working together to bring the Easter story to their communities. A joint project by the Black Mountains and St. Catwg ministry areas is taking modern art paintings that tell the Easter story, usually seen in art galleries or cathedrals, and placing them in shops, cafés and…

[Melbourne Anglican]  Zaki Haidari was only 17 when he fled persecution in Afghanistan. He is now a refugee rights campaigner with Amnesty International Australia, a key contributor to Melbourne’s Palm Sunday March for Refugees. Zaki sought asylum by sea in 2012. He was trying to find a safe country. The Taliban was committing mass murders among…

The Rev. Sarah Mast, curate at Holy Family Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, blesses the waters of baptism. A baptism parament by Lanecia A. Rouse hangs behind her. Photo: Hailie Durret [Faith & Leadership] On any given Friday or Saturday, when many churches might be empty, a steady stream of visitors heads to Holy Family…