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Calvary Episcopal Church in Louisiana, Missouri, moved its American flag last month to the rear of the nave next to its columbarium in response to diocese-wide guidance from Missouri Bishop Deon Johnson. Photo: Deb Goldfeder [Episcopal News Service] The American flag still has a place at Calvary Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Missouri, but…

Comunidad de Luz, a migrant shelter for women and children co-established by the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, features a large kitchen and dining room that will be used for meals and nutrition education classes. The shelter opened in April 2025. Photo: Diocese of San Diego [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of San Diego in…

A group photo of the delegates to the 18th Anglican Consultative Council held at the Accra Marriott Hotel, Accra, Ghana. Feb. 12-19, 2023. Photo: Neil Turner/Anglican Communion Office [Episcopal News Service] The Anglican Communion may be poised for a reset, at least concerning the archbishop of Canterbury’s leadership role. Two proposals, which will be taken…

Participants in the pilgrimage by members of the Episcopal Church in Alabama stand in front of the museum honoring the Scottsboro Boys, nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two women on a train. Photo: Episcopal Church in Alabama [Episcopal Church in Alabama] The Episcopal Church in Alabama, in partnership with The Scottsboro Boys Museum, held…

The home of the Rev. Peter Doddema and his wife Nicole after they had to evacuate by boat from flooding of about 16 feet. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Peter Doddema is used to having some flood water in his basement. Living just 100 feet from the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky’s state…

[Sydney Anglicans] “The magnitude of this crisis is overwhelming,” said the Most Rev. Stephen Than, archbishop of the Church of the Province of Myanmar, describing the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that struck six regions across Myanmar in late March. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter near Mandalay, was also felt in Thailand. It was the strongest…

[World Council of Churches] On the 80th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his opposition to Hitler, the moderator of the World Council of Churches has paid tribute to the deep faith of the German theologian, saying his life and witness continue to inspire the ecumenical movement. “The South African resistance against apartheid,…

[Melbourne Anglican] The Rev. Glenn Loughrey, an Aboriginal priest who for the past year has served as the Diocese of Melbourne’s archdeacon for reconciliation, First Nations recognition and treaty, has been appointed Aboriginal co-chair for Reconciliation Victoria, a body promoting reconciliation across the state of Victoria. Loughrey said he hopes his leadership role in the…

England’s Choir of King’s College Cambridge. [Episcopal News Service] England’s Choir of King’s College Cambridge is completing its mini U.S. tour this week with two concerts at 7 p.m. Eastern on April 8 and 9 at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Tickets are still available for both concerts. “I think that…

Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, fifth-grade students at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, Maryland, communicated with U.S. Army Reserve soldiers through an educational and interpersonal pen pal program. Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Martinez [Episcopal News Service] Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, fifth-grade students at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, Maryland, communicated with U.S….