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[Church of England] Parish revitalizations, work with children, young people and families and training for mission in rural areas are among a range of programs to spread the Christian faith backed by the latest round of grants awarded by the Church of England. The dioceses of Carlisle, Chelmsford, Rochester, Sheffield, St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s largest congregation by membership and attendance has named a new rector. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, announced in a message to its members that it had selected as its next leader the Very Rev. Dane Boston, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. Boston is…

The Rev. Mtipe Koggani (left) offers a prayer at Grace Africa Christian Connection during a Sunday afternoon service in January. GACC is a start-up of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri centered on African and Afro Caribbean immigrants in the St. Louis area. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Grace Africa Christian Connection in St. Louis, Missouri,…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The Ven. Alan Perry, general secretary of the General Synod, has announced that the following four bishops have been nominated by the Order of Bishops for the office of primate of The Anglican Church of Canada: The Most Rev. Christopher Harper, national Indigenous Anglican archbishop. The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, archbishop…

[Diocese of Kansas] The Rt. Rev. Cathleen Chittenden Bascom, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, has announced that she will step down on January 31, 2026, and has called for the election of her successor in the spring of 2026 with a consecration service in October 2026. She made the announcement in an email…

[Church in Wales] The Welsh government has responded formally to the concerns that have been raised by the archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev. Andrew John, to highlight the issue of river quality in Wales. In November, the archbishop convened a national summit, Restoring Welsh Riverss, hosted by the Church in Wales to draw attention…

[Episcopal News Service] Lawyers for The Episcopal Church and 26 other faith-based plaintiffs argued April 4 in federal court that Trump administration immigration policies pose an “imminent threat” to their religious practices by creating an atmosphere of fear among the immigrant communities they serve. The interfaith group of denominations and religious organizations in early February…

During the 45th anniversary week of St. Óscar Romero’s martyrdom, Cristosal hosted an ecumenical group on a pilgrimage in El Salvador from March 21-24, 2025, to commemorate his life and teachings. Here, the group is at the altar of the chapel inside the Hospital of Divine Providence in San Salvador, where Romero was assassinated on…

[Episcopal News Service] Imagine attending an Episcopal worship service on Sunday, sitting down in one of the pews and facing ahead to see a 20-foot representation of the moon levitating over the altar. No imagination will be required at Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, New York. Starting April 11, the cathedral will welcome…

The 2025 AAPI Clergy and Lay Leadership April 2-4 retreat is taking place at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri. New York Bishop Suffragan Allen K. Shin, third from left in the front row, and West Missouri Bishop Provisional Diane Jardine Bruce, third from right in the front row, formed the first…