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[Church of England] A church in the heart of one of the country’s most underprivileged areas is bringing local people together and helping them with their mental health and wellbeing, thanks to the launch of a series of environmental projects. Ten thousand people live in East Marsh in Grimsby. For many years it was home to…

[Melbourne Anglican] Melbourne Anglicans will learn about the diocese’s gender-based violence work in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, often referred to as CALD,  in the lead up to this International Women’s Day, March 8. The Preventing Violence Against Women in Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities forum, taking place at at St. Philip’s, Collingwood on March 7,…

[Diocese of Dallas] The Bishop Coadjutor Search Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas on March 4 announced a slate of three candidates for the diocese’s bishop coadjutor. They are: The Rev. William Carroll, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview, Texas; The Rt. Rev. Fraser Lawton, bishop assistant in the Diocese of Dallas and…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglican women leaders from across the Communion gathered at Virginia Theological Seminary Feb. 25–28 for the Women Mentoring Women Leadership Conference, an event designed to empower, connect and support women in ministry and leadership. Hosted by the Center for Anglican Communion Studies at VTS, the four-day conference brought together over 40 women from…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] Newcomers to the Scottish Episcopal Church and members of staff from the General Synod Office got together this month at Provincial Welcome Day in Edinburgh, to learn more about the church and how it operates, and to make useful contacts with others. Each year, invitations are extended to the newly ordained; those…

An art installation at St. David’s, Austin, Texas, features nearly 600 T-shirts to represent the average number of people who die from gun violence in the state every 50 days. Photo: Courtesy of St. David’s [Episcopal News Service] People who have died from gun violence were remembered at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas,…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Cuba on Feb. 28 elected the Rev. Angel Rivera, a priest from Puerto Rico, as its next bishop, marking a significant step toward self-determination as a diocese of The Episcopal Church. Puerto Rico Bishop Rafael Morales Maldonado, left, speaks after the election of the Rev. Angel Rivera as Cuba’s…

Two boys play with small toys in the sensory room at the Church of the Nativity in Huntsville, Alabama. Photo: Church of the Nativity [Episcopal News Service] The Church of the Nativity in Huntsville, Alabama, now offers children with sensory sensitivities a special place where they can take a break, relax and regroup. And for…

[Religion News Service] The Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study’s 2023-24 edition, released on Feb. 26, points at changes in American religious observance, including those identifying as Christian, stabilizing after years of steady decline and growth of the religiously unaffiliated leveling off. Generally, a decline in American religiousness observed since at least 2007 has slowed over the past…

Washington Bishop Mariann Budde inspects some of the more than 20,000 pieces of mail she has received since her post-inauguration sermon Jan. 21 at Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Laura Natta/Diocese of Washington [Episcopal News Service] Washington Bishop Mariann Budde has drawn intense national and international attention in the past month for her Jan. 21 sermon…