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The 27th Presiding Bishop Michael Curry presents 28th Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe with the primatial staff during Rowe’s investiture Nov. 2 at Chapel of Christ the Lord at the church’s New York headquarters, as seen on the service’s livestream. [Episcopal News Service] The Most Rev. Sean Rowe began his nine-year term as the 28th presiding…

The Rt. Rev. Emily Awino Onyango, who serves as assistant bishop of the Diocese of Bondo in the Anglican Church of Kenya, studied gender-based violence in her country and across Africa while on sabbatical in October 2024 at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. Photo: Center for Anglican Communion Studies at VTS [Episcopal News Service] Gaining…

St. Peter’s-San Pedro Episcopal Church in Salem, Massachusetts, was founded in 1933 by Philip English, a wealthy merchant of French Huguenot descent who along with his wife, Mary English, was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials between 1692 and 1693. Photo: Wikimedia Commons [Episcopal News Service] Every October, more than a million people…

[Anglican Communion Office] The Lambeth Call on Human Dignity will be the focus of a webinar on Nov. 6 and 7, facilitated by the Episcopal Ministry team of the Anglican Communion Office. Since the Lambeth Calls were shared at the 2022 Lambeth Conference, the Episcopal Ministry team have been running a webinar series to explore…

The Episcopal Church’s Office of Asiamerica Ministries hosted its in-person young adult retreat Oct. 25-27, 2024, for the first time since 2019. The 2024 retreat took place at Camp Sloggett in Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i. Photo: Courtesy of Keleawe “Malcolm” Hee [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians of Asian descent in their 20s gathered at Camp Sloggett in…

[Episcopal News Service] In 2023, Robert Garris, managing director for leadership development at Trinity Church Wall Street, reached out to The Episcopal Church’s Department of Faith Formation to ask about the status of young adult leadership within The Episcopal Church and how the parish in lower Manhattan can help support programs that will raise up…

[Episcopal News Service] A Florida priest who was stabbed in what authorities have described as a random attack was released from the hospital on Oct. 29 and is recovering at home, according to the Diocese of Florida. The Rev. Matt Marino, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown St. Augustine, was wearing his clergy collar…

[The Melbourne Anglican] A new initiative is calling for urgent prayer and action to address the growing challenges facing youth ministry in Australia. The Youth Ministry Futures project, founded by the Rev. Graham Stanton, seeks to transform the way local churches engage with young people over the next 20 years. At the heart of the project is…

[World Council of Churches] Representatives from seven theological colleges from around the world met online Oct. 24 to share their work on eco-theology and sustainability. The network is an initiative of the Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany, with support of the World Council of Churches program on ecumenical formation. The “Green Colleges” network brings…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal bishops are issuing statements calling for peace on Nov. 5, Election Day. Church leaders are planning various prayer vigils in the hours leading up to the polls closing. An ecumenical partnership in North Carolina has responded to this tense campaign season by buying billboard ads promoting unity. And on Nov. 6,…