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The restored Durham, North Carolina, house where the Rev. Pauli Murray spent part of her childhood will have its grand opening Sept. 7 as the anchor space for the nonprofit Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice. Photo: Pauli Murray Center [Episcopal News Service] The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice on Sept….

[Anglican Communion News Service] In anticipation of Ghana’s upcoming elections in December, Anglican bishops have called on the nation to embrace peace, unity and love. The call to action followed a three-day retreat held in Elmina, where the bishops came together for prayer for the country during this crucial period. The retreat culminated in a communiqué,…

[World Council of Churches] In the opening event for the global Season of Creation, faith leaders from diverse Christian traditions gathered to reflect on the 2024 theme, “To Hope and Act with Creation,” focusing on humanity’s relationship with nature and the urgent need for environmental justice. Hosted online and attracting participants from around the world,…

[World Council of Churches] His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the archbishop of Constantinople, shared a message on the opening of Season of Creation 2024. “The environmental threat is a dimension of the extended crisis in contemporary civilization,” he said. “In this sense, confronting the problem cannot be successful on the basis of the principles…

Blessing of the Backpacks at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie, Pennsylvania. Photo: The Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul [Episcopal News Service] As schools nationwide commence for the 2024-2025 academic year, many Episcopal congregations are celebrating with special backpack blessing events for students. The following is a list of some parishes hosting backpack…

The Season of Creation, marked by Christians around the world, runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. Photo: Melodie Woerman [Episcopal News Service] Churches looking for ways to mark the Season of Creation have a new resource from The Episcopal Church. The Season of Creation is a worldwide ecumenical Christian observance that begins with the…

A volunteer crew from Netflix, recruited by L.A. Works, spends a warm August morning revitalizing the Edendale Grove garden, a Seeds of Hope project next door to St. Paul’s Commons in Echo Park. Seeds of Hope is the food justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Photo: Janet Kawamoto [Diocese of Los Angeles] Building…

[The Melbourne Anglican] Anglicans are being urged to stand with asylum seekers and refugees calling for better pathways to permanency in Australia. Many have been in limbo in Australia for more than a decade because they were subjected to a “fast track” refugee determination process that denied them protection. Hundreds of refugee activists have camped outside…

The Diocese of Alaska is calling for prayers as the city of Ketchikan recovers from an Aug. 25 landslide that has killed one person and injured three others. Photo: Diocese of Alaska/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Alaska is calling for prayers as the city of Ketchikan recovers from an Aug. 25 landslide that…

[Religion Unplugged — London, England] How about a trip on a Ferris wheel, walk a labyrinth or rest under the stars? It’s summertime, and British cathedrals took on a holiday atmosphere — complete with some unusual activities. You might even encounter creatures from the deep oceans or step back in time. Such activities have become…