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The Very Rev. Robert Willis [Berkeley Divinity School at Yale] Berkeley Divinity School at Yale on Oct. 29 announced the death of the Very Rev. Robert Willis, dean emeritus of Canterbury cathedral, who died suddenly on Oct. 22 while a resident fellow at the school. He was 77. The school shared a message from his partner…

Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe addresses General Convention on June 26 after his election and confirmation as The Episcopal Church’s 28th presiding bishop. Photo: Randall Gornowich [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church is preparing for a leadership transition that occurs once every nine years: This week, the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe takes office as the church’s…

[Episcopal News Service] A group of Episcopal leaders from across the church issued a statement Oct. 29 in response to the increased use of denigrating rhetoric in this election year to demonize immigrants. The statement comes one week before the Nov. 5 presidential election, in which immigration has been a prominent issue. The message from…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Diocese of Rupert’s Land, the Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Woodcroft, has been admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of cancer shortly after announcing his intention to retire in June 2025. The diocese’s executive archdeacon Simon Blaikie told the Anglican Journal that Woodcroft made the announcement…

[The Church in Wales] People from across Wales will meet Nov. 4-5 to pool their experience of the new form of church structures called Ministry or Mission Areas. More than 70 people, including representatives from each of six dioceses, will gather for the two-day Diocesan Learning Community to share their stories, both the challenges and opportunities, and…

[Diocese of Bethlehem] The Rt. Rev. Paul V. Marshall, the eight bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehem. died Oct. 21 at age 77. His death was announced to the diocese by its current bishop, the Rt. Rev. Kevin Nichols. Marshall was born July 25, 1947, in New York City. He grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,…

The Rev. Harry Stock pours wine into a chalice for communion during the Oct. 26 restoration to the ordained ministry service that returned him to the priesthood of The Episcopal Church after being removed in 1987. Photo: Andy Bird [Diocese of West Virginia] Almost 40 years after he was removed from ministry in The Episcopal…

At Episcopal-affiliated Rural & Migrant Ministry’s summer camp, 100 children and teenagers between ages 8 and 17 from across New York spend a week swimming, playing games, making crafts and much more. Most of the campers are the children of migrants who often experience bigotry and anti-immigration sentiment. The camp serves as a temporary refuge…

The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, died Oct. 26. He was 70. [Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, died suddenly on Oct. 26, after a brief hospitalization. He was 70. In announcing the news, Bishop Douglas F. Scharf…

[Episcopal News Service] One of The Episcopal Church’s longest-running ministries is also among the few directly affected by the presidential election. Refugee resettlement levels depend on each president setting the maximum number of refugees who will be welcomed into the United States each year. Episcopal Migration Ministries and the nine other agencies that facilitate resettlement…