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[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay has expressed deep concern over developments on the Korean Peninsula, and escalating tensions and conflict risk in the region. On Oct. 15, North Korea blew up the northern sections of road and rail routes that once linked it with South Korea….

[Anglican Church of Canada] The acting primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Most Rev. Anne Germond, joined the Rev. Susan Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, in calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work for peace in the Middle East. Their letter read, in part, “We continue our…

[Religion News Service] Two dozen historic faith communities have received grants from The National Fund for Sacred Spaces, in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to be used to support critical preservation projects that will help maintain and extend the life of their houses of worship. The 2024 grants, $4 million in total, were awarded…

Hundreds of trees at DaySpring Camp & Conference Center in Parrish, Diocese of Southwest Florida, fell or broke after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Oct. 9, 2024, near Siesta Key about 35 miles south. The conference center’s beloved “DaySpring tree” at the entrance of Curry Hall was no exception and…

[Episcopal News Service] The disciplinary case against the Rt. Rev. Alan Gates, former bishop of Massachusetts, has been closed after a conciliation process between Gates and a priest over an incident at a worship service in March. The conclusion of the Gates case was revealed publicly Oct. 21 in an update to a page of…

[The Melbourne Anglican] Christian women leaders will discuss violence, abuse and coercive control of women in the church as part of an upcoming national conference, which will take place Nov. 28-20 at St. John’s Cathedral in Brisbane. The 40th anniversary gathering for the Movement for the Ordination of Women aims to examine women’s experiences in Christian…

Byron Rushing [Episcopal News Service] Byron Rushing – three-time vice president of the House of Deputies and a deputy from the Diocese of Massachusetts for almost 50 years – is being honored by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts during its annual Bill of Rights Dinner on Oct. 22. Born in 1942, Rushing…

[Lambeth Palace] On Oct. 22, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby issued the following personal statement. I have recently discovered that my biological father, the late Sir Anthony Montague Browne, had an ancestral connection to the enslavement of people in Jamaica and Tobago. His great, great grandfather was Sir James Fergusson, an owner of enslaved people…

The Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth departs from Boston’s Trinity Church after her ordination and consecration Oct. 19 as bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts. Photo: Diocese of Massachusetts/Matthew Cavanaugh Diocese of Massachusetts] The Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth was ordained and consecrated a bishop in the Diocese of Massachusetts on Oct. 19 at Trinity…

Members of the dioceses of Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem meet Oct. 19 to vote on a reunion of the two dioceses. Photo: Diocese of Bethlehem, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The dioceses of Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem voted Oct. 19 to reunite as one diocese – just as the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western…