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[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s presiding officers have promoted the Rev. Molly James, General Convention deputy executive officer, to the position of interim General Convention executive officer, filling a vacancy created by the recent retirement of the Rev. Michael Barlowe. This interim appointment allows the presiding officers additional time to plan for and launch…

A live video link allowed members of seven Virginia churches to see and hear from teachers and students at St. Marc’s School in Cerca-la-Source, Haiti, like these pictured during a visit before 2020. The churches provide the school with needed support. Photo: Virginia Haiti Collaborative [Episcopal News Service] COVID-pandemic restrictions that began in early 2020…

“We are your neighbors,” from left Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Jewish Theological Seminary; Sandra Montes, Union Theological Seminary; Abigail Asgaralli, Union Theological Seminary; Ian Rottenberg, Columbia University Office of Religious Life; the Rev. Chloe Breyer, Interfaith Center of New York; and, Henry Goldschmidt, Interfaith Center of New York Photo: Interfaith Center of New York [Episcopal News…

[The Church in Wales] Christians facing persecution and churches overseas will be on the agenda of a key meeting of Church in Wales members next month. The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Anthony Poggo, will address the church’s Governing Body, which meets Sept. 4-5 at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter. Members…

[World Council of Churches] A World Council of Churches prayer on Sept. 16, held during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, focused on how Christians can be a source of hope amid the crushing war in the Holy Land. The theme of the 2024 World Week for Peace is “Whatever you did…,…

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Framingham, Massachusetts, collects crocheted and knitted octopuses for premature infants at Boston Children’s Hospital. Medical studies show that babies who have an octopus to cuddle are less likely to pull out their tubes and monitors. Cuddling an octopus can also help regulate breathing. Photo: Joanne Prentice [Episcopal News Service] Joanne…

[The Melbourne Anglican] Faith communities are calling on Australia’s major political parties to commit to divesting from coal and gas, as community members gather for a week of climate action. St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne was among the churches hosting an event and calling for action. Dean Andreas Loewe said Australia needed to act, as…

[The Church of England] A baptismal font dating back to the Middle Ages has been restored and repaired more than 80 years after it was destroyed by German bombers during the Second World War. It features “extraordinary” carvings including St. Catherine, holding her wheel. The font, installed in 1500 in the village church of Nettlestead St….

Participants, including two Haitians, pose for a photo at a Christ Episcopal Church game night, which the congregation holds at bars and restaurants in Springfield, Ohio. The Rev. Michelle Boomgaard said she tries to bring at least one game that can be shared regardless of any language barrier, so French-speaking members of the growing Haitian…

Michigan Bishop Bonnie Perry (center) joins members of the Old Crow Medicine Show band Morgan Jahnig (left) and Ketch Secor (right) after a Sept. 13 concert to benefit the Breakfast Program at St. Andrew’s, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo: Todd Nissen [Episcopal Diocese of Michigan] At a Sept. 13 benefit concert for the Breakfast Program at…