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The Rt. Rev. Philip LaBelle was ordained and consecrated as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Olympia on Sept. 14 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry served as the chief consecrator. Photo: Courtesy of the Diocese of Olympia [Diocese of Olympia] The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle was ordained…

[Anglican Taonga] Prayers proposed for the latest edition of A New Zealand Prayer Book/He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa came under scrutiny as General Synod considered them for a first round of approvals on the way to becoming authorized “formularies” of the church. Motion 13 called for approval of a 300-page schedule of sentences, collects (an ancient…

[World Council of Churches] The first Asia Pacific Christian Youth Assembly met Sept. 4-8 in Jeju, Korea, under the theme “Repent and Make a Just Transition Happen!” The assembly was hosted by the National Council of University YMCAs of Korea and the National Council of YMCAs of Korea as an incubating space of ecumenical formation…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of West Texas, poised to become one of the few Episcopal dioceses to employ a bishop suffragan, announced Sept. 13 a slate of three nominees in the running for the new leadership position. The nominees are the Rev. Angela Maria Cortiñas, associate rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas;…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication have launched a resource to address tech-facilitated gender-based violence. “Taking Action Against Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence,” a new toolkit for trainers and advocates, offers practical ways to raise awareness and move towards overcoming tech-facilitated gender-based violence, said the Rev. Nicole Ashwood,…

An 1848 print by Tompkins Harrison Matteson depicts the Rev. Jacob Duché offering the first prayer on Sept. 7, 1774, during an early First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo: New York Public Library Digital Collection [Episcopal News Service] Two Episcopal priests who serve historic Philadelphia churches recently participated in a panel discussion marking the…

The Rev. Bernie Lindley sorts bread for the food ministry at St. Timothy’s, Brookings, Oregon. That ministry can continue unrestricted after a court ruling found in favor of the church and the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon and against the city. Photo: Courtesy Bernie Lindley [Episcopal News Service] An Episcopal church in Oregon that successfully fought…

[Religion News Service — Nairobi, Kenya] Despite the Sudanese civil war that’s devastated the region, the All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum is still standing. But its compound is now a graveyard, with a vandalized altar and missing pews, which have been chopped by soldiers for firewood, according to Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo. At the start of…

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry looks up at one of the columns hanging at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, during an October 2019 Executive Council meeting in the city. The steel columns memorialize the victims from all American counties where at least one lynching occurred from 1877 to 1950. Photo: David…

[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby met and prayed with Palestinian Christian human rights lawyer Dalia Qumsieh and campaigner Mays Nassar at Lambeth Palace on Sept. 10. The Rev. Munther Isaac joined the meeting via video link, having been delayed in travelling to the U.K. due to the current closure…