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[World Council of Churches] June 15 marked the 109th anniversary of the Syriac-Aramaic genocide, in which over half a million Syriac-Aramaic Christians are estimated to have lost their lives in 1915. World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay said that this event is distinct and separate from the Armenian genocide, even though…

[World Council of Churches] As the World Council of Churches executive committee closed its meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on June 11, the governing body and its hosts in Colombia came away with historic moments of dialogue that advanced the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity in unprecedented ways. “In our intense encounters and conversations around…

[Lambeth Palace] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on June 14 issued the following statement on the war in Sudan. “The profoundly suffering people of Sudan continue to be in my prayers with each passing day. Following the return of the Bishops of Leeds and Bradford from the country last week, I am again in mourning for…

St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted its third annual Pride Mass on June 13, 2024. Louisiana Bishop Shannon Duckworth celebrated. The Very Rev. Tommy Dillon, rector of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge and dean of the Baton Rouge deanery, preached. Photo: Tommy Dillon [Episcopal News Service] In celebration of Pride…

From left, Central New York Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe, Pennsylvania Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez and Atlanta Bishop Robert Wright. [Episcopal News Service] Three of the five candidates for 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church have been the focus of pending or recently dismissed Title IV disciplinary cases in the past six months, according to information released…

[Anglican Focus] Brisbane Archbishop Jeremy Greaves has echoed the urgent call of Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners to limit global average surface warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures following his recent visit to Poruma and Masig Islands.  Greaves, who toured the Torres Strait Islands in late May, said he was struck by the…

[Anglican Journal] St. Anne’s Anglican Church in west Toronto, a designated National Historic Site of Canada, is no more—destroyed in a fire, along with artwork including murals of the only known religious art by members of the Group of Seven. Firefighters responded just before 8 a.m. on June 9 to a four-alarm blaze at St….

Zinat Zadran, 12, a migrant from Afghanistan, works on her homework on Nov. 27, 2021, at home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Neighbor to Neighbor program helps ministries support families of asylum-seekers in a variety of ways, including helping parents enroll children in school. Photo: Amira Karaoud/REUTERS [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Migration Ministries…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches in collaboration with the Brahma Kumaris, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran World Federation, and ACT Church of Sweden co-organized a side event, ”Addressing the Intersectional Impacts of Climate Change; Bridging Gender Gaps in Climate: Faith Perspectives,” at the United Nations Climate Change Conference…

[World Council of Churches] On June 11, the executive committee of the World Council of Churches issued the following statement, especially noting war’s impact on women, children and minority groups.  It has been more than a year since large-scale fighting broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. This conflict between…