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Episcopal Migration Ministries supported the resettlement of a family of five from Colombia in May 2023 through the agency’s first remote placement community partner, Murray Ecumenical Partners, in far western Kentucky. Photo: Episcopal Migration Ministries [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians across the United States can now serve The Episcopal Church’s biblical mission of welcoming the stranger…

[The Scottish Episcopal Church] The Most Rev. Mark Strange, primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church; the Rev Hamilton Inbadas, convener of the Provincial Global Partnerships Committee; and Mrs. Jane Strange earlier this month undertook a visit to India to explore the historic links between the Scottish Episcopal Church and its mission partners, re-affirming the enduring…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, has visited his former home and diocese of Kajo Keji in the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, to encourage a church that’s rebuilding a community traumatized and displaced by civil war. Hosted by the Rt. Rev. James Lule, the bishop…

The Rt. Rev. Edward R. Wells II, retired bishop of West Missouri, leads the ceremony of laying on of hands as one of four bishops who ordained 11 women to the priesthood on July 29, 1974. Photo: Archives of The Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] Churches on July 28 marked the 50th anniversary of the…

The Rt. Rev. David Earle Bailey served as bishop of Navajoland Area Mission between 2010 and 2023. Photo: Mark Lattime/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Former Navajoland Area Mission Bishop David Earle Bailey, 84, passed away on July 28, according to an announcement from the Episcopal Church in Navajoland’s official Facebook account. “It is with great sadness…

[Religion News Service — Jerusalem] Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a remnant of a massive ancient moat in Jerusalem that fortified the city during the time of the First Jewish Temple and the Kingdom of Judah — the ninth century BC. “This is an extremely important discovery,” Yosef Garfinkel,…

[World Council of Churches] With the 2024 Summer Olympics beginning in Paris on July 26, churches are extending a caring welcome to athletes and spectators alike. As all eyes are on the performance of athletes, their spiritual needs are often overlooked. The Rev. Jean-Raymond Stauffacher, general secretary of the Protestant Federation of France, highlighted the…

The Rev. Kimberly Culp, left, is joined by Nebraska Bishop Scott Barker and members of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Alliance for a May 1 installation service. Photo: Diocese of Nebraska, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians in Alliance, Nebraska, know how hard it has become for many congregations across The Episcopal Church to recruit…

[Religion News Service — Nairobi, Kenya] African faith leaders are calling for debt forgiveness as the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee year approaches to help their countries tackle growing economic crises. “We urgently need a new debt jubilee to bring hope to humankind, and to bring the planet back from the brink of becoming uninhabitable,” said 27 religious…

[World Council of Churches] His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the archbishop of Constantinople, met with the secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders, Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, in Istanbul, Turkey. The discussion focused on enhancing mutual cooperation in promoting and fostering the values of tolerance, coexistence and interfaith dialogue, as well as its role in…