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Palestinian children play with a kite May 15 by the West Bank barrier wall outside the Aida refugee camp in the city of Bethlehem inside the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Reuters [Episcopal News Service] General Convention’s committees on Social Justice & International Policy recommended a series of resolutions on June 6 responding to various aspects…

Martha Gardner, chair of the Standing Commission on World Mission, testifies during a hearing of General Convention’s World Mission committees June 5. Photo: Zoom screenshot [Episcopal News Service] General Convention’s World Mission committees on June 5 discussed and voted on seven proposed resolutions addressing issues ranging from tackling “the colonial mindset” to supporting Christians and…

Linda Guest (left) and Tina Stonebarger stand at the Episcopal Church Women’s booth during the 2018 Triennial meeting in Austin, Texas, the last time the ECW met for its every-three-year gathering. Photo: ECW [Episcopal News Service] When more than 200 delegates from the Episcopal Church Women gather for their Triennial meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, June…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, with the Christian Council of Nigeria, the Nigerian Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV and the International Community of Women Living with HIV, will lead an array of workshops related to HIV response in Nigeria June 10-18. The goal of the workshops is to strengthen…

[Anglican Journal (Anglican Church of Canada)] Archbishop Anne Germond, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario and soon-to-be acting primate of the Anglican Church of Canada told the Council of General Synod, meeting May 31-June 2 in Mississauga, Ontario, that she saw herself purely as a transitional leader between the church’s 14th primate, Archbishop Linda…

[Episcopal News Service] Few Episcopal dioceses have more than one bishop, though in some larger dioceses, several bishops serve in elected suffragan roles or appointed assistant roles. A proposal before the 81st General Convention would amend The Episcopal Church Constitution to increase the number of suffragan bishops allowed in each diocese from two to three….

San Diego deputy Rachel Ambasing asks a question during the June 4 online meeting of the legislative committees on Environmental Stewardship & Care of Creation. Photo: Zoom screenshot [Episcopal News Service] The legislative committees on Environmental Stewardship & Care of Creation recommended action on three resolutions during their meeting on June 4. Deputy Kirsten Lee…

[Episcopal News Service] The inaugural board of the newly formed Episcopal Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice held its first two meetings last month, and this month, it is preparing to offer an informational session at the 81st General Convention to provide updates on the launch of this much anticipated churchwide network. The informational session…

[World Council of Churches] Jürgen Moltmann, the most widely read Christian theologian of the post-war era, died June 3 at the age of 98 in Tübingen, Germany.  Moltmann was emeritus professor of systematic theology at the University of Tübingen. A committed ecumenist, Moltmann was a member of the Commission on Faith and Order of the…

[World Council of Churches] In a video message, World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Prof. Jerry Pillay marked World Environment Day on June 5 by reflecting on the theme “Our Land. Our Future.” “We reflect on the pressing issues that face our planet today,” said Pillay. “These challenges threaten the very ecosystems that…