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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry delivers a video message on immigration on July 15, 2019. Photo: Episcopal Church, via video [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry sent a letter to President Joe Biden on July 23 calling on the U.S. government to push for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. He also called for a prolonged…

[Anglican Taonga] The archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia have responded to the July 24 release of the report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State and Faith-Based Care, saying it must be a catalyst for great change. Archbishops Don Tamihere, Justin Duckworth and Sione Ulu’ilakepa said,…

[World Council of Churches] The Asian Ecumenical Institute began on July 22 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, opening a monthlong exploration of the theme, “Creation Care and Eco-Justice: Our Faith and With-ness.”  The ecumenical formation training is jointly organized by the Christian Conference of Asia and the World Council of Churches. Highlighting the interconnectedness between faith…

The Rev. Elizabeth Wigg-Maxwell spent the 1982 General Convention trying to find a bishop who would let her enter his ordination process without having to move to that diocese. Then-Diocese of Michigan Bishop Coleman McGehee eventually ordained her a priest in 1987. Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Wigg-Maxwell [Episcopal News Service] The historic ordinations of the…

[World Council of Churches] Ahead of the International AIDS Conference July 22-26 at the Messe München in Germany, faith leaders, faith-based organizations and faith actors gathered for a two-day, interfaith pre-conference themed “Sustaining Hope for All – Through 2030 and Beyond.” Passionate individuals of faith convened to discuss inclusivity, compassion and support for all affected…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologized to the Jamaican people for what he described as the “vile and disgusting sin” of slavery during a July 21 200th anniversary thanksgiving service of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. And in a letter to the Diocese of Barbados, which also held…

The Rt. Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells was seated as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi on July 21, 2024, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson. Wells, center left, is standing with her husband, Herbert, and two daughters. Photo: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells was…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Most Rev. Jackson Ole Sapit, archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya, has shared a message to the nation following recent Gen-Z unrest and called for peace, unity and prayer. In the last few weeks, thousands of young people in Kenya, mobilizing under the banner of “Gen-Z,” have taken to…

[Religion News Service — Nairobi, Kenya] Five weeks after young Kenyans poured into the streets under the banner of “Gen Z,” forcing changes in the government, they have also called Christian churches to account for how denominations relate with politicians. Rejecting a controversial finance bill floated by the government in June, the teenagers and young adults…