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[Church of England] The bishops of the Church of England have issued a call to put prayer and participation at the heart of the General Election campaign as the United Kingdom prepares to go to the polls. Speaking after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he is seeking a dissolution of Parliament ahead of an election…

Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California, is exhibiting Don Ed Hardy’s “2000 Dragons” artwork throughout May 2024. Photo: Gregory Kimura [Episcopal News Service] San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral is exhibiting “2000 Dragons,” a two-sided 4 foot-by- 500 foot artwork with 2,000 unique dragons painted onto a scroll made of Tyvek. The project was a massive undertaking…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches will lead a “Campaign of Hope” as part of the upcoming Barbados Gospelfest set to take place May 26 to June 2. This is the second year the WCC will be part of the gospel music festival in Barbados. Started in 1993, through the then-ministry of…

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry speaks during ReviveATL in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 22, 2020. Photo: Diocese of Atlanta [Episcopal News Service] Planners of a revival taking place on June 22 in Louisville, Kentucky, say it will be a time of prayer, worship and music, as well as the chance for The Episcopal Church to say…

[Episcopal News Service] The House of Deputies presidential election is now a three-way race, after Zena Link, an educator and union organizer who previously served on Executive Council, announced May 19 that she will be a candidate for the house’s presiding officer. “After five years of discernment and over 20 years of preparation, I am…

[Diocese of Massachusetts] The people of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts elected the Rev. Julia E. Whitworth to succeed the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates as the 17th bishop of the diocese during a special electing convention held May 18 at Trinity Church in Boston. Whitworth was elected on the fourth ballot, receiving 118 clergy…

The Rev. Phil N. LaBelle was elected ninth bishop of Olympia on May 18, 2024. Photo: Diocese of Olympia [Diocese of Olympia] The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia elected the Rev. Phil N. LaBelle as its next bishop during a May 18 special electing convention at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington. LaBelle currently serves…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches will convene a hybrid event on May 29 at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva to address critical interlinkages between land, water and food security through a rights-based approach. The half-day consultation will gather global experts and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to deliberate on the complexities surrounding…

[The Church of England] Average weekly attendance at Church of England services rose by almost 5% in 2023 — the third year of consecutive growth, preliminary figures show. Meanwhile weekly attendance by children was up by almost 6% last year, according to an early snapshot of the annual Statistics for Mission findings. While total attendance is still…

General Convention’s Racial Truth-Telling, Reckoning & Healing committees heard testimony on May 16, 2024, on three proposed resolutions: the hiring of a chief equity officer, continued support of the Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism & Reconciliation and the development of a churchwide anti-racism training framework. James McKim, chair of the Committee on Anti-Racism, testified in…