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[The Church of England] The Church of England’s General Synod has given agreement in principle to taking forward outline proposals for the wider use of prayers asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples in church services. A selection of readings and prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples – known…

Al Ahli Hospital, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, is providing medical care to patients as well as shelter and basic needs for family members within their compound. Photo: Courtesy of the Diocese of Jerusalem [Episcopal News Service] Israel Defense Forces on July 7 forced Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City to…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches General Secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay on July 8 denounced the missile strikes on Kyiv and other densely populated areas of Ukraine, which killed at least 34 people, and which severely damaged two of the country’s main hospitals for children and women, including the country’s largest pediatrics…

[Church of England] The General Synod on July 7 backed a motion to ensure parents and mothers have access to information on practical support available to them when informed they are carrying a child who will be disabled.  The motion calls upon churches and dioceses to consider the pastoral advice and support they might offer…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Haiti, The Episcopal Church’s largest diocese by membership, has been in leadership limbo since its last bishop election in 2018 failed to receive churchwide backing over procedural concerns and allegations of favoritism. Since then, the Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has been torn by civil unrest…

[Episcopal News Service] It was the first post-pandemic General Convention, but COVID-19 was still spreading last month when bishops and deputies gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for the triennial churchwide gathering. Several bishops and an unconfirmed number of deputies tested positive during or after their participation in the 81st General Convention, the first such large gathering…

The Diocese of Vermont’s Green Mountain Online Abbey offers 13 online services of daily prayer each week, including this Compline service earlier this year. Photo: Screenshot by adwoa Wilson [Episcopal News Service] A March 15, 2020, online gathering for people in the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont – when the specter of COVID-19 was just appearing…

Louisville, Kentucky, the state’s largest city, hosted the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church June 23-28, 2024. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The triennial Episcopal family reunion, worship extravaganza and legislative session that is General Convention was back in full force during its meeting here after the pandemic…

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] In the final two days of General Convention, the House of Deputies acted on the last of the 43 resolutions coming from the legislative committees on Prayer Book, Liturgy & Music. All of them first were considered by the House of Bishops, the house of initial action for all…

Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Eau Claire deputies celebrate the House of Deputies approving their dioceses’ reunion as the Diocese of Wisconsin on June 28. Photo: Scott Gunn [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Episcopal Church again has a Diocese of Wisconsin. As one of its final acts of its June 23-28 meeting, the…