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[Episcopal News Service] The Sandwich Brigade of St. Philip’s Church in Durham, North Carolina, was recognized with two awards from the Triangle Nonprofit and Volunteer Leadership Center – the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Durham County and the Key Volunteer of the Year award in the Group/Team category. The awards honored the group’s unflagging commitment to…

[Episcopal News Service] New York, New York, and York, England, concluded a week of celebrating a century as twin cities on May 9 with a special Ascension Day Mass at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached, and Archbishop of York Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell celebrated the Eucharist. “It…

[Religion News Service] Union Theological Seminary’s board of trustees voted Thursday (May 9) to divest from all companies profiting off the war in Gaza. Union, a private, ecumenical school, shares a graduate studies program with Columbia University but is independent and maintains a separate, $127 million endowment, is the first U.S. institute of higher education…

This image from the documentary film, The Philadelphia Eleven, shows the eleven women who were ordained as priests on July 29th, 1974. Photo credit: Nikki Bramley [Episcopal News Service] The feature-length documentary “The Philadelphia Eleven,” about the trailblazers who became the first women to be ordained priests in The Episcopal Church, has been screened at…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The Anglican Church of Canada has signed an agreement to share national office space with The United Church of Canada and The Presbyterian Church in Canada at the redeveloped site of Bloor Street United Church at 300 Bloor St. W. in Toronto. The agreement reflects the churches’ commitment to nurturing ecumenical relationships…

[Religion News Service] As the security crisis in Haiti continues, the humanitarian aid group Haiti Family Care Network is urging U.S. Christian donors to refrain from worsening the situation by donating to orphanages and to redirect their efforts instead toward initiatives helping parents support their children. “There are actually better ways to care for the needs…

The Rev. Steve Costa, (bottom) archdeacon of the Diocese of Hawai’i, during a May 8 meeting urges the Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music committees to support adding Liliʻuokalani of Hawai’i to the church calendar. Also pictured are the Ven. Stannard Baker (top left), chair of the deputies’ committee, and the Rev. Philip Dinwiddie, timekeeper. Photo:…

[Anglican Communion News Service] A delegation representing young people from across the Anglican Communion is attending the U.N. Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya May 9-10. The purpose of the conference is to gather civil society ahead of the U.N. Summit of the Future – a major event for world leaders this September about reforming the…

[Religion News Service — Bupoto, Uganda] Residents of this eastern town of Uganda are still in disbelief months after police arrested a 48-year-old pastor accused of hacking his 44-year-old wife to death. “The pastor killed his pregnant wife because he suspected her of having an extramarital affair with another man in this area,” said Irene Mukasa,…

[Episcopal News Service] Two deputies have declared candidacies for House of Deputies vice president after the incumbent vice president said she is running for president instead. Both elections will take place during the upcoming 81st General Convention. The Rev. Steve Pankey of the Diocese of Kentucky and the Rev. Charles Graves IV of the Diocese…