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[Office of the Archbishop of York] Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has become a patron for the new organization Gypsy Roma and Traveller Friendly Churches. Following the 2019 General Synod debate, the Church of England voted to support the appointment of chaplains to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in every diocese, for church leaders to speak…

[World Council of Churches] A new report — “We have values that are needed”: Faith Actors and their role in Civic Space — by Elisabet Le Roux and cobranded by DanChurchAid, ACT Alliance and the World Council of Churches, will be released June 18 at a side event during the 56th session of the Human…

[Episcopal News Service] The three declared candidates for House of Deputies president, in a June 8 online forum, frequently spoke of their shared desire to help navigate The Episcopal Church through a range of future challenges, though each drew contrasts in what they would emphasize in confronting those challenges. Incumbent House of Deputies President Julia…

Three hundred Latino Episcopalians attended the 2024 Nuevo Amanecer conference, which took place June 3-6 at Kanuga Conference and Retreat Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Photo: The Episcopal Church’s Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries/Facebook [Episcopal News Service service – Hendersonville, North Carolina] The Episcopal Church isn’t “dying,” but instead “the demographics are changing,” Presiding Bishop Michael…

[Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, The Episcopal Church’s previous presiding bishop, has agreed to serve the Diocese of Wyoming as an assisting bishop as it navigates a leadership transition after its former bishop was stripped of his holy orders in a disciplinary matter. Paul-Gordon Chandler, who had served as bishop of…

On June 5, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited the office of Cristosal, a human rights organization headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador, and led by Executive Director Noah Bullock. El Salvador was the second of four stops on the archbishop’s tour of Central America. Photo: Courtesy of Cristosal [Episcopal News Service] In his second…

[World Council of Churches] At a social dialogue on June 5 — one day before the start of the World Council of Churches  executive committee meeting in Colombia — 700 people gathered in Cartagena to listen and reflect about the challenges and triumphs on the path to total peace in the nation. Organized by Lilia…

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…