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[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has hired a faith-based organizer from the Diocese of Olympia to be the church’s first gender justice staff officer, ending a nearly two-year process that originated in a 2022 resolution approved by the 80th General Convention. Aaron Scott, with nearly two decades of experience as an organizer from the…

Volunteers at Good Shepherd Mission in Fort Defiance, Arizona, fill boxes of food for delivery to Navajo Nation residents as part of a feeding ministry of the Episcopal Church in Navajoland in November 2021. Photo: Leon Sampson [Episcopal News Service] Navajo Episcopalians are asking The Episcopal Church to elevate their area mission, known as Navajoland,…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Senior archbishops, presiding bishops and moderators of the churches of the Anglican Communion will meet in Rome for the 2024 Primates’ Meeting April 29-May 3. Conceived as a pilgrimage, they will pray and study Scripture together, visit holy sites in Rome, and reflect together about the mission and witness of the church…

Kendra Haven is director of special projects at InfluenceMap, a an independent data analysis think tank that tracks companies and industry associations. During the Episcopal Parish Network’s Earth Day 2024 webinar, Haven addressed how multinational oil and gas corporations spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually to shape public image by appearing in favor of…

[The Church of England] The Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury; the Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York; and the Rt. Rev. Christopher Chessun, bishop of Southwark have joined with leaders of other churches in England to renew their commitment to caring for the most vulnerable, as legislation to enable asylum seekers to…

[Anglican Church of Canada] In the continuing spirit of full communion, the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Companion of the Worship Arts (CWA). The CWA is awarded every three years in recognition of significant contributions to the worship…

[World Council of Churches] On April 22, World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, extended greetings and wishes to Jewish people everywhere as they commemorate Passover. “We join in prayer with all Jewish families and communities that gather to re-enact the rituals that keep the experience…

Diocese of Newark archdeacon the Ven. Diane Riley (left) and Bishop Carlye J. Hughes were among the speakers at an April 22 rally of advocates for homeless people that took place in Newark, New Jersey’s Harriet Tubman Park. Photo: Nina Nicholson [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Newark’s bishop and archdeacon rallied alongside other advocates…

Olympia Deputy Rachel Taber-Hamilton addresses the House of Deputies July 10 after being elected as its vice president. The rest of the Olympia deputation joined her on the platform. Photo: Scott Gunn [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, vice president of the House of Deputies, announced over the weekend that she intends to challenge…

[Religion News Service — Eatontown, New Jersey] Matty Giuliano is the kind of chaplain who doesn’t mind if you drop an f-bomb midsentence. The animal cruelty officer-turned-interfaith animal chaplain from Queens, New York, wants everyone he serves to feel at ease, nonhumans included. And part of his ability to connect with those of all backgrounds comes…