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[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rev. Glen Ruffle is the Anglican Communion’s assistant permanent representative to the United Nations. He writes about the recent 55th U.N. Human Rights Council and the Anglican Communion’s contribution. The 55th session of the Human Rights Council took place Feb. 26 to April 5 in Geneva, with the Anglican Communion…

[Episcopal News Service] Atlanta Bishop Rob Wright announced April 15 that the Rev. Greg Warren will serve as interim executive director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, based in the diocese and Georgia’s capital city. The Rev. Greg Warren was named interim executive director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in…

[Episcopal News Service] Central New York Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe on April 16 was added as a nominee by petition to stand for election as The Episcopal Church’s 28th presiding bishop, joining four other bishops who were announced two weeks ago on the initial slate of nominees to succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Central New York…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Central New York has expressed its grief and called for prayers in the aftermath of a shooting that left two law enforcement officers and the gunman dead in a residential neighborhood just minutes away from its office in Liverpool, New York. Those killed on April 14 were Onondaga…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to Francis Kuria Kagema after his appointment as the new secretary general for the Religions for Peace World Council. “I note with appreciation the work you have done to advance your organization’s mission in building bridges of understanding and cooperation among…

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul’s video of the Easter Vigil on March 30 shows the moment when Bishop Alan Gates removed the Rev. Tamra Tucker’s white tab collar before saying “just kidding.” Gates has since apologized for the incident. [Episcopal News Service] Massachusetts Bishop Alan M. Gates has issued a written apology for what…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Texas has suspended the Rev. Jason Myers, who had been serving as associate rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, after he was arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor. The charge is a felony when it involves attempted sexual contact with a person younger…

Bishop Mark Edington of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe spoke in favor of Resolution A009, which would create full communion between The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, during the April 12 hearing of the Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations legislative committees. [Episcopal News Service] Members of the Ecumenical & Interreligious…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, expressed grave concern regarding the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East following the first direct confrontation between Iran and Israel. “We firmly believe that violence and warfare offer no sustainable solutions and only…

General Convention’s Social Justice & U.S. Policy committees heard testimony April 11, 2024, on five proposed resolutions seeking to affirm and, in some cases, broaden The Episcopal Church’s stance on pacifism and just war, gun safety and addressing homelessness. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] General Convention’s Social Justice & U.S. Policy committees heard testimony April…