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General Convention’s Racial Truth-Telling, Reckoning & Healing committees heard testimony on May 23 on three proposed resolutions: the commitment to reparations, increasing the number of people of color in church positions, and the establishment of model policies for anti-racism and racial reconciliation work. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] General Convention’s Racial Truth-Telling, Reckoning & Healing…

Christina Reich (right) testifies in favor of Resolution C010 during a hearing of the Accessibility & Inclusion committees, while deputies’ chair the Rev. M.E. Eccles keeps time. Reich, a longtime volunteer with Kairos Prison Ministries, learned last year that the organization has policies that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ+ community. Photo: Zoom screenshot [Episcopal…

Three priests have declared candidacies for House of Deputies vice president. They are, from left, the Rev. Charles Graves IV, the Rev. Ruth Meyers and the Rev. Steve Pankey. [Episcopal News Service] Top churchwide elections are generating increased interest in the run-up to next month’s 81st General Convention, most recently with a third candidate declared…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] As news of a snap General Election dominates the headlines, the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church has called on politicians to work urgently for a just peace in Israel-Palestine and an end to military action, to help prevent the effects of famine taking an even greater toll on those…

[The Church of England] The latest report on the Church of England’s strategic investment shows how funding in the last year has prioritized doubling the numbers of children and young people, and revitalizing parishes for mission. In the year 2023, Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Funding (SMMI) awarded more than $76 million to Church of England projects…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches has released two new fact sheets shedding light on injustices facing communities in East Jerusalem. Developed as part of an European Union-sponsored project entitled “Maintaining a Lively Palestinian and Bedouin Presence in East Jerusalem Through Protective Presence, Monitoring, Documenting, and Advocacy,” these first two of a…

The Diocese of Spokane in Washington donated $7,500 to Spokane Pride in response to the city’s downtown Pride crosswalk mural being vandalized on May 16, 2024. Photo: Spokane Pride/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Spokane in Washington donated $7,500 to Spokane Pride in response to the city’s downtown Pride crosswalk mural being vandalized last…

[Church of England] The bishops of the Church of England have issued a call to put prayer and participation at the heart of the General Election campaign as the United Kingdom prepares to go to the polls. Speaking after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he is seeking a dissolution of Parliament ahead of an election…

Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California, is exhibiting Don Ed Hardy’s “2000 Dragons” artwork throughout May 2024. Photo: Gregory Kimura [Episcopal News Service] San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral is exhibiting “2000 Dragons,” a two-sided 4 foot-by- 500 foot artwork with 2,000 unique dragons painted onto a scroll made of Tyvek. The project was a massive undertaking…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches will lead a “Campaign of Hope” as part of the upcoming Barbados Gospelfest set to take place May 26 to June 2. This is the second year the WCC will be part of the gospel music festival in Barbados. Started in 1993, through the then-ministry of…