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[Anglican Communion News Service] The primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Most Rev. Hosam Naoum, has spoken with bishops of the Anglican Communion about the humanitarian crisis in the Holy Land. The update took place online March 18 in a new series of online meetings of bishops run by…

These young adults were 2021-2022 participants in the Jubilee Year program in Los Angeles, one of eight programs of the Episcopal Service Corps in which participants spend a year living in community and working for justice through community building, local collaboration, prayer and action. Photo: ESC website [Episcopal News Service] For more than 40 years,…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of New Jersey has embarked on a thorough evaluation of its finances, accounting protocols and record-keeping after Bishop Sally French recently revealed a “complex” situation that has “made our diocese vulnerable and must be addressed promptly.” French, who was consecrated as bishop in June 2023, shared a broad range of…

Since Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras in 1998, Diocese of West Texas-affiliated Texas Water Mission has been helping Hondurans access safe drinking water by funding well drilling projects and providing classes on health, sanitation and water hygiene. Photo: Linda Stone [Episcopal News Service] Honduras Bishop Lloyd Allen was a dean and a priest in Tegucigalpa, the…

[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] On March 21, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, issued a statement that warned that if nothing changes, famine across Gaza is imminent. Children already are dying of starvation and dehydration, he said, saying that these situations “are not the result of some unexpected natural disaster; they…

[World Council of Churches] A panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on March 19 explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice and why this is a matter of faith. The event was held parallel to the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women….

Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is one of two remaining historically Black colleges with Episcopal roots. Photo: Saint Augustine’s University [Episcopal News Service] Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, reportedly will move its classes online in April as it fights to maintain its accreditation and remain open as one of two remaining…

A Good Friday concert will be offered online by The Episcopal Church on March 29 hosted by Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Virginia. Photo: Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] Each year, Episcopalians are encouraged during Holy Week to donate to The Episcopal Church’s Good Friday Offering in support of…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church will welcome a new secretary general when Dee Bird takes up the position this summer. Bird joins the General Synod Office from Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association where she has been chief executive officer since 2020. She is the first female secretary general of the GSO…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Lambeth Call on Safe Church will be the next theme in the “Add Your Voice to the Call” discussion series being delivered by the Anglican Communion Office. It is part of Phase 3 of the Lambeth Conference, which is exploring each of the Lambeth Calls, inviting churches to take them forward…