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During The Episcopal Church’s May 10, 2024 webinar, “A Closer Look: U.S. Immigration Policy and Temporary Protected Status,” participants learned about Temporary Protected Status, various visa categories, pathways to legal status and the role of federal agencies in administering the immigration system. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] Under the federal Temporary Protected Status, a humanitarian…

[World Council of Churches] During an event entitled “No More Wars, Can We?” held at the United Nations in Geneva on May 10, World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay reflected on “A faith-based approach to lasting peace through reconciliation.” Pillay highlighted that, even though peace is so much needed today in the…

[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has received the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in recognition of his role in the May 6, 2023, coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The Royal Victorian Order was personally awarded by the king at an investiture ceremony…

The Rev. David Simmons (top right) testifies in favor of resolution A049 during the May 11 hearing of the Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations legislative committees, as Northern Indiana Bishop Douglas Sparks (top left), chair of the bishops’ committee watches, and a member of technical support staff (bottom) keeps time. Photo: Zoom screenshot [Episcopal News Service]…

[The Church of England] Parishes and communities across England can now register for a weeklong event in June to celebrate wildlife in churchyards and cemeteries. June 8-16, during Love Your Burial Ground Week and Churches Count on Nature, everyone is invited to explore these special places and help survey what they find. From wildflowers to insects,…

[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s Reconciliation Ministry has launched its Difference program for church youth groups, to help nurture and encourage a generation of peacemakers. Difference, which already runs in churches and prisons, earlier in the year was launched for secondary schools at the National Education Conference and now has…

Episcopal clergy participating in a service honoring the Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi pose for a photo at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Photo: Bruce Paul Media [Episcopal News Service] – About 100 people gathered May 10 inside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York to mark the 80th…

[Episcopal News Service] The Sandwich Brigade of St. Philip’s Church in Durham, North Carolina, was recognized with two awards from the Triangle Nonprofit and Volunteer Leadership Center – the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Durham County and the Key Volunteer of the Year award in the Group/Team category. The awards honored the group’s unflagging commitment to…

[Episcopal News Service] New York, New York, and York, England, concluded a week of celebrating a century as twin cities on May 9 with a special Ascension Day Mass at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached, and Archbishop of York Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell celebrated the Eucharist. “It…

[Religion News Service] Union Theological Seminary’s board of trustees voted Thursday (May 9) to divest from all companies profiting off the war in Gaza. Union, a private, ecumenical school, shares a graduate studies program with Columbia University but is independent and maintains a separate, $127 million endowment, is the first U.S. institute of higher education…