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[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches executive committee will meet June 6-11 in Bogota, Colombia, to reaffirm its commitment to the peace process in the country and to further develop the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation and Unity. The executive committee will meet in Colombia at the invitation of the Presbyterian Church in…

Alejandra Perez, center, a Colombian asylum-seeker, waits in November 2023 for a train after leaving a church where she received donated clothes for herself and her children in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Reuters [Episcopal News Service] The 81st General Convention is considering at least three similar resolutions that would commit The Episcopal Church to supporting a…

During The Episcopal Church’s May 3, 2024, webinar, “A Closer Look: State Immigration Laws,” participants learned how immigration laws operate at state and federal levels. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] Under the United States’ constitution-based federal system, federal laws apply to the entire country, while state laws only apply to the state where they’re passed….

Cots set up in the nave of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in San Francisco, California, provide a safe place for more than 35 people each weekday to get much-needed sleep. Photo: Kevin Deal [Episcopal News Service] Every weekday at 7 a.m., the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in San…

[Religion News Service] It took a little more than a day for Father Justin, an artificial intelligence avatar posing as a priest, to be defrocked. After Catholic Answers, a site devoted to evangelizing for Catholicism, introduced the character to answer questions about the faith, Catholics on social media called the character a “scandalizing mockery of the…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay extended deep sympathy for the people and churches of Southern Brazil as they endure catastrophic flooding, loss of life, and widespread destruction of homes, roads and bridges. “Even from afar, we see the immense scale and devastation caused by the massive…

The Rev. Elise Johnstone speaks in favor of Resolution A042 during a May 4 hearing of the Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations legislative committees. Photo: Zoom screenshot [Episcopal News Service] The legislative committees on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations on May 4 heard testimony on Resolution A042, which would allow for local ecumenical partnerships between The Episcopal…

[World Council of Churches] A new booklet produced by the World Council of Churches invites churches to accompany preparations for the WCC’s Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order in 2025, a major gathering intended to advance Christian unity. The 16-page full-color booklet offers more details about the event, its theme and its setting in…

Leaders from the dioceses of Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Eau Claire gather May 4 in Baraboo to approve a reunion agreement that will go before the 81st General Convention for final approval in June. Photo: Graicey Van Spankeren/Diocese of Milwaukee [Episcopal News Service] The dioceses of Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Eau Claire voted…

[Religion News Service] On May 2, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of years of efforts to revive the female diaconate in the Church. The Archbishop of Zimbabwe, Metropolitan Serafim, ordained Angelic Molen at the…