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[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the United Nations Human Rights Council, called upon the U.N. to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, including efforts to combat terrorism financing, do not unjustly curtail the legitimate activities of civil society organizations, impede civic space or hinder humanitarian endeavors in…

The Diocese of Northern Michigan’s racial reconciliation initiative, “Walking Together: Finding Common Ground,” is centered around a traveling exhibit that showcases stories of Indigenous boarding school survivors in Michigan. It includes a recording of Northern Michigan Bishop Rayford Ray formally apologizing for The Episcopal Church’s participation “in the human trafficking of children to place them…

Washington National Cathedral vicar the Rev. Dana Corsello (far left) and cathedral provost the Rev. Jan Naylor Cope prepare to use holy water to bless seven mascots from Athletic Coast Conference teams that visited the cathedral March 12. Eight other mascots also toured the building. Photo: Rodney Baylor/Washington National Cathedral [Episcopal News Service] Washington National…

[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] In a joint statement, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, and the Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, warn the United Kingdom government that its new extremism definition risks “disproportionately targeting Muslim communities” and “driving us apart.” They suggest labelling a multi-faceted problem as hateful extremism…

[World Council of Churches] The new World Council of Churches Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration is holding its inaugural meeting March 10-14 in Istanbul, Turkey. The meeting is taking place at the invitation of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and is hosted by H.E. Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, WCC executive committee member…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Migration Ministries has three new affiliates since the Biden administration rejuvenated the federal refugee resettlement program, and one in Wisconsin is preparing to welcome a refugee family for the first time. Love INC of Sheboygan County has been working with Grace Episcopal Church, the church’s ecumenical partners and city leaders for…

[World Council of Churches] A workshop at the World Council of Churches has highlighted the right to health and dignified access to it, as well as the faith sector’s engagement with migrants and refugees for health and HIV services in fighting stigma and discrimination. Workshop facilitator the Rev. Robert J. Vitillo, general secretary of the…

Volunteers at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Endicott, New York, meet the second Thursday of every month to make sleeping bags for people who are homeless across Broome County. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Wirag [Episcopal News Service] Since 2017, volunteers at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Endicott, New York, have been meeting the second Thursday…

[Episcopal News Service] The 81st General Convention will convene this June in Louisville, Kentucky. The next meeting is scheduled for 2027 in Phoenix, Arizona. What city will host The Episcopal Church’s triennial churchwide gathering in 2030? We now know the finalists. The 83rd General Convention will be held in one of the following five cities…

[World Council of Churches] As a photo exhibition from the Marshall Islands opened March 8 at the World Council of Churches office in Geneva, Switzerland, speakers offered a stark overview of the damage done by nuclear testing, as well as the resilience and determination of the Marshallese people to pursue justice. The Rev. James Bhagwan,…