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[The Scottish Episcopal Church] Representatives from The Scottish Episcopal Church, alongside ecumenical partners the Church of Scotland and the United Reformed Church, recently arrived in Jamaica to begin a pilgrimage during this Easter season. The intention of the ecumenical pilgrimage is to learn about the legacies of slavery and the part of churches in it. A…

The Rev. Bernie Lindley sorts bread for the food ministry at St. Timothy’s, Brookings, Oregon. That ministry can continue unrestricted after a court ruling found in favor of the church and the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon and against actions by the city to limit it. Photo: Courtesy Bernie Lindley [Episcopal News Service] A U.S….

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay extended condolences to the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan and those who lost loved ones and invited prayer and support for the people of Taiwan in the wake of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3. The quake, which was…

[Diocese of Massachusetts] The Diocese of Massachusetts and friends and colleagues across The Episcopal Church are remembering and celebrating the life and witness of the Rev. Edward W. Rodman, who died peacefully, according to his family, on April 2, at home in Framingham, Mass. He was 81. Ed Rodman was known churchwide as a strategist,…

[Episcopal News Service] A task force of church leaders on both sides of the theological debate over marriage equality has proposed a series of canonical changes intended to affirm a place in the church for Episcopalians of all beliefs – including those who believe marriage is intended solely for a man and woman. The Task…

[Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury] The Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has written about a new fund created by the Church Commissioners for England to help change the mindset that helped members of the Church of England participate in chattel slavery. In an article for the Church of England newspaper, Welby said…

[World Council of Churches] As World Heath Day — observed April 7 annually — approaches, the World Council of Churches is inviting people across the world to join in prayers and reflections. For World Health Day this year, when the World Health Organization also will commemorate its 76th anniversary, the theme is “My Health, My…

[Anglican Church of Canada] On April 2, two officials of the General Synod — the Prolocutor and Deputy Prolocutor — wrote a memorandum to the House of Bishops and Council of General Synod outlining the process of succession to the position of Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. In it, they outlined the…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay condemned the killing of aid workers in Gaza, and extended condolences to the families and friends who are in shock and mourning upon hearing the news that an Israeli airstrike killed seven people working for World Central Kitchen. More than 200…

Firefighters on ladders remove burned wood shingles from a portion of the exterior of St. John the Evangelist Church, San Francisco, California, early in the early morning hours of Good Friday, March 29, after an arsonist set fire to cardboard that spread up the building’s siding. Photo: Kevin Deal [Episcopal News Service] An arson fire…