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[Episcopal News Service] The work of the 81st General Convention is underway. Bishops and deputies have begun meeting online as the legislative committees that will bring resolutions to the floor when General Convention convenes in person June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the second General Convention for which most committee meetings and hearings are…

[World Council of Churches] During a panel discussion at the meeting of three World Council of Churches commissions on March 5 , speakers explored the theme “Climate emergency—churches responding in faith and hope.” The panel was moderated by the Most Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, who also moderates the Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development,…

[World Council of Churches] People from around the world involved in the work of three critical World Council of Churches commissions have discussed global geopolitical trends impacting their activities and church members. The panel, led by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, was moderated by Mathews George Chunakara, general secretary of the Christian…

The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women will take place March 11-22. Photo: UNCSW68 logo [Episcopal News Service] The 10 women who will represent Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the 68th meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women are set to begin their work on…

Atlanta, Georgia-based Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs is one of many Community Development Financial Institutions The Episcopal Church has provided low-interest loans through its Economic Justice Loan Fund. In turn, ACE provides loans to Atlanta-area small businesses, such as Bespokuture, a Black-owned clothing company. Photo: Jordan Luke [Episcopal News Service] With help from secular and…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, visited and encouraged members of the Church of Bangladesh March 1-2 as they celebrated their 50th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of St Thomas’ Cathedral. The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church formed by the union of various…

[The Church of England] The Board of Governors of the Church Commissioners has warmly welcomed the report of the independent Oversight Group, the recommendations from which will shape the new Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice. The Oversight Group was tasked with advising the Church Commissioners’ response to its historic links with African chattel enslavement. “In seeking…

The House of Bishops poses for a photo at its March 2024 meeting at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas. Photo: Frank Logue [Episcopal News Service — Navasota, Texas] The House of Bishops is gathering Feb. 28 – March 4 here at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, for its spring retreat centered on the theme “Grounded…

[Episcopal News Service] An Episcopal Church standing commission tasked with considering reforms to the church’s Title IV disciplinary canons has issued a report for the 81st General Convention proposing seven resolutions outlining a range of potential canonical changes affecting the disciplinary process. The proposals are included in the Blue Book report filed by the Standing…

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is recovering at home in Raleigh, North Carolina, after doctors successfully surgically inserted a pacemaker as part of ongoing treatment of atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, the church’s Office of Public Affairs said in a March 4 update. Curry underwent the surgery on March 1 and remained…