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,[Church of England] The lead bishops on safeguarding for the Church of England, Stepney Bishop Joanne Grenfell and Tewkesbury Bishop Robert Springett, have issued a statement a year after the publication of the Makin Report, acknowledging the harm caused by the abuses committed by John Smyth and failures in the church’s response once that abuse…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, archbishop of Southern Africa, joined a range of discussions in Rome last week on how religious communities can help initiate and promote peace-making efforts. First was an “International Meeting for Peace: Religions and Cultures in Dialogue” with the theme “Daring Peace,” which he attended at the invitation…

[Episocopal Diocese of Texas] The Diocese of Texas expresses deep concern and calls for action following the detention of one of its priests, a legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The priest, who has lived and worked lawfully in Texas, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

The Rev. Eric Fialho. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] In the mainstream secular world, people are generally exposed to the concepts of ghosts, hauntings and exorcisms through television, literature and film. Notably, the 1973 film adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel “The Exorcist,” the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award for…

The Rt. Rev. Catherine M. Waynick served the Diocese of Indianapolis for 20 years. Photo: Diocese of Indianapolis [Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Catherine M. Waynick, who served as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis, died on Oct. 30 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was 76.  “On this Feast of All Saints, we…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians in the Diocese of Chicago are celebrating the release of a church member who was detained last month by federal immigration officials and held in a Michigan facility. Willian Alberto Giménez Gonzalez, a member of St. Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church on Chicago’s South Side, was taken into custody Sept….

A man looks at canned goods offered at the food pantry at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. Food ministries across The Episcopal Church have seen an increase in people seeking help, including federal workers furloughed or working without pay since Oct. 1, and those worried about the possible loss of SNAP benefits on…

Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] For more than 25 years, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona, has unconditionally served unhoused and low-income people in its community. The parish offers various social services, showers, a food pantry and a cafeteria for anyone…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has many members. In most years, it can provide a specific count of its baptized members – 1.5 million in 2023 — based on data compiled from its congregations’ parochial reports. Not for 2024. When the church released its latest trove of parochial report data on Oct. 24, the…

In advance of the 30th United Nations climate conference, COP30, The Episcopal Church hosted an Oct. 27 webinar on “Climate Action and COP30,” where Episcopalians talked about climate mitigation projects and why creation care is important for everyone. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] Ten years after nearly 200 countries signed the Paris Agreement promising to…