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[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay will visit Lebanon March 19-22 to commemorate the 50th jubilee of the Middle East Council of Churches and meet with all WCC member churches from Lebanon and Syria. Besides visiting the WCC constituency in the region, Pillay aims to express appreciation…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, has made a solidarity visit to the Episcopal Church of Sudan, hosted by the Most Rev. Ezekiel Kondo, Sudan’s primate. Poggo met with faith leaders, and also visited church and community groups. The visit took place almost one year since…

Clergy and lay leaders in the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan attend a special joint convention March 16 to vote for juncture, moving toward a possible merger of the dioceses by the end of the year. Photo: Ryan Prins/Episcopal Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan [Episcopal News Service] The dioceses of Eastern Michigan…

A panel discussion during the Diocese of Missouri’s “Healing in the Heartland” event March 16 included (seated, from left) the Rev. John “Jack” Danforth, the Rev. Traci Blackmon, the Rev. Naomi Tutu and the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas. Missouri Bishop Deon Johnson, at the podium, was the moderator. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, in a statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council, urged addressing the often-hidden condition of obstetric fistula, which violates the rights of thousands of women and girls in the world’s poorest countries.  The condition of obstetric fistula is a preventable physical injury which occurs after…

[Episcopal News Service] The slate of nominees for The Episcopal Church’s 28th presiding bishop is scheduled to be announced April 2. From this list and any petition nominations,  bishops will elect and deputies will confirm a new churchwide leader when they gather in June for the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Joint Nominating…

In a new poll conducted by Pew Research, most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but believe its influence is waning. Photo: RNS [Religion News Service] As the U.S. continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports that most American adults have a positive…

[Episcopal News Service] The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Massachusetts, after receiving the recommendations of the Bishop Nominating Committee, has approved a preliminary slate of four nominees for election as the 17th bishop diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts. They are: The Rev. Brendan J. Barnicle, rector, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Wilsonville, Oregon….

Grovetown Episcopal Lutheran Mission launched in 2018 and now gathers every Wednesday night for food and worship in a gym at Liberty Park in Grovetown, Ga. Photo: Grovetown Mission, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Georgia resident Latoya Stewart first learned about Grovetown Episcopal Lutheran Mission when she and her three children were visiting a back-to-school…

[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…