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[Religion News Service] Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old. Raised in the Midwest as a Presbyterian preacher’s kid, she was often hauled to hospice facilities and funeral homes but noticed that the chipmunks and other animals crumpled by the side of the road weren’t…

[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. David Sibley’s quest for “Jeopardy!” tournament glory ended earlier than he and his fans had hoped on March 8, when the Episcopal priest lost in the semifinal round and failed to advanced to the finals of the show’s Tournament of Champions. Sibley, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walla…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] The Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, will give a keynote speech at the Church Times Festival of Faith and Music, a new venture created in partnership with the Royal School of Church Music, that will be staged for the first time at York Minster April 26-28….

Phoebe Chatfield, The Episcopal Church’s program associate for creation care and justice, spoke at a March 7 webinar, “Plastic Jesus in the Pews: Preparing for Earth Day Sunday,” hosted by Creation Justice Ministries, an ecumenical nonprofit devoted to protecting Earth and advocating for racial, economic and environmental justice. The webinar was used to introduce a…

Journalist John Burnett, left, moderated a panel honoring Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s leadership and his legacy on March 7. Panelists included Alice Freeman, Bishop of New York Matthew Heyd, James Williams and the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, during the 39th Episcopal Parish Network Conference. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Houston, Texas] During…

[World Council of Churches] In an online conference organized by the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations on March 5, the World Council of Churches was represented among interreligious voices bringing their concerns and sense of solidarity in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8. A panel explored together the theme “Women…

[The Church of England] Following discussion at the February meeting of General Synod, further details of plans for a new program board to oversee the ongoing work of Living in Love and Faith (LLF) have been shared with General Synod members. Leicester Bishop Martyn Snow, the lead bishop for LLF, has written to Synod members to outline…

[The Church of England] A nearly $2 million grant that will help a group of Church of England churches pay for items such as solar panels and heat pumps has been announced today by the Benefact Trust. The grant-giving charity will provide additional support over two years to up to 60 “demonstrator” churches that in…

[World Council of Churches] Three World Council of Churches commissions — the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, Commission on Health and Healing, and Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development — are meeting jointly March 5-8 in Geneva to explore the theme “Faith and Effective Witness and Diakonia in the 21st Century.” The…

Raquel Richard will portray Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman in a dramatic reading on March 10 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: Martha Harris [Episcopal News Service] On March 10, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, will observe 111 years since the death of Harriet Tubman by hosting a one-hour dramatic…