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Volunteers organize medicines and medical supplies at the Collection and Distribution Center established at the Institute of Tropical Medicine of the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas on July 1 to support relief efforts following the devastating back-to-back earthquakes that struck the country in June. Photo: Jimmy Villalta/AP [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians in the Diocese…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rt. Rev. Joseph Aba Nicanor, bishop of the Diocese of Liwolo in the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, on July 16 issued an “Urgent Humanitarian Appeal for Emergency Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons” amid rising conflict in South Sudan. As a nation, South Sudan has suffered much conflict and unrest…

Young Episcopalians at Evento de Jóvenes Episcopales pray July 15 at De La Salle Casa de Encuentros in Rionegro, Colombia. Photo: Episcopal Youth Ministry via Facebook [Episcopal News Service — Rionegro, Colombia] “¡Somos luz, somos sal, juventudes Episcopales!” The young Latin American Episcopalians who attended Evento de Jóvenes Episcopales, or EJE26, sung those lyrics –…

Youth campers participate in an activity at the interfaith Friendship Camp, held June 22-25 at Grace Presbyterian Church in suburban Denver, Colorado. Photo courtesy of Lauren Grubaugh Thomas [Episcopal News Service] There was a moment during the recent Friendship Camp in suburban Denver, Colorado, when “the whole room dropped into this space of reverence,” the…

[Episcopal News Service] The dioceses of Texas and Maine are leading Episcopalians in lamenting the human toll of two killings in a week by federal immigration officials, while calling for prayer and peaceful action in response to “holy rage” at the deadly government violence. On July 9, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico…

The Honduras delegation with Honduras Bishop Lloyd Allen, bottom right, at the Evento de Jóvenes Episcopales gathering July 14 at De La Salle Casa de Encuentros in Rionegro, Colombia. Photo: Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service — Rionegro, Colombia] Young Episcopalians from Latin America and Caribbean countries spent the second day of Evento de…

Young Episcopalians from Latin America and the Caribbean perform a dance routine to welcome church staff upon their arrival at De La Salle Casa de Encuentros in Rionegro, Colombia, for Evento de Jóvenes Episcopales on July 13. Photo: Episcopal Youth/Facebook [Episcopal News Service — Rionegro, Colombia] “¡EJE veintiséis! ¡EJE veintiséis! ¡EJE veintiséis!” “EJE veintiséis,” Spanish…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Central New York is planning to relocate its diocesan headquarters to a larger facility in Syracuse hat will expand its capacity to host meetings, house diocesan archives and foster ministry development. The diocese, which spans New York’s midsection from the Canadian border to the Pennsylvania state line, is currently…

Joshua Maria Garcia first downloaded TikTok as a joke, and now their TikTok has over 25,000 followers. Photo: Courtesy of Joshua Maria Garcia [Episcopal News Service] Joshua Maria Garcia first downloaded TikTok as a joke. But what started as casual posts became genuine reflections on their faith journey. Then, Garcia said, “I kind of lived…

Los Angeles Bishop Antonio José Gallardo Lucena holds the crozier at his consecration July 11 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California. Photo: Ashley Nguyen via Diocese of Los Angeles [Diocese of Los Angeles] The Rt. Rev. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena was ordained and consecrated the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los…