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A demonstrator holds a picture of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed by a gunman hours before a “No Kings” protest at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on June 14, 2025. Photo: Steven Garcia/AP [Episcopal News Service] Following a deadly incident early Saturday where a now-captured suspected gunman impersonating a law…

A June 13 photo taken from St. George’s College in Jerusalem shows St. George’s Cathedral and other nearby buildings. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] In the wake of missile attacks that began June 13 between Israel and Iran, Anglicans in Jerusalem have provided online worship and voiced ongoing concern for employees, those without access to…

Editor’s note: This statement comes in response to a series of what officials described as coordinated “racist thuggery” against ethnic minorities in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. [Church of Ireland] On June 13 the Church of Ireland‘s Archbishop John McDowell issued the following statement: The scenes of violence which have taken place over…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The third United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC3) has concluded in Nice, France, at which Anglicans were represented as part of the multifaith group Faiths for UNOC3. The Rev. Glenn Ruffle, the Anglican Communion’s U.N. representative in Geneva, attended the conference as part of the Faiths for UNOC3 group. He also was part…

Philadelphia-area priests the Rev. Jeremy O’Neill (left) and the Rev. Luke Selles were among the tens of thousands of people who attended the city’s “No Kings” rally on June 14. Photo: Jack Jenkins/RNS [Religion News Service — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest dubbed “No Kings…

Members of Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, New Jersey, urge drivers to help the parish fight the mayor’s planned land grab. Photo: Courtesy of Denise Henry [Episcopal News Service] Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, New Jersey, is considering its options after the town Zoning Board of Adjustment refused June 12 the parish’s request for…

Trooper Jackie Quinn, representing “Buffalo Soldiers” of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, carries the General Order No. 3 during a march reenactment in celebration of Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 2023. Photo: Adrees Latif/REUTERS [Episcopal News Service] Activities marking Juneteenth – June 19 – are set to take place in churches and dioceses across…

[Anglican Communion News Service] “Multicultural. Reaching out to serve. Meeting Human Needs.” These are some of the values prioritized by the Diocese of Texas in its ministry. They are evident in a variety of church and community programs visited by Bishop Anthony Poggo, the secretary general of the Anglican Communion this week. Hosted by Texas…

Michigan Bishop Bonnie Perry [Episcopal News Service] Michigan Bishop Bonnie Perry will celebrate the second full weekend of Pride Month with Anglicans in Dublin, Ireland, beginning with presiding at the fifth annual livestreamed Pride worship service at Christ Church Cathedral on June 13. Perry, a lesbian, told Episcopal News Service in a phone interview that…

[Episcopal News Service] Fort Johnson, an Army installation in Louisiana, is poised for another name change – back to Fort Polk – though the reversal, promised this week by President Donald Trump, won’t officially honor the fort’s original namesake, Episcopal Bishop Leonidas Polk. Instead, Fort Polk will honor Gen. James H. Polk, a Silver Star…