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[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…

[Episcopal News Service] Nebraska Bishop J. Scott Barker issued a letter on June 11, one day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided an Omaha meat production plant and detained dozens of workers.  The full letter follows: Beloved in Christ – Tuesday’s raid at an Omaha meatpacking plant by immigration enforcement officers brought an issue that’s…

[Diocese of Los Angeles] Peacefully protesting ICE raids roiling Los Angeles, a downtown interfaith vigil drew an estimated 1,000 attendees — including dozens of clergy and Mayor Karen Bass – and closed with a prayer by Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor. “Holy God, Ice-T said it best. Ice-T said, ‘Los Angeles is a microcosm…

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe released a letter to The Episcopal Church on June 11 responding to a series of Trump administration policies on migration and immigration, including the use of the military for crowd control at protests. After federal agents conducted immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles on June 6, protesters clashed…

[Church of England] The Lord’s Prayer is still more easily instantly recognized by the British public than some of the most famous lines from Shakespeare, Dickens or Churchill, new research suggests. People in the U.K. are more likely to identify correctly a short extract from the Lord’s Prayer – also known as the Our Father –…

[Anglican Taonga] Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi, climate commissioner for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, has shared the church’s concern for the health and conservation of the oceans that make up so great a portion of our province, and impact so strongly on the lives of people this church serves. The Anglican Climate Commissioner’s…

Episcopalians joined people of other faiths and lawmakers at a rally on the steps of the U.S. Capitol against the budget bill proposed by Congressional Republicans. (Photo: Jack Jenkins/RNS) [Religion News Service — Washington] Religious leaders are ramping up pressure on lawmakers to reject the Republican-led budget bill currently before the U.S. Senate, arguing proposed…

[Episcopal News Service] The diocesan bishops of the six Episcopal dioceses in California issued a statement on June 10 responding to the federal immigration raids in Los Angeles and subsequent clashes between protesters and law enforcement, as well as the Trump administration’s decision to send soldiers to the area against the wishes of California leaders….

[Episcopal News Service] Iowa Bishop Betsey Monnot on June 9 released a letter she sent to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst after her recent comments drew extensive public coverage. It was posted on the diocesan website and social media. In the letter she notes that while they both describe themselves as Christians, “you and I understand…

One hundred and forty deacons attended the Association for Episcopal Deacons triennial conference June 5-8 in San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service — San Antonio, Texas] Episcopal deacons gathered in San Antonio, Diocese of West Texas, to network, share resources and learn different ways to approach ministry in their communities…