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[Anglican Communion News Service] Bishop Anthony Poggo, secretary-general of the Anglican Communion, on May 8 shared a message of encouragement on the election of Pope Leo XIV. The statement reads: With great joy, we welcome the election and appointment of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Pope and Bishop of Rome. On behalf of the worldwide…

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP [Religion News Service] In a shocking vote that caught the Catholic world by surprise, the College of Cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost, 69, the 267th pope on May 8. He is the…

The Episcopal Church of the Holy Family (Iglesia Episcopal La Sagrada Familia) was built by farmworkers who are its members. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] An Episcopal congregation that serves seasonal farmworkers in southeast North Carolina has a new church building thanks to the hard work of church members who built it themselves. It’s the…

[Episcopal News Service] To say this year has been a busy one for The Episcopal Church’s Washington, D.C.-based Office of Government Relations would be an understatement. With President Donald Trump taking office for a second term in January and quickly upending many of the legal, political and diplomatic norms of the nation and its capital…

[Church of England] More than 11,000 people have participated in the consultations for the next archbishop of Canterbury – carried out online, by mail and in person between February and March this year. The public consultation was a unique opportunity to influence the future of leadership within the church, helping to discern the gifts, skills and…

[Episcopal News Service] May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and some Episcopal dioceses are celebrating the contributions of people of Asian descent in The Episcopal Church and throughout the United States. “The Episcopal Church should celebrate the fact that Asian congregations and members have been around for a long time in The…

Christ Episcopal Church’s 11-acre property in Toms River, New Jersey is seen in an image from the town’s parcel mapping website. [Episcopal News Service] Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, New Jersey, backed by the Diocese of New Jersey and Episcopal Church officials, is preparing to fight the township’s effort to acquire its 11-acre property….

Throughout their partnership, the dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York have maintained their separate cathedrals. In Western New York, St. Paul’s Cathedral is in Buffalo. Photo: Episcopal Partnership [Episcopal News Service] The dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, whose six-year partnership has served as a model for diocesan collaboration across The…

The Rt. Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux was ordained and consecrated on May 3. Photo: Zachary Phillips [Diocese of West Missouri] The Diocese of West Missouri ordained and consecrated the Rt. Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux as its ninth bishop on May 3 at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City. More than 600 people attended….

[Church of England] The Bishop of London, the Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally, who is the Church of England’s lead bishop for health and social care, has responded to the government impact assessments on the bill to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales. The Department of Health and Social Care, together with the Ministry of…