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[Church of Ireland] During Refugee Week (June 16-22), Church of Ireland churches have been invited to build a culture of welcome, hospitality and safety for refugees, by marking this year’s World Refugee Day on June 20 and Sanctuary Sunday on June 22. Churches also are encouraged to use the “Our church welcomes refugees” video on…

Left to right: The Rev. Ramelle McCall, the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina’s canon for justice and future leaders; the Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, known colloquially as Mother Emanuel; the Rev. Michael Shaffer, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church; and the Rev. Adam Shoemaker, rector of…

[The Church in Wales] An exhibition at Bangor University will mark 1500 years of Bangor Cathedral with rare manuscripts and archival treasures. Curated by the Archives and Special Collections at Bangor University, this major exhibition marks 1500 years since St. Deiniol founded his monastery in Bangor in 525 AD. The city’s name comes from the fence,…

[Church of England] In a House of Lords debate on support for the craft industry, bishops warned that recent funding cuts threaten both heritage and livelihoods across the country. Southwark Bishop Christopher Chessun described the reduction in the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme as “a real body blow,” noting that the Church of England…

[Episcopal News Service] Massachusetts Bishop Julia E. Whitworth and Western Massachusetts Bishop Douglas J. Fisher released a joint statement expressing support for the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda, an organization of Indigenous leaders that’s working to promote legislation before the Massachusetts State Legislature that will benefit Native Americans in the state. In the June 17 statement, the…

Episcopalians and their ecumenical partners gathered at St. Paul’s Within the Walls in Rome, Italy, before the start of Roma Pride on June 14. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] Last year, St. Paul’s Within the Walls made history as the first church in Italy to march in Roma Pride. This year, Episcopalians joined with…

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…

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…

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…