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[Episcopal News Service] A priest in the Diocese of Southern Ohio is fighting an attempt to remove him from the priesthood over an extramarital affair he had while serving as a parish priest. The hearing panel in the Title IV disciplinary case against the Rev. Daniel McClain ruled in November 2025 that McClain was guilty…

[Diocese of North Carolina] North Carolina Bishop Sam Rodman has announced plans to retire and called for the election of the next bishop diocesan. The new bishop will be elected at the diocese’s 212th annual convention in November 2027. The newly elected 13th bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina then will be ordained and…

On June 26, St. Paul’s Within the Walls in Rome, Italy, will celebrate 150 years as a place of welcome in the eternal city with a special Evening Prayer service. Photo: Courtesy of St. Paul’s Within the Walls [Episcopal News Service] On Jan. 25, 1873, on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, workers…

Participants in a slavery pilgrimage visit State Capitol square June 13 in Richmond, Virginia. Photo: Fiona André/Religion News Service [Religion News Service] From 1830 to 1860, tens of thousands of enslaved people disembarked ships at Richmond’s Manchester Docks, an entry point into a bondage system that built Virginia’s wealth and shaped the city’s history. Shackled…

The interior of the Episcopal Church Archives, as seen in a design rendering, will include a new reading room for the church’s archival materials. Photo: The Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church is breaking ground this week on a new facility to house its archival collections, on a 3.5-acre property in Oakwood, Georgia,…

[Diocese of Alabama] St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church in Chelsea, Alabama, broke ground on June 14 for its first permanent church building after nearly two decades of worshiping in borrowed and temporary spaces. Construction on the church is expected to begin in July and will take about eight months to complete. When finished, it will become…

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, left, with Layan Nasir, the Palestinian Anglican woman who has spent three periods in Israeli administrative detention and prison over the last five years. June 2026. Photo: Lambeth Palace [Archbishop of Canterbury] Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met with Layan Nasir, the 26-year-old Palestinian Anglican woman who has spent three…

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, left, with Archbishop Hosam Naoum, bishop of the Diocese of Jerusalem and primate of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, at St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem. June 2025. Photo: Lambeth Palace [Archbishop of Canterbury] Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally preached on June 21 at St. Peter’s Anglican…

[Episcopal News Service] Representatives from 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion, including The Episcopal Church, are expected to travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 28-July 4 for the 19th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, and the Church of Ireland is ready to welcome them. “We have a reputation for hospitality. We hope that…

[Church of England] The Church of England has apologized for its role in historical adoption practices, particularly in mother and baby homes. Mothers and adoptees who came into contact with these homes have described the profound and lasting impact of these experiences. Published alongside new research into these homes, the apology recognises the impact on…