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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…

[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 –…