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[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal camp communities in the dioceses of Alabama and Southwest Florida have begun this year in mourning as they offer support to an Episcopal camp employee whose 4-year-old son disappeared last week and later was found dead. The boy, Johnathan Everet Boley, was last seen alive walking into some woods with his…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the United States in Venezuela, including the capture and detention of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, describing the actions as “stunningly flagrant violations of international law.” In a statement, he warned that…

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe released a Christmas message on Dec. 23 focused on the many people “on the move” in the story of the Nativity to see the newborn Jesus, including “my favorites” the three Magi. “You might be greeting Christmas this year with the awe of the shepherds or the wariness…

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[Episcopal News Service] Archbishops of churches around the Anglican Communion have shared their Christmas message, and here are links to some of them. Archbishop of Canterbury-elect Sarah Mullally, “Rethinking ‘No Room in the Inn’” Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, “The Long Journey from Bethlehem to our hearts” Archbishop Don Tamihere, Archbishop Sione Ulu’ilakepa and Archbishop…

Dan Beazley, left, holds a large cross as he prays with visitors at a memorial for flood victims on July 10 in Kerrville, Texas. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] A new presiding bishop completes an eventful first year, including reorganization of the churchwide staff to better serve dioceses. A new archbishop of Canterbury —…

Students and board members of United Protestant Campus Ministries at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, gather after Sunday dinner church on Dec. 7. The campus ministry has placed 12 international students with host families, including three who are Episcopalians, during the school’s winter break. Photo: Courtesy of Amanda Powell [Episcopal News Service] Twelve…

“Sunday in Palm Beach” is a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle by Michael Storrings for Galison. The puzzle depicts the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Shireen Korkzan/ENS [Episcopal News Service] The holiday season is a time for loved ones do fun activities together, like completing a jigsaw puzzle. For dissectologists, or jigsaw puzzle lovers, who…

Volunteers work to distribute food and toys Dec. 16 through an annual holiday outreach ministry launched more than a decade ago by St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Jasper, Alabama. Photo: Diocese of Alabama [Diocese of Alabama] For more than a decade, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Jasper, Alabama, has marked the Advent season by serving…

Every December, Trinity Episcopal Church, in partnership with the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, hosts a memorial service for people who died during the year while homeless. Photo: Jed Dearing [Episcopal News Service] Columbus, Ohio, is facing a homelessness crisis as the number of unhoused people increases annually. At the beginning of 2025, more than…