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[Melbourne Anglican] A Rotarian, long-term volunteers in op shops (known in the United States as thrift shops), a chancellor and a dedicated Bellarine region parishioner were among Anglicans honored in the 2025 Australia Day list. At least five parishioners from across Victoria received Medals of the Order of Australia for their community service and leadership. Jan. 26 is…

The Rev. Kevin Laskowski, a priest in the Diocese of Virginia, appeared on “Jeopardy!” on Nov. 25-28, winning three times. Photo: “Jeopardy!” [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Kevin Laskowski’s road to “Jeopardy!” fame, as he tells the story, began in a moment of grief. It was February 2023, and he had recently lost his father…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell and the bishop of London, the Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally, attended two remembrance events Jan. 27 to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is “Learn for a…

During a Jan. 26, 2025, panel discussion hosted by the University of the South’s School of Theology, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe addressed The Episcopal Church’s role in modern society. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] The University of the South’s School of Theology in Sewanee, Tennessee, hosted a panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges The…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On Jan. 24 — during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity — Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell participated in ecumenical services at the Basilica of St .Paul’s Outside the Walls in Rome. The occasion also marked the farewell of the Most Rev. Ian Ernest, concluding his role as the director…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On Jan. 26 the Most Rev. Vicente Msosa was installed as primate of the Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola (IAMA), or the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola. He succeeds interim presiding bishop the Rt. Rev. Carlos Matsinhe. IAMA is the newest province in the Anglican Communion. It was inaugurated…

Parishioners of St. John’s Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, worship surrounded by scaffolding in this undated photo. The cathedral launched a capital campaign in 2021 for extensive renovations, which are expected to be completed in 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Patrick Lannen [Episcopal News Service] Less than four years after launching a capital campaign for renovations, the…

An immigrant family listens to Nora Sandigo as she discusses the process of becoming the legal guardian for their children on Jan. 19 in Miami, Florida. Several immigrants families asked Sandigo to be the legal guardian of their children in case they are detained or deported. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] A growing number…

The congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, California, gathered Jan. 19, 2024, for their first Sunday worship service at nearby St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Eagle Rock after the church and school buildings burned down earlier this month. Photo: Matt Wright. [Diocese of Los Angeles] The congregation of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has helped resettle more than 100,000 refugees fleeing war and persecution since the United States created its federal resettlement program 45 years ago. That ministry, one of the church’s most revered and robust, was effectively halted this week by a stroke of the president’s pen. On Jan. 20, hours…