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[Religion News Service] A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Jan. 10 and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for the ordination of openly gay men to the priesthood, while maintaining the normal requirement of chastity. “In the formative process, when referring to homosexual tendencies, it’s also appropriate not to reduce…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians across the United States are committing to protecting and supporting immigrants after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Jan. 20, following a campaign in which Trump amplified anti-immigrant rhetoric, vowed to deport millions of immigrants and embraced false and dehumanizing stereotypes about immigrant communities. “All of us who live along the [U.S.-Mexico]…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, with the India Peace Centre, has launched an Interfaith Coalition on Land, Water and Food, the first such initiative in India. Faith communities need to engage, respond and advocate for the ever-rising global crisis around land, water and food said Dinesh Suna, the Council’s program executive…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Young people with a passion for theology are being invited to submit articles, poetry, video or art contributions expressing their views on the ecology and climate, in the next publishing cycle from Young Anglican Theology. Working in partnership with the Anglican Communion Youth Network, Young Anglican Theology is a gathering of young…

[Diocese of Los Angeles] Underscoring pastoral support “in the midst of an existential crisis about the future of two whole communities,” Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor invited Diocesan Council’s Jan. 9 meeting to suspend regular business in favor of conversation and consultation, noting the diocese would come together to celebrate the Jan. 11 ordinations of…

Episcopal bishops pose for a photo with Archbishop Hosam Naoum and members of St. George’s Cathedral during the bishops’ visit to the Holy Land. Photo: Carrie Schofield-Broadbent via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Ten Episcopal bishops are returning to their dioceses this week after what they have described as a “solidarity pilgrimage” to the Holy Land…

A Celtic worship service at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] Every year during the autumn and winter months, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, offers a monthly Celtic worship service for members of the community to pray in a nature-based and meditative setting. “It’s a beautiful and…

[Anglican Journal] According to data available so far, attendance at Anglican Church of Canada Easter and Christmas services rose by 41% and 50% respectively in 2023, even while average Sunday attendance fell by 9% over the same period—substantially faster than the decline of about 2.5% per year before the pandemic, says the church’s statistics officer,…

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe offers a blessing over the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a state funeral Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] Family members, friends, former colleagues, members of Congress and all five living U.S. presidents gathered Jan. 9 to pay tribute to former President…

St. Peter’s-San Pedro Episcopal Church in Salem, Massachusetts, houses the oldest church bell in the United States. Cast in 1740 in Gloucester, England, by Abel Rudhall, the bell has been tolled for the death of every U.S. president since the nation was founded in 1776. Inscription: “St. Peter’s in Salem New England AR 1740.” AR…