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[Religion News Service] In a growing split between church leaders and Kenya’s government, two prominent churches have rejected President William Ruto’s personal donations, saying the cash challenges their independence and undermines the public’s view of their integrity. On Nov. 18, Catholic Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Nairobi ordered the city’s Sts. Joachim and Ann Church to…

The campus of Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Courtesy photo [Episcopal News Service] Saint Augustine’s University, the historically Black college with Episcopal roots in Raleigh, North Carolina, is again under threat of losing its accreditation after its accrediting agency voted recently to end the school’s membership. The university responded in a Dec. 10…

[Episcopal News Service] Long Island Bishop Lawrence Provenzano, whose New York diocese includes the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and the two suburban counties to the east, announced Dec. 10 he plans to step down in 2026 after 17 years as bishop. Provenzano was consecrated bishop in September 2009. He previously had served as a…

[Anglican Journal] “Do we still want a publication that holds up a mirror to the church?” the Rev. Cynthia Haines Turner, chair of General Synod’s communications committee, asked Council of General Synod in a Nov. 9 session on a primatial committee’s suggestion that the church stop funding the Anglican Journal, the church’s print publication. “Sometimes the picture…

[Church in Wales] St. Cadoc’s Church in Caerleon, a suburb of Newport, Wales, is undergoing a major refurbishment aimed at achieving a net-zero carbon footprint — a redevelopment has been in discussion for over 20 years. Among the changes will be underfloor heating powered by air source heat pumps and solar photovoltaic panels, and a…

[Melbourne Anglican] Advocates fighting against elder abuse believe church communities could offer friendship, safety and support for vulnerable people. Aged care chaplain the Rev. Kirsty Brown said that one of the biggest challenges for people experiencing elder abuse was feeling that they didn’t have anyone they can talk to, but she added that the elderly who…

Trinity Wall Street in New York City’s youth chorus performs during a Christmastime Lessons and Carols service. Photo: Trinity Wall Street [Episcopal News Service] Many Episcopal congregations nationwide are observing the 2024 Advent season with musical and family-favorite festivities, including Lessons and Carols, a beloved Anglican tradition. Many include livestream options.  Lessons and Carols —…

The coastal patch of land known as Lemon Tree Mound is considered sacred by the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribal members. Photo: Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, is nowhere near Lemon Tree Mound. So, it was something of a surprise a few years ago when…

[Melbourne Anglican] The vicar of a Sydney, Australia, area church that was recently gutted by fire says the incident is an opportunity from God to show love and grace to those allegedly responsible for the blaze. Police charged four people with arson and burglary after flames swept through St. Paul’s Anglican church in St. Leonards in…

Layan Nasir, a member of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in the occupied West Bank city of Birzeit, was under administrative arrest by Israel. Photo: post on X [Episcopal News Service] Layan Nasir, a 24-year Anglican Palestinian woman who had been held by Israel in administrative detention for eight months without charge, was released Dec. 5…